One of the things required for the tenure review is a full and up-to-date curriculum vitae. Having spent an inordinate amount of time updating and re-formatting my CV, it seems a shame not to make more use of it than that, so I might as well recycle it into a blog post (after stripping out my home address and a few other items).
Of course, I'm too lazy to do it in proper HTML, so what's below the fold is an automated conversion from the RTF file into really, really bad HTML. But, having spent an inordinate amount of time updating and re-formatting the Word file to get it to look right, I'll be damned if I'm going to repeat all that fiddly work. I did just enough so it doesn't look completely stupid. If you feel like gazing into the void, click through to the full entry, and view the source...
Otherwise, well, here's the (nearly) complete story of my career to date:
Employment Union College 2001-present
Assistant Professor
Department of Physics and Astronomy
Yale University 1999-2001
Postdoctoral Associate
Department of Physics
Education University of Maryland, College Park 1993-1999
Ph.D. in Chemical Physics.
Thesis title: Ultra-Cold Ionizing Collisions in Metastable Xenon
Advisors: John Weiner (UMCP) and William D. Phillips (NIST)
In experiments conducted at NIST-Gaithersburg with laser-cooled
metastable xenon, studied collisions in optically pumped samples,
collisions in optical lattices, and optical control of collisions in
both time-resolved and continuous-wave experiments.
Williams College ` 1989-1993
B.A. with honors in Physics.
Honors research: constructed vapor-cell MOT for rubidium.
Experience Teaching
Union College 2001-present
Classes taught: Physics for Life Sciences w/lab; Introductory
Mechanics w/lab (×8); Introductory Electricity and Magnetism
w/lab (×2); Introductory Modern Physics (×3); Physical Optics;
Quantum Optics; Methods of Modern Experimental Physics.
Williams College 1990-1993
Teaching assistant: General Physics; Classical Mechanics;
Particles and Waves; Waves and Optics (× 2); Introductory
Quantum Mechanics.
Research
Union College 2001-present
Assistant Professor. Building a lab to laser cool and trap
metastable argon and krypton for collision studies and
astrophysical background measurements.
Yale University 1999-2001
Postdoctoral Associate. Studied the creation of squeezed states
in Bose-Einstein Condensate
University of Electro-Communications (Tokyo) Fall 1998
Studied collisions in magnetically trapped metastable neon.
Laboratory Development
Williams College Summer: 1990, 1991
Designed, built, and tested experiments for undergraduate
teaching laboratories.
Grants National Science Foundation Grant PHY-0457100 2005
"RUI: Radioactive Krypton Background Evaluation by
Atom Counting"
Research Corporation: Cottrell College Science Award 2003
(designated a Brian Andreen CCSA in 2004)
Union College: Faculty Research Fund 2001-2005
Service Activities
Professional Service
Member of American Physical Society 1993-present
Division of Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics (DAMOP)
Division of Laser Science (DLS)
Member of Sigma Xi 1993-present
Vice-President, Union College chapter elected 2006
Journal Referee 1997-present
Refereed papers for Physical Review Letters, Physical Review A,
Journal of the Optical Society of America B.
Grant Reviewer 2003, 2005, 2006
Reviewed proposals for Research Corporation Research Innovation
Award and Cottrell College Science Award, and American
Chemical Society Petroleum Research Fund.
Union College, College-Wide Service
Union College Scholars Program: Acting director Winter 2003
Writing Board: Division 3 Representative 2002-2004
Evaluates proposals for Writing Across the Curriculum course
certification.
Student Affairs Council: At-large representative 2003-2004
Deals with non-academic aspects of student life, including student
housing issues.
Union College, Departmental Service
Search Committees 2001-2002, 2003-2004, 2005-2006
Read applications and interviewed candidates for the hiring of a
new chair and five visiting faculty.
Curriculum Committee 2002-present
Helped redesign introductory physics curriculum (Physics 120 and
121) and upper-level laboratory class (Physics 300).
Colloquium Organizer 2002-2004
Scheduled, invited, and hosted speakers from other institutions for
weekly departmental colloquium series. Arranged Careers in
Physics panel discussion in Spring 2003.
Dept. Web Page Coordinator 2005-present
Updated and maintained departmental web page
(<http://www.physics.union.edu/>).
Community Service / Outreach
Camp College 2002, 2006
Presented "simulated class" as part of summer program for
prospective students from disadvantaged backgrounds. Appeared
in local newspaper articles in 2002, and on local television news in
2006.
Election 2004 Fall 2004
Presented lecture on "How to Lie With Statistics" for special
Minerva class on the 2004 election. Appeared on local television
news.
Sigma Xi Research Award Judge 2004, 2005, 2006
Helped decide recipient of annual student research award on the
basis of nomination letters and student presentations at Steinmetz
Symposium.
Faculty Panelist, MultiCultural Weekend 2005
Spoke to prospective students about college life, opportunities for
minority students at Union.
Honors NIST/UMCP Joint Fellowship in AMO Physics 1993-1999
Sigma Xi, inducted 1993
Stephen H. Tyng Scholarship 1989-1993
National Merit Scholarship 1989-1990
References Available upon request.
Publications C. Orzel and D. N. McKinsey, "Radioactive Background Evaluation by
Atom Counting," AIP Conference Proceedings 785, 136 (2005).
C. D. Fletcher* and C. Orzel, "Construction and calibration of a low cost
Fabry-Perot interferometer for spectroscopy experiments," Am. J.
Phys. 73, 1135 (2005).
D. N. McKinsey and C. Orzel, "Radioactive Krypton Background
Evaluation Using Atom Counting," Nucl. Instr. and Meth. A 545,
524 (2005).
C. Orzel, A. K. Tuchman, M. L. Fenselau, M. Yasuda, and M. A.
Kasevich, "Squeezed States in a Bose-Einstein Condensate,"
Science 291, 2386 (2001).
S. Kulin, T. C. Killian, S. D. Bergeson, L. A. Orozco, C. Orzel, and S. L.
Rolston, "An ultracold neutral plasma," AIP Conference
Proceedings 498, 367 (1999).
T. C. Killian, S. Kulin, S. D. Bergeson, L. A. Orozco, C. Orzel, and S. L.
Rolston, "Creation of an Ultracold Neutral Plasma," Phys. Rev.
Lett. 83, 4776 (1999).
C. Orzel, M. Walhout, U. Sterr, P. S. Julienne, and S. L. Rolston, "Spin
polarization and quantum-statistical effects in ultracold ionizing
collisions," Phys. Rev. A 59, 1926 (1999).
C. Orzel, S. D. Bergeson, S. Kulin, and S. L. Rolston, "Time-Resolved
Studies of Ultracold Ionizing Collisions," Phys. Rev. Lett. 80, 5093
(1998).
J. Lawall, C. Orzel, and S. L. Rolston, "Suppression and Enhancement of
Collisions in Optical Lattices," Phys. Rev. Lett. 80, 480 (1998).
S. L. Rolston, G. Birkl, I. H. Deutsch, M. Gatzke, C. Orzel, W. D. Phillips,
U. Sterr, and M. Walhout, "Optical lattices," Laser Spectroscopy,
12th International Conference (M. Inguscio, M. Allegrini, M. Sasso
eds.), 31 (1996).
K.-A. Suominen, K. Burnett, P. S. Julienne, M. Walhout, U. Sterr, C.
Orzel, M. Hoogerland, and S. L. Rolston, "Ultracold collisions
and optical shielding in metastable xenon," Phys. Rev. A 53, 1678
(1996).
M. Walhout, U. Sterr, C. Orzel, M. Hoogerland, and S. L. Rolston,
"Optical Control of Ultracold Collisions in Metastable Xenon,"
Phys. Rev. Lett. 74, 506 (1995).
Invited Talks "Counting Atoms for Astrophysics: Atom Traps, Neutrino Detectors, and
Radioactive Background Measurements," Union College
Physics and Astronomy Colloquium, Union College, Schenectady,
NY, March 2006.
"Counting Atoms for Astrophysics: Atom Traps, Neutrino Detectors, and
Radioactive Background Measurements," Amherst College
Physics Colloquium, Amherst College, Amherst, MA, November
2005.
"Radioactive Background Evaluation by Atom Counting," CLEAN
Collaboration Meeting, New Haven, CT, June 2005.
"Radioactive Background Evaluation by Atom Counting," Medium
Energy Physics Seminar, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne,
IL, April 2005.
"Radioactive Background Evaluation by Atom Counting," Topical
Workshop on Low Radioactivity Techniques, Sudbury, Ontario,
Canada, December 2004.
"Squeezed States in a Bose-Einstein Condensate," Rensselaer Polytechnic
Institute Physics Colloquium, Troy, NY, May 2002.
"Squeezed States in a Bose-Einstein Condensate," Colgate University
Physics Colloquium, Hamilton, NY, April 2002.
"Squeezed States in a Bose-Einstein Condensate," University of
Connecticut Physics Colloquium, Storrs, CT, December 2001.
"Squeezed States in a Bose-Einstein Condensate," American Physical
Society Division of Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics
meeting, London, Ontario, Canada, May 2001.
"Squeezed States in a Bose-Einstein Condensate," Williams College
Physics Colloquium, Williamstown, MA, April 2001.
"Squeezed States in a Bose-Einstein Condensate," Union College Physics
Colloquium, Schenectady NY, February 2001.
"Squeezed States in a Bose-Einstein Condensate," Atomic Physics
Colloquium, NIST, Gaithersburg, MD, January 2001.
"Squeezed States in a Bose-Einstein Condensate," SUNY Stony Brook
Atomic Physics Seminar, Stony Brook, NY, December 2000.
"Squeezed States in a Bose-Einstein Condensate," Center for Ultracold
Atoms Seminar, Massachusetts Institute of Technology,
Cambridge, MA, October 2000.
"Squeezed States in a Bose-Einstein Condensate," CLEO/Europe, Nice,
France, September 2000.
"Squeezed States in a Bose-Einstein Condensate," LPHYS 2000,
Bordeaux, France, July 2000.
"Ultra-Cold Ionizing Collisions," APS Centennial Meeting, Atlanta, GA,
March 1999 (Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. 44, 645 (1999)).
"Ultra-Cold Collisions and Quantum Statistics," Williams College Physics
Colloquium, Williamstown, MA, September 1998.
"Time-Resolved Studies of Ultra-Cold Collisions," University of
Connecticut Atomic Physics Colloquium, Storrs, CT, March 1998.
Contributed Talks / Posters
M. Mastroianni* and C. Orzel, "An Optically Excited Metastable Krypton
Atomic Beam Source," poster, American Physical Society, 37th
Meeting of the Division of Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics,
May 2006.
C. Orzel, "Spin-Polarized Collisions in Metastable Rare Gases," poster,
American Physical Society, 36th Meeting of the Division of
Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics, May 2005.
A. Tuchman, C. Orzel, A. Polkovnikov, and M. Kasevich, "Evidence for
Phase Variance Oscillations in a Bose-Einstein Condensate and
Applications to Precision Interferometry," talk, American Physical
Society, APS March Meeting, March 2005.
C. Orzel and D. McKinsey, "Radioactive Background Evaluation by Atom
Counting," poster, American Physical Society, 35th Meeting of the
Division of Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics, May 2004.
S. L. Rolston, S. D. Bergeson, S. Kulin, and C. Orzel, "A Strongly
Coupled Plasma or a Dense Rydberg Gas?," talk, American
Physical Society, DAMOP Meeting, May 1998.
C. Orzel, S. D. Bergeson, S. Kulin, and S. L. Rolston, "Time-resolved
Studies of Ionizing Collisions," talk, American Physical Society,
DAMOP Meeting, May 1998.
J. R. Lawall, S. L. Rolston, and C. Orzel, "Enhancement and Suppression
of Collisions in Optical Lattices," talk, American Physical Society,
APS/AAPT Joint Meeting, April 1997.
C. Orzel, U. Sterr, M. Walhout, and S. L. Rolston, "Spin-polarized
Penning Ionizing Collisions at Ultra-Low Temperature," talk,
American Physical Society, APS/AAPT Joint Meeting, April 1997.
M. Walhout, C. Orzel, U. Sterr, and S. L. Rolston, "Optical lattices with
metastable xenon," talk, Quantum Electronics and Laser Science
Conference, May 1995.
C. Orzel, M. Hoogerland, U. Sterr, M. Walhout, and S. L. Rolston,
"Optical control of cold collisions," talk, Quantum Electronics and
Laser Science Conference, May 1995.
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I am suprised how much stuff from your undegrad days are on your CV. I don't think that I even bother to list that I was a Merit Finalist the same year you were, or how many scholarships I got as an undegrad.
How important is the outreach stuff for you guys? I can imagine that given the smaller size of your college, the administration might feel that such activities boost the presence of the university (or some such language) which is a good thing instead of how a research university may feel about these activities.
Finally, you should mention how many years you have been supporting KEXP!
Man, you're a year younger than I am, and you've done all that cool shit.
I am suprised how much stuff from your undegrad days are on your CV. I don't think that I even bother to list that I was a Merit Finalist the same year you were, or how many scholarships I got as an undegrad.
If I were starting from scratch, I probably wouldn't've bothered with it, but it was already there. I only added material, and didn't delete anything.
How important is the outreach stuff for you guys? I can imagine that given the smaller size of your college, the administration might feel that such activities boost the presence of the university (or some such language) which is a good thing instead of how a research university may feel about these activities.
It's important to be doing something, but won't make up for deficiencies in teaching or research. I doubt it carries very much more weight than at a research institution.
I debated whether to add the "Weird Quantum Phenomena" talk I gave at Boskone to the "Public Outreach" section, but I thought that might seem a little too flippant...
Did I miss something here? Look in the wrong place on your cv? Why is blogging not on your cv, especially under "outreach"? I'm confused. You probably reach more people through your blog than through a lecture to a hundred people every now and again.
Academic bloggers, one and all, listen up: We have to educate our colleagues into realising that this is a legitimate academic pursuit of considerable value. We should be working toward the day where it is standard to take blogging into account in a tenure desicion....We can start reaching for that day by putting it on our CVs just like we would put a tv, newspaper or radio appearance in the "outreach" section.
I spent a lot of time discussing this last year. See: http://cosmicvariance.com/2005/11/12/academic-blogger-flash-mob/
-cvj
So how much weight do you think is attributed to teaching and service vs. research and money you raise?
What a truly hideous resume! You're definitely qualified for middle management.
Academic bloggers, one and all, listen up: We have to educate our colleagues into realising that this is a legitimate academic pursuit of considerable value. We should be working toward the day where it is standard to take blogging into account in a tenure desicion....We can start reaching for that day by putting it on our CVs just like we would put a tv, newspaper or radio appearance in the "outreach" section.
On one level, I absolutely agree with this. I probably get more visitors to the blog than I've had students in my five years teaching.
On another level, though, I'm just not prepared to make myself a test case over this. I'm not concealing the blog (it accounts for most of the first page of Goggle results for my name, after all), but I'm not going to make an issue of it by promoting it. I'm treating it as a hobby, and I don't list hobbies on my CV.
There's also the issue that even if it did count as outreach activity, that and a couple of bucks would get me a cup of coffee...
I agree with cvj. I included my blogging activity in my interim review. There was some discussion in my department about whether it should be listed in Professional Development or Service (outreach), but the major battle was one. This year, my dean even mentioned the impact of my blog in the classical music blogosphere in his response to my annual report.
Now, DePauw is very different from other universities when it comes to Professional Development. We have no publishing requirements, or performance requirements, or anything specific. Teaching is fundamental to getting tenure, followed by demonstrated active scholarly or artistic participation in one's academic field and in service to the field and university. So I feel freer to try untread paths in my pursuit of tenure.