Jeremy Dobler
e-mail: jdobler@u.arizona.edu

Ph.D. Student Optical Sciences Center at the University of Arizona

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Curriculum Vitae

1 Education

• Sonora High School, Sonora, CA, Graduated 1986.
• Mesa College, San Diego, CA, Graduated AA 1994 (GPA 3.92).
• University of Wisconsin-La Crosse BS, La Crosse, WI, Graduate spring 1999) - Physics major with optics emphasis and Mathematics minor ( GPA 3.72 overall and 3.90 in physics).
• Attending first year at University of Arizona’s Optical Sciences Center for Ph.D.

2 Teaching Experience

• Teaching assistant for Modern Physics and Optics Labs at University of Wisconsin-La Crosse for 1998/1999 school year.
• Young Scholars Program - 50, 5th through 9th grade students attended (1998).
• Operation Primary Physical Science - three courses taught for 27 kindergarten through 3rd grade teachers, covering basic optics and magnetism (1997), sound and music, and basics of matter (1998).
• General college physics tutor approx. 280 hours total, includes grading time, (1997 / 1998 acad. yr.).
• Computer science CS-120 (Intro. to Java Programming) tutor.

3  Research Experience

•  1996 - Present - Operation, improvement, and maintenance of a FIR direct discharge molecular gas laser, high resolution Stark spectrometer, and auxiliary optical devices. Far-infrared laser Stark spectroscopy of symmetric and slightly asymmetric top molecules of astronomical interest, using HCN, DCN, and water vapor lasers.  Preliminary analysis of Stark spectra to determine transition frequencies, dipole moments, etc.
• Research Associate for the Summer 1999 Goddard Space Flight Center NASA Academy, worked on a dual frequency miniature Lidar for planetary aerosol and wind detection with Mr. Bruce Gentry.  Duties included; mounting and alignment of optical components, preliminary testing and evaluation of system components, design and fabrication of an electronic gating circuit, and preliminary software design for external modulation of a diode laser.
• Joined Atmospheric Remote Sensing Laboratory, at the University of Arizona, in Tucson, October 1999.

 4  Publications and Presentations

1. J. T. Dobler, NASA Academy ’99: The Experience of a Life Time, 9th Annual Wisconsin Space Grant Consortium’s Wisconsin Space Conference, November 5th, 1999.
2. J. T. Dobler, Bruce M. Gentry,  A Novel “Dual-frequency” Miniature Lidar for Wind Profiling and Aerosol Measurements, NASA Academy ’99 Graduation Day, Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD, August 5th, 1999.
3. J. T. Dobler, Bruce M. Gentry, Wind Lidar Forging Ahead, Poster session, Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD, July 15th, 1999.
4. J. T. Dobler,  Stark Spectroscopy of CD3OH and 13CD3OH Using HCN and DCN Lasers, National Council on Undergraduate Research’s 13th National Conference on Undergraduate Research, University of Rochester, Rochester, N.Y., April 9th, 1999.
5. J. T. Dobler,  High Resolution Stark Spectroscopy of Interstellar Molecules Using Water Vapor Lasers, (talk) Eighth Annual Wisconsin Space Grant Consortium’s Wisconsin Space Conference, August 14th, 1998.
6. J. T. Dobler, G. R. Sudhakaran, M. Jackson, and I. Mukhopahyay, Far-infrared Laser Stark Spectroscopy of CD3OD: Determination of the Electric Dipole Moment, (poster session) 66th Annual Meeting of the Minnesota Academy of Science, May 1, 1998.
7. J. T. Dobler, G. R. Sudhakaran, M. Jackson, and I. Mukhopahyay,  Far-infrared Laser Stark Spectroscopy of CD3OD: Determination of the Electric Dipole Moment, (poster presentation) Council on Undergraduate Research’s 2nd Annual Poster Session on Capital Hill, Washington,  DC, April 21, 1998.
8. J. T. Dobler,  G. R. Sudhakaran, M. Jackson, and I. Mukhopahyay, Far-Infrared Laser Stark Spectroscopy of CD3OD: Determination of the Electric Dipole Moment, (talk) 8th Annual Argonne Symposium For Undergraduates in Science, Engineering, and Mathematics, Argonne National Laboratory, November 8, 1997.
9. G. R. Sudhakaran, J. T. Dobler, and M. Jackson, (paper) Research at a WSGC Member Institution: Far-infrared Laser Stark Spectroscopy, “Space Outlook”, Wisconsin Space Grant Consortium news magazine, December 97. (Vol. 7, No 2, 23-24)
10. J. T. Dobler,  G. R. Sudhakaran, and M. Jackson, Stark Spectroscopy Using a Far-Infrared Laser, (talk) 7th Annual Argonne Symposium For Undergraduates in Science, Engineering, and Mathematics, Argonne National Laboratory, November 7, 1996.

5  Grants and Scholarships

1. Wisconsin Space Grant Consortium Undergraduate Scholarship, Scholarship period from September 1998 to May 1999.
2. Wisconsin Space Grant Consortium Undergraduate Research Award, Proposal entitled “High Resolution Molecular Spectroscopy of Interstellar Molecules using Water Vapor Lasers” Award Period from May 1998 to September 1998.
3. Undergraduate research grant from the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse (UWL), Proposal entitled “Ultrahigh Resolution Molecular Spectroscopy of Methanol Using Water Vapor Lasers” Award period from May 1997 to May 1998.
4. Graduate Assistance in Area of National Need (GAANN), Optical Sciences Center University of Arizona, Award period from August 1999 – August 2000.

6 Professional Affiliations

• Society of Physics Students
• Golden Key National Honors Society
• Optical Society of America
• The American Physical Society
• Sigma Xi

7 Community and University Service

7.1 Physics and Laser Shows

 This hour and a half presentation includes physics demonstrations and a laser light show and is usually performed for 50 - 150 students, mostly from local schools.

• Spotted Eagle High School - 70 ninth through twelfth  grade students (1998).
• Hamilton Elementary School - 50 first and second grade students (1997 and 1998).
• Onalaska Middle School and PTA - 40 sixth through eight grade students (1997 and 1998)
• Longfellow Middle School - 220 sixth grade students (1997 and 1998).
• Bring Your Daughter to Work Day - 30 first through eighth grade students (1997).
• LCO K-12 School - 150 first through twelfth grade students (1997).
• Junior Science and Humanity Symposium - 60 high school juniors (1997).

• President and founder of UWL Chapter of the Society of Physics Students (1997 / 1998 and 1998 / 1999) academic year.
• President and founder of recognized UWL Physics Club (1997 / 1998 academic year).

• Served as a member of the, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse Undergraduate Research Award, proposal review committee, 1998.  (one of two students)
• Chosen to represent the college of Science and Allied Health  in Chancellor’s Eagle Roundtable to discuss present school issues, 1998.

8  Scholastic Awards and Honors

• Graduated with Honors May 1999, BS in physics (optics emphasis) with mathematics minor.
• Dean’s List - Spring 1996, 1997 - Fall 1997, 1998.
• Selected to appear in 1999 Who’s Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges.
• Received All-American Scholar Collegiate Award.

9 Military Service

• Fighter Squadron VF-21, NAS Miramar, April 1988 to January 1992.
• Aviation Intermediate Maintenance Department, NAS Miramar January 1992 to January 1995.
• Honorably Discharged January 10, 1996.

• Aviation Structural Mechanics Airframes A-School, Millington, TN, Completed September 1988 (Ranked 2 of 29).
• F-14 High Power/Low Power Turn School, NAS Miramar, Completed May 1991 (Ranked 1 of 7).

• Naval Unit Commendation
• Sea service deployment ribbon (2)
• Southwest Asia Service Medal
• Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal
• National Defense Service Medal
• Good Conduct Medal (2)
• Sailor of the Month (4)
• Sailor of the Quarter
• Commander Carrier Group One Commendation