Resume of John J. Lynch, Ph.D.

**John J. Lynch, Ph.D.**
Work Physics Department Wheeling Jesuit University 316 Washington Avenue Wheeling, WV 26003-6243 304-243-2287 jlynchwju.edu		Home 112 Wagner Road Morgantown, WV 26501 304-292-6987 (home) 304-376-6987 (cell) lynchlabs.net

**Work Experience**
Wheeling Jesuit University; Physics Department, Wheeling, West Virginia (August 2002 - Present). Assistant Professor Teaching: Introductory Physics Lab I, Introductory Physics Lab II, Physics for Allied Health, Optics, Mechanics I, Mechanics II, Integrated Sciences II, Geology, and First Year Seminar . Scholarship: 2005 NASA Faculty Fellowship. 2004 NASA Faculty Fellowship. Contract with Center for Educational Technologies (CET). Workshops and NSF short courses. Project Kaleidoscope. American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT) - Appalachian Section: Membership Recruitment Committee (Chairperson), Nominating Committee, Web Page Committee. Service: Academic Policy Committee, Assessment Committee, Faculty Morale Committee. Grand Awards Judge for the 2003 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair .
West Virginia University; Department of Physics, Morgantown, West Virginia (January 2002 - June 2002`).` Visiting Assistant Professor Teaching: Introductory Physics, Introduction to Mathematical Physics, Introductory Modern Physics, and Electricity and Magnetism II .
California University of Pennsylvania; Chemistry & Physics Department, California, Pennsylvania ( August 1998 - December 2001). Assistant Professor Teaching: General Physics I, General Physics II, College Physics I, College Physics II, and College Physics III. Intermediate Mechanics, Intermediate Electricity and Magnetism, Statistical and Thermal Physics, and Astrophysics. Teaching math courses: Introductory Algebra. Maintaining and upgrading the physics labs. Advising 3/2 engineering majors. Scholarship: Workshops and NSF short courses. Western Pennsylvania Section and the Appalachian Section of the American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT). Service: Department facilitator for Outcomes Assessment. Chair of Physics Search Committee. Member of Promotion Committee and Grievance Committee. Director of 3/2 Engineering program. Recruitment of prospective majors.
Waynesburg College; Department of Mathematics, Computer Science, and Physics; Waynesburg, Pennsylvania (August 1992 - July 1998). Associate Professor Teaching: Teaching introductory physics courses: Basic Physics, Introductory Physics I, Introductory Physics II, General Physics I, and General Physics II . Enhancing the physics lab curriculum by introducing microcomputers. Teaching computer science courses: Introduction to Computers, Computers in the Laboratory .Teaching mathematics courses: Intermediate Algebra, Calculus I, and Differential Equations . Advising computer science and undecided majors. Scholarship: NSF-ILI grant for enhancing the physics lab with seven microcomputers, interfacing hardware and software, and a variety of probes, sensors, and timing devices. Gift-in-kind of ten microcomputers for Computers in the Laboratory. Publications and presentations (see below). NSF Short courses, workshops, college courses. Service : Academic Standards and Procedures Committee, Curriculum and Educational Policy Committee (Secretary), student recruiting, and workshops for faculty and students.
National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL, formerly Morgantown Energy Technology Center), Enhanced Oil Recovery Division; Morgantown, West Virginia (January 1991 - August 1992 and May 1993 - August 1993). National Research Council Postdoctoral Associate: Developed the mathematical theory and computer software to model vapor-liquid equilibrium (VLE) in ternary and multi-component fluid mixtures. Published in refereed journals.
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST, formerly National Bureau of Standards), Thermophysics Division; Boulder, Colorado (March 1987 - December 199O). Research Assistant: Developed the mathematical formalism and computer software to model fluid phase equilibrium in binary fluid mixtures. Correlated and evaluated numerous sets of mixture VLE data. Acquired a solid background in numerical analysis and scientific programming. Published results in refereed journals and Ph.D. thesis.
University of Colorado; Boulder, Colorado (August 1984 - August 1986). Research Assistant: Studied ions in the upper atmosphere of Venus. Research Assistant: Measured the value of g to seven digits. Acquired a range of experimental skills and techniques in university research laboratories. Lab Instructor: Assisted and graded students who performed a wide range of physics experiments. Teaching Assistant: Taught physics recitations. Graded homework assignments, quizzes, and exams.
Digital Equipment Corporation, Corporate Distribution; Hudson, Massachusetts (February 1984 - July 1984). Contract Programmer: Consulting job to convert software from PDP-11's to VAX-11's. Maintained batch streams and programs for various data processing systems. Improved documentation of software.
D. B. Systems; White Plains, New York (September 1982 - December 1983). Junior Programmer: Designed and maintained databases and their respective computer programs. Improved documentation of software.

**Education**
University of Colorado; Boulder, Colorado (August 1984 - December 1990). Ph.D. in Physics, "The Modified Leung-Griffiths Model of Vapor-Liquid Equilibrium: Developments for Binary Mixtures of Dissimilar Fluids," December 1990, GPA = 3.8/4.0.
University of Colorado; Boulder, Colorado (August 1984 - December 1986) . M.S. in Physics, December 1986, GPA = 3.5/4.0.
Tufts University; Medford, Massachusetts (August 1977 - May 1981) . B.A. in Physics, May 1981.
American School of Madrid; Madrid, Spain (October 1984 - June 1977) . High School Diploma, June 1977.

**Associateships and Fellowships**
`2005 NASA Faculty Fellow:$13,000 provided through the` `WV Space Grant Consortium. NASA Independent Verification and Validation (IV&V) Facility in Fairmont, West Virginia, ten weeks during the summer (May - August 2005).` `2004 NASA Faculty Fellow:$13,500 provided through the` `NASA Faculty Fellowship Program (NFFP).NASA Independent Verification and Validation (IV&V) Facility in Fairmont, West Virginia,ten weeks during the summer (May - August 2004)`. National Research Council Postdoctoral Associate: National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL, formerly Morgantown Energy Technology Center), Morgantown, West Virginia (January 1991 - August 1993).

**Publications, Presentations, and Grant Awards**
J. Lynch, Apparatus for Teaching Physics, The Physics Teacher <submitted> (2006). J. Lynch, WebSights, The Physics Teacher 44:3 (2006). J. Lynch, "What I Did Last Summer," `Research Roundtable, Wheeling Jesuit University, November 8 (2005).` J. Lynch, "Video Capture in the Physics Lab," `Spring 2005 Faculty Development Session, Wheeling Jesuit University, March 10 (200).` J. Lynch, NASA Faculty Fellowship poster session, Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland, `July 27 (2004).` J. Lynch & L. J. Curtis, "Electronic `Textbooks: The Thinkwell Titles,"` `Spring 2004 Faculty Development Session, Wheeling Jesuit University, April 27 (2004).` `J. Lynch, West Virginia Space Grant Consortium` Mini Grant, $500 ( < 2% of time) (2003). J. Lynch, Contract #0000003251 with Center for Educational Technologies (CET), < 8 hours/week at $24/hour (5 - 10% of time), August 1 - December 12 (2003). Provided technical assistance in developing educational activities . J. Lynch, “Internet Take-Home Lab Assignments,” Appalachian Section - AAPT Fall meeting at West Virginia University Institute of Technology in Montgomery, West Virgina, October 25, (2003). R. E. Carbone & J. Lynch, “Sally Forth: Interpreting Graphs of Distance and Time,” U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado on June 7 (2003). J. Lynch, "Electronic Textbooks: Thinkwell Physics I," Appalachian Section - AAPT Fall meeting at Franciscan University in Steubenville, Ohio, November 2 (2002). J. Lynch, "Teaching Introductory Astronomy," Faculty Professional Development Center (FPDC) Small Grant Award, California University of Pennsylvania, Spring (2000). J. Lynch, "Enhancing Physics Laboratories with Microcomputers," NSF-ILI grant award #9650539, May 15 (1996). J. Lynch, "Video Capture on PC's in the Physics Lab," Waynesburg College Hot Topic series, March 29 (1996). J. Lynch, "Video Capture on PC's in the Physics Lab," Presentation to the Trustees of Waynesburg College, February 24 (1996). L. Celenza, C. Haas, J. Lynch, "Implementing Video Analysis Using Video Cards and VideoPoint," Dickinson College June 1995 Summer Seminar Teaching Introductory Physics Using Interactive Teaching Methods and Computers, Project Proceedings p. 205-207 (1995). J. Lynch, L. Celenza, C. Haas, "Water Stream Trajectories: Video Capture and Analysis," Dickinson College June 1995 Summer Seminar Teaching Introductory Physics Using Interactive Teaching Methods and Computers, Project Proceedings p. 177-179 (1995). J. C. Rainwater and J. J. Lynch, "A Nonlinear Correlation of High-Pressure Vapor-Liquid Equilibrium Data for Ethylene + n-Butane Showing Inconsistencies in Experimental Compositions," Int. J. Thermophys. 15:1231 (1994). D. H. Smith and J. J. Lynch, "Modeling of Fluid Phase Equilibrium of Multicomponent Hydrocarbon Mixtures in the Critical Region," Fluid Phase Equil. 98:35 (1994). J. J. Lynch, W. N. Sams, and D. H. Smith, "Modeling of Fluid Phase Equilibrium of Multi-Component Hydrocarbon Mixtures in the Critical Region for Enhanced Oil Recovery," Proceedings of the 8th Wyo. E.O.R. Symp., Casper, Wyo. (1992). J. J. Lynch and J. C. Rainwater, "The Modified Leung-Griffiths Model of Vapor-Liquid Equilibrium: Extended Scaling and Binary Mixtures of Dissimilar Fluids," Fluid Phase Equil. 75:23 (1992). J. J. Lynch, J. C. Rainwater, L. J. Van Poolen, and D. H. Smith, "Prediction of Fluid Phase Equilibrium of Ternary Fluid Mixtures in the Critical Region," J. Chem. Phys. 96:2253 (1992). J. J. Lynch, "The Modified Leung-Griffiths Model of Vapor-Liquid Equilibrium: Developments for Binary Mixtures of Dissimilar Fluids," Ph.D. Thesis, University of Colorado (199O). J. C. Rainwater, H. Ingham, and J. J. Lynch, "Vapor-Liquid Equilibrium of Carbon Dioxide with Isobutane and n-Butane: Modified Leung-Griffiths Correlation and Data Evaluation," J. Res. Natl. Inst. Stand. Technol. 95:701-717 (199O). J. C. Rainwater and J. J. Lynch, "The Modified Leung-Griffiths Model for Vapor-Liquid Equilibria: Application to Polar Fluid Mixtures," Fluid Phase Equil. 52:91-101 (1989).

**Short Courses, Workshops, College Courses**
"Advanced Java Programming," NSF Short Course, Joseph E. Lang, University of Dayton, Dayton, Ohio, June 6-8, 2005. "2003 Introductory Calculus-Based Physics Course Conference," AAPT, Arlington, Virginia, September 19-21, 2003. "Just-in-Time Teaching: Blending Active Learning with Web Technology," NSF Short Course for College Teachers, Gregor Novak and Evelyn T. Patterson, Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colorado, on June 5-7, 2003. "2002 Summer Institute," Project Kaleidoscope, Williamsburg Inn, Williamsburg, Virginia, June 1-5, 2002. "Women and Minorities in the Sciences: A History of the Past and Strategies for the Future," NSF Short Course for College Teachers, Catherine Didion and Agnes Day, American Association for the Advancement of Science, Washington, DC, May 16-18, 2002. "An Introduction to LabVIEW for Use in the Undergraduate Science Laboratories," NSF Short Course for College Teachers, Rex L. Berney, University of Dayton, Dayton, OH, May 13-15, 2002. "Teaching Introductory Astronomy," NSF Short Course for College Teachers, Gareth Wynn-Williams, National Radio Astronomy Observatory, GreenBank, West Virginia, May 25-27, 2000. "Teaching Physics by Replicating the Process of Science," Alan Van Heuvelen and Eugenia Etkina, NSF Short Course forCollege Teachers, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, May 11-13, 2000. "Physics Demonstrations Using Simple Apparatus," D. Rae Carpenter, Jr. and Richard B. Minnix, NSF Short Course for College Teachers, Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Virginia, July 12-14, 1999. "A Radio View of the Universe and the New Green Bank Telescope," Felix J. Lockman and staff, NSF Short Course for College Teachers, National Radio Astronomy Observatory, Green Bank, West Virginia, May 19-21, 1997. "Teaching Science and Mathematics in a Distributed Multimedia Environment," Jack W. Wilson, NSF Short Course for College Teachers, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, May 23-25, 1996. "Microcomputer Structures and Interfacing Laboratory (CPE 113)," Computer Engineering Department, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia, Spring, 1996. "Teaching Introductory Physics Using Interactive Methods and Computers," Priscilla Laws, NSF-supported Workshop, Dickinson College, Carlisle, Pennsylvania, June 4-16, 1995. "Cooperative Learning in the College Classroom," Ann B. Canning, Education Department, Waynesburg College, Spring 1995. "Interfacing IBM-Compatible PC's in the College Physics Laboratory," Michael J. Moloney, NSF-supported Workshop, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, Terre Haute, Indiana, June 13-17, 1994. "Inexpensive Interfacing of Undergraduate Laboratory Experiments," Rex L. Berney, NSF Short Course for College Teachers, University of Dayton, Dayton, Ohio, May 11 - 13, 1994. "Insights into Introductory Physics Teaching," Arnold B. Arons, NSF Short Course for College Teachers, Clark Atlanta University, Atlanta, Georgia, March 11-13, 1993.

**Additional Information**
Member of the Appalachian Section - American Association of Physics Teachers .
`Taught a total of 15 different courses in physics. Taught 9 different courses in computer science, math, and other disciplines.`
Highly proficient with a variety of software programs: WordPerfect, Lotus 1-2-3, Mathcad, Netscape Navigator, Netscape Composer, VideoPoint, Cool Edit, VAX DBMS, VAX RMS. Moderately proficient with: MS-Word, MS-Excel, Mathematica, WS_FTP, Finale.
Fluent in Spanish. Literate in French.
Seven publications accepted in refereed journals.
`Married with two children. U.S. Citizen.`

Professional References

Dr. Peter D. Ehni, Chair, Department of Physics, Wheeling Jesuit University, pehni

wju.edu, (304)243-2433(W) and (740)769-2910 (H).

Dr. Joseph R. Busche, Department of Physics, Wheeling Jesuit University, josephwju.edu, (304)243-2256(W) and (724)941-8974 (H).

Dr. David W. Pajerski, Professor of Physics (Retired August 2001), California University of Pennsylvania, (724)938-7792 (H).

Dr. Anthony Lazzaro, Professor of Physical Science (Retired August 2001), California University of Pennsylvania, (724)785-4778 (H).

Dr. Gabriel C. Fusco, Professor of Chemistry (Retired), California University of Pennsylvania, (724)223-0835 (H).

Dr. Richard A. Leipold; Department Chair of Mathematics, Computer Science, and Physics; rleipoldwaynesburg.edu, (724)852-3291(W) and (412)279-4820 (H).

Anthony A. Billings; former mathematics colleague from Waynesburg College; Research Associate, Statistics; West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia, statmangreenepa.net, (304)293-3607 x1053(W) and (724)627-3371 (H).

Dr. James R. Bush; former colleague from Waynesburg College; Professor of Mathematics; jbushwaynesburg.edu, (724)852-3262(W) and (724)627-3371(H).

Dr. Martin Ferer, Department of Physics, West Virginia University, mfererwvu.edu, (304) 293-3422 (W).

Dr. Duane H. Smith, Postdoctoral Research Advisor, Nation al Energy Technology Laboratory, Enhanced Oil Recovery Division, Morgantown, West Virginia, DUANE.SMITHnetl.doe.gov, (304)285-4069(W).

Dr. James C. Rainwater, Graduate Thesis Advisor, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Thermophysics Division: Theory and Modeling of Fluids Group, Boulder, Colorado, rainwaterboulder.nist.gov, (303)497-5376(W).