Curriculum Vitae - Theodore J. Allen
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- Citizenship
- USA
- Address
- Theodore J. Allen
Hobart & William Smith Colleges
300 Pulteney St.
Geneva, NY 14456 USA
- Phone
- (315) 781-3623
- Fax
- (315) 781-3860
- Fax 2
- (315) 781-4039
- Email
- tjallen@hws.edu
Education
- Ph.D. California Institute of Technology (1988)
- M.S. California Institute of Technology (1984)
- B.S. University of Wisconsin-Madison (1982)
- Applied Mathematics, Engineering and Physics
Positions Held
- 2023-Present: Professor, Hobart & William Smith Colleges
- 2005-2023: Associate Professor, Hobart & William Smith Colleges
- 2000-2005: Assistant Professor, Hobart & William Smith Colleges
- 1999-2000: Assistant Professor, SUNY Institute of Technology in Utica/Rome
- 1998-1999: Visiting Assistant Professor, Hobart & William Smith Colleges
- 1994-1998: Faculty Assistant (instructor), University of Wisconsin-Madison
- 1993-1995: Assistant Scientist (research assistant professor), University of Wisconsin-Madison
- 1992: Lecturer in Physics, University of Wisconsin-Madison
- 1991-1993: Research Associate, University of Wisconsin-Madison
- 1988-1991: Research Associate, Syracuse University
- 1988: Research Associate, California Institute of Technology
Graduate Students
Teaching Experience
- HWS: Calculus-based Introductory Physics I and II
- HWS: Modern Physics
- HWS: Classical Mechanics
- HWS: Thermal Physics
- HWS: Electricity and Magnetism
- HWS: Relativity, Spacetime and Gravity
- HWS: Quantum Mechanics
- HWS: Advanced Laboratory
- SUNY-IT: Electromagnetism
- SUNY-IT: Algebra-based General Physics
- SUNY-IT: Calculus-based General Physics
- UW-Madison: Calculus-based Introductory Physics
- UW-Madison: Algebra-based Introductory Physics
- UW-Madison: Graduate Quantum Mechanics
- Caltech: Physics 1 Teaching Assistant
- Caltech: Particle Theory Teaching Assistant
- Caltech: Quantum Field Theory Teaching Assistant
- Caltech: Quantum Mechanics Teaching Assistant
- UW-Madison: Introductory Physics I and II, Undergraduate Teaching Assistant
Computing Experience
- NEXTSTEP/Linux/Unix System Administration
- VMS Computing
- Fortran, C and Perl programming
- TeX and METAFONT
- Mathematica, Reduce, Macsyma
- P.C. Hardware
Committee, Departmental, and Community Service
- Referee: Physical Review Letters
- Referee: Physical Review D
- Referee: Modern Physics Letters
- Referee: International Journal of Modern Physics
- Faculty Parliamentarian HWS (2001-2019)
- Department Chair HWS (2004F-2006S)
- Department Chair HWS (2008F-2009S)
- Department Chair HWS (2013S-2019S)
- Committee on the Library HWS (2010-2013)
- Career & Professional Development Liaison to American Physical Society HWS (2001-Present)
- Health Professions Advisory Committee HWS (2001-2019)
- Faculty Representative to Investment Board HWS (2000-2001)
- Academic Computing Systems Committee SUNY-IT (1999-2000)
- Assessment Committee SUNY-IT (1999-2000)
- Laser Safety Committee SUNY-IT (1999-2000)
- Elementary Laboratories Committee UW-Madison (1996-97)
- Physics Mentor UW-Madison (1996-98)
- Junior Year Physics Majors Advisor UW-Madison (1995-96)
- University Physical Society Advisor UW-Madison (1994-97)
- Graduate Theoretical Physics Advisor UW-Madison (1994-96)
- Awards Committee UW-Madison (1994-95)
Honors
- National Science Foundation Graduate Fellow - Caltech (1982-1985)
- University Academic Excellence Award - UW-Madison (1982)
- University Academic Excellence Award - UW-Madison (1981)
- Radtke Prize Scholarship in Physics - UW-Madison (1981)
- Elected Phi Beta Kappa (1981)
- Elected Phi Kappa Phi (1981)
- Elected Tau Beta Pi, National Engineering Honor Society (1981)
- Frank D. Cady Scholarship in Mathematics - UW-Madison (1979 & 1980)
- National Merit Scholar - UW-Madison (1978-1982)
- Westinghouse Science Talent Search Honors Group (1977)
Professional Societies
- American Physical Society Joined 1979
- Sigma Xi Elected 1983
Seminars, Courses & Talks
- Hamilton College, Colloquium, September 2006
- Syracuse University, October 2003
- University of Wisconsin, September 2003
- MRST 2001 Conference, University of Western Ontario, May 2001
- Confinement III Conference Jefferson Labs, June 1998
- Duke University, August 1995
- Illinois State University, March 1995
- Amherst College, February 1995
- Division of Particles and Fields, UNM-Albuquerque, August 1994
- Division of Particles and Fields, Fermilab, November 1992
- University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Colloquium, March 1992
- University of Rochester, February 1991
- University of New Hampshire,
Minicourse on Symplectic Geometry, November 1990
- Montreal-Rochester-Syracuse-Toronto Meeting, May 1989
- University of Rochester, September 1988
- University of California-Davis, January 1988
Conferences Attended
- Pheno 2007 Conference, UW-Madison (May 2007)
- MRST 2004 Conference, Concordia University, Montreal (May 2004)
- MRST 2003 Conference, Syracuse University (May 2003)
- MRST 2002 Conference, Perimeter Institute (May 2002)
- Montreal-Rochester-Syracuse-Toronto Meeting, UWO (May 2001)
- Confinement III, Jefferson Labs, (June 1998)
- S-Duality and Mirror Symmetry, ICTP Trieste, (June 1995)
- DPF Meeting, UNM-Albuquerque, (August 1994)
- Physics Doesn't Stop, Madison, (April 1994)
- SSC Symposium, Madison, (April 1993)
- DPF Meeting, Fermilab, (November 1992)
- SSC Symposium, Madison, (April 1992)
- Symposium on Blackholes, Membranes and Strings, Houston, (January 1992)
- Montreal-Rochester-Syracuse-Toronto Meeting, Rochester, (May 1991)
- Montreal-Rochester-Syracuse-Toronto Meeting, Montreal, (May 1990)
- Montreal-Rochester-Syracuse-Toronto Meeting, Syracuse, (May 1989)
- Mathematical Aspects of String Theory, San Diego, (August 1986)
- String Workshop, Santa Barbara, (August 1985)
- Geometry, Anomalies and Topology, Argonne, (March 1985)
- Second Jerusalem Winter School, Hebrew University, (December 1984)
Avocations
- Calligraphy
- Piano
- Aikido
- Bicycling
- Computer Typography and Font creation