Curriculum Vitae

 

Alfred Tang

Visiting Scholar

Physics Department

Chinese University of Hong Kong

Shatin, NT

Hong Kong

 

Emails:                       [email protected]

 

Education

1.            Ph. D. in Physics (2002), University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.

2.            M. S. in Physics (1999), University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.

3.            Th. M. in Theology (1997), Biola University.

4.            M. Div. in Theology (1991), Biola University.

5.            B. S. in Physics (1987), Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

 

Membership of Professional Organization

1.            American Physical Society

  

Job Experience in Research

1.            Kansas State University—Research Associate (2005-2007)

2.            The Chinese University of Hong Kong—Postdoctoral Fellow (2003-2005)

3.            Max Planck Institüt für Kernphysik—Exchange Scholar (summer 2003)

4.            Baylor University—Postdoctoral Fellow (2002—2003)

5.            UCLA Plasma Physics Laboratory—Research Assistant (1993-1994).

6.            MIT Nuclear Reactor Lab—Research Assistant (summer 1987).

7.            MIT Applied Biology Department—Research Assistant (1984).

 

Job Experience in Teaching

1.            Baylor University—Postdoctoral Fellow (spring 2003).

2.            UWM Physics Department—Teaching Assistant (1997-2002).

3.            Biola University—Lecturer (1990-1991).

4.            Virginia Tech—Teaching Assistant (1987-1988).

 

Publications

1.            “Study of the Production of Radioactive Isotopes through Cosmic Muon Spallation in KamLAND,” S. Abe et al. (KamLAND Collaboration), arxiv:0907.0066 (July 2009).

2.            “Neutrino Counter Nuclear Weapon,” Alfred Tang, arxiv:0805.3991 (May 2008).

3.            “The KamLAND Full-volume Calibration System,” B. E. Berger et al. (KamLAND Collaboration), JINST 4, P04017 (2009); arxiv:0903.0441 (March 3, 2009).

4.            “Precision Measurement of Neutrino Oscillation Parameters with KamLAND,” S. Abe et al., Phys. Rev. Lett. 100:221803 (2008).

5.            “Double Chooz: A Search for the Neutrino Mixing Angle Theta(13),” (F. Ardellier et al.), hep-ex/0606025.

6.            “Muon Simulations for Super-Kamiokande, KamLAND and CHOOZ” (Alfred Tang Glenn Horton-Smith, Vitaly A. Kudryavtsev and Alessandra Tonazzo), Physical Review D, 74, 053007 (2006), hep-ph/0604078.

7.            “Dark Energy as a Signature of Extra Dimensions” (B. Li, M. C. Chu, K. C. Cheung and A. Tang), Astro-ph/0501367.

8.            “Topological QCD with a Twist” (Alfred Tang), hep-th/0309206.

9.            “Chiral Perturbation on the Lightfront” (Alfred Tang), hep-th/0308163.

10.       “Lattice Results on the Connected Neutron Charge Radius” (Alfred Tang, Walter Wilcox and Randy Lewis), Physical Review D, 68, 094503 (2003), hep-lat/0307006.

11.       “Parameterizations of Meson Production Cross Sections” (Alfred Tang and John W. Norbury), hep-ph/0210136.

12.       “String Fragmentation Model in Space Radiation Problems” (Alfred Tang, John W. Norbury and R. K. Tripathi), NASA Technical Paper, NASA/TP-2002-211933 (September 2002).

13.       “Topics in Hadronic Physics” (Alfred Tang), hep-ph/0209167.

14.       "Nystrom plus Correction Method for Solving Bound State Equations in Momentum Space" (Alfred Tang and John W. Norbury), Physical Review E, 63, 066703 (2001).

15.       "MKN Theory of Bound States" (Alfred Tang) hep-ph/0103035.

16.       "The Relaxation Method for Solving the Schrödinger Equation in Configuration Space with the Coulomb and Linear Potentials" (Alfred Tang, Daniel R. Shillinglaw, and George Nill), quant-ph/0011116.

17.       "Properties of Regge Trajectories" (Alfred Tang and John W. Norbury), Physical Review D, 62, 016006 (2000).

18.       "Observation of Charge Induced Recovery of Ozone Concentration after Catalytic Destruction by Chlorofluorocarbons" (A. Y. Wong, D. K. Sensharma, A. W. Tang, R. G. Suchannek, and D. Ho), Physical Review Letters, 72, 3124-3127, (1994).

 

Technical Skills

1.            Computer programming languages: C, C++, FORTRAN

2.            Simulation packages: MUSIC, GEANT4, FLUKA, MCNP/MCNPX

3.            Electronics: Assembly of circuitries and PC, diagnostics with oscilloscopes.

4.            Machine shop: Turning with a lathe, milling, welding.