Brian J. Buerke, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Physics, Department Chair
bbuerke@albright.edu
Office
610-921-7787
Ph.D., University of Rochester
M.A., University of Rochester
M.S., Miami University
B.S., Villanova University
Areas of Expertise
- Atomic, molecular, and optical physics
- Atomic ionization
- Game theory
- High-intensity lasers
- Physics and astronomy education
Areas of Research
- B. Buerke and D.D. Meyerhofer, “Measurement of Hydrogenic Tunneling Rates in a High-Intensity Laser Focus,” Phys. Rev. A 69, 051402(R) (2004).
Recent Student Research Collaborators
- 2012-13: Dustin Jay Hill, “A Weak-Coupling Expansion for a Settling Rod in a Viscoelastic Fluid”
- 2010-11: Dustin Jay Hill, “Application of Multi-Mode Analysis to a Modified Dollar Auction”
- 2010-11: Julian Dietrich, “A General Relativistic Investigation of the Twin Paradox”
- 2009-10: Dustin Jay Hill, “The Effect of Error on Rational Cooperation in the Traveler’s Dilemma”
- 2008-09: Dirk Vanderbent, “A Quest for Potential Efficiencies in the Development of Hybrid Vehicles”
- 2007-08: Mark Steger, “Development of a Procedure for Analyzing Carbon Nanotubes”