Terry L. Goforth--Academic

Terry L. Goforth
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EDUCATION:

1990	Ph.D. Physics	University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
	Area of Concentration: Theoretical Atomic and Molecular Physics Thesis Title: Determination of Quantum Defects using a Smooth Reation Matrix Thesis Advisor: Deboral K. Watson

1987	M.S. Physics	University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK

1981	B.S. Physics and Chemistry (Mathematics minor) Summa Cum Laude J.R. Pratt Outstanding Physics Student, 1981	Southwestern Oklahoma State University, Weatherford, OK

EMPLOYMENT:

2003-Present (Summers)	Physics/Science Instructor	Upward Bound Southwestern Oklahoma State University Weatherford, OK
2007-Present	Professor of Physics	Southwestern Oklahoma State University Weatherford, OK
1999-2007	Associate Professor of Physics	Southwestern Oklahoma State University Weatherford, OK
1996-1998	Visiting Associate Professor of Physics	The Colorado College Colorado Springs, CO
1994-1996	Associate Professor of Physics	Southwestern Oklahoma State University Weatherford, OK
1995, Summer	Research Associate	University of Oklahoma Norman, OK
1990-1994	Assistant Professor of Physics	Southwestern Oklahoma State University Weatherford, OK
1992, 1993 (Summers)	Research Associate	Joint Institute for Laboratory Astrophysics Boulder, CO
1991, Summer	Research Associate	University of Oklahoma Norman, OK
1990, Summer	Physics Research Assistant	University of Oklahoma Norman, OK
1989-1990	Physics Instructor	Southwestern Oklahoma State University Weatherford, OK

REVIEWS:

Review and fact-checking of new material for In Quest of the Universe, 4th Edition, by Karl F. Kuhn and Theo Koupelis, Jones and Bartlett Publishers, Sudbury, MA (2003)
Review of draft version of new textbook, Pathways to Astronomy, 1st Edition, by Thomas Arny and Stephen Schneider, McGraw-Hill Publishers (2005)
Review for Explorations: An Introduction to Astronomy, 5th Edition, by Thomas T. Arny and Stephen E. Schneider, McGraw-Hill Publishers, New York, NY (2008)

PUBLICATIONS:

T.L. Goforth, G.L. Snitchler, and D.K. Watson, Phys. Rev. A 35 , 904 (1987)
T.L. Goforth and D.K. Watson, Phys. Rev. A 46, 1006 (1992)
T.L. Goforth and D.K. Watson, work in progress to be submitted to The Physical Review
W.K Trail, M.A. Morrison, H.L. Zhou, B.L. Whitten, K. Bartschat, K.B.MaxAdam, T.L. Goforth, and D.W. Norcross, Phys Rev. A 49, 3620 (1994)
W.K. Trail and T.L. Goforth, "NISTAR Science Processing," NIST, (September 30, 2001)

ABSTRACTS AND PROCEEDINGS:

T.L. Goforth, G.L. Snitchler, and D.K. Watson, Abstracts of the 17'th Annual Meeting of the Division of Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics, Eugene, OR (June 18-20, 1986)
T.L. Goforth, G.L Snitchler, and D.K. Watson, Abstracts of the 18'th Annual Meeting of the Division of Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics, Cambridge, MA (May 18-20, 1987), Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. 32, 1254 (1987)
T.L. Goforth and D.K. Watson, Abstracts of the 1988 Spring Meeting of the American Physical Society, Baltimore, MD (April 18-20, 1988), Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. 33, 992 (1988)
T.L. Goforth and D.K. Watson, Abstracts of the 16'th International Conference on the Physics of Electron and Atom Collisions, New York City, NY (July 26-August 1, 1989)
H.L. Zhou, W.K. Trail, B.L. Whitten, M.A. Morrison, T.L. Goforth, K.B. MacAdam, E.G. Layton, K. Bartschat, and D.W. Norcross, "Low-Energy Electron Collisions with Sodium: Scattering of Spin-Polarized Electrons," Abstracts of the 24'th Annual Meeting of the Division of Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics, Reno, NV (May 16-19, 1993)
W.K. Trail, H.L. Zhou, B.L. Whitten, M.A. Morrison, T.L. Goforth, K.B. MacAdam, E.G. Layton, K. Bartschat, and D.W. Norcross, "Low-Energy Electron Collisions with Sodium: Elastic and Inelastic Scattering from the Ground State," Abstracts of the 24'th Annual Meeting of the Division of Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics, Reno, NV (May 16-19, 1993)
T.L. Goforth and D.K. Watson, "A Full Multichannel Iteration Formalism Using the Schwinger Variational Principle," Abstracts of the 24'th Annual Meeting of the Division of Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics, Reno, NV (May 16-19, 1993)
W.K. Trail, H.L. Zhou, B.L. Whitten, M.A. Morrison, T.L. Goforth, K.B. MacAdam, E.G. Layton, K. Bartschat, and D.W. Norcross, "Low-Energy Scattering of Spin-Polarized Electrons from Sodium Atoms," Abstracts of the 18'th International Conference on Electron and Atom Collisions, Aarhus, Denmark (July 21-27, 1993)
T.L. Goforth, W.K. Trail, et. al., "Resonances in Low-Energy Scattering of Spin-Polarized Electrons from Sodium Atoms," Abstracts of the 19th International Converence on the Physics of Electron and Atom Collisions, Whistler, Canada (July 26-August 1, 1995)

COLLOQUIA AND CONFERENCES ATTENDED

21st Annual Meeting of the Division of Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics, May 1990, Monterey, CA
1991 AAPT/APS Joint Winter Meeting, January 21-24, 1991, San Antonio, TX
NSC Conference on Women in Science, Engineering, and Mathematics, November 14, 1991, Oklahoma City, OK
SPS Zone 12 Spring Meeting, March 28, 1992, Southern Nazarene University
23rd Annual Meeting of the Division of Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics, May 1992, Chicago, IL
24th Annual Meeting of the Division of Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics, Reno, NV (May 16-19, 1993)
Chris Greene, February 3, 1994, University of Oklahoma
Barbara Whitten, March 31, 1994, University of Oklahoma
Keith MacAdam, November 3, 1994, University of Oklahoma
Barry Schneider, December 1, 1994, Universtiy of Oklahoma
"Relating in Style," January 25, 1995, SWOSU
19th International Converence on the Physics of Electron and Atom Collisions, Whistler, Canada (July 26-August 1, 1995)
Dan Dill, "Using Mosaic," February 15, 1995
W.K. Trail, "Threshold Structures in Low-Energy Electron-Sodium Scattering Cross Sections," April 14, 1995, University of Oklahoma
Lee Collins, November 16, 1995, University of Oklahoma
Oklahoma Teacher Education Collaborative Conference on Teaching Physical Science, December 3, 1999, University of Central Oklahoma
"Writing for Publication," March 30, 2000, SWOSU
"Character First," April 23, 2005, SWOSU (Upward Bound)
Activity-Based Physics Faculty Institute, Sponsored by the National Science Foundation, Dickenson College, Carlisle, PA, June 18-23, 2006.
AAPT/APS Physics Department Chairs Conference, Sponsored by the American Association of Physics Teachers and the American Physical Society, American Center for Physics, College Park, MD, June 6-8, 2008

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS:

American Physical Society
Society of Physics Students
Sigma Pi Sigma Physics Honor Society
American Association of University Women

Treasurer, 1993-96, 2005-07
Chair, AAUW Scholarship Committee, 1999-2005

American Association of University Professors

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