David Pullen is a Professor Emeritus in the Physics and Applied Physics Department at UMass Lowell.

David J. Pullen, D.Phil.

Professor Emeritus

College
Kennedy College of Sciences
Department
Physics and Applied Physics
Phone
978-934-3765
Office
Olney Hall 112

Expertise

Experimental nuclear physics, physics education

Research Interests

Experimental Nuclear Physics: nuclear spectroscopy, reaction mechanisms, neutron physics.

Education

D.Phil , 1963, Oxford University (Trinity College), Nuclear Physics
B.Sc , 1958, London University (Kings College), Physics.(Honors)
Other: Co-Founder (1992), “Lowell Regional Physics Alliance”

Selected Awards and Honors

  • Inducted to Massachusetts Science Educators Hall of Fame, 2003
  • Teaching Excellence Award, UML Physics Department, 2001
  • NSF grant awards for physics teacher enhancement programs, UMass, 1993 – 1997
  • Undergraduate Teaching Award, UML Council on Undergraduate Teaching, 1993
  • NSF grants for developing computer-assisted physics experiments, 1989-1991
  • Visiting Scientist, Niels Bohr Institute, Copenhagen, 1987 (sabbatical)
  • Assoc. Editor, Proc. Intl. Conf. Interaction of Neutrons with Nuclei, NSF, 1977
  • Invited Speaker, American Physical Society, 1971
  • Visiting Scientist, Los Alamos National Laboratory, NM, summer 1970.
  • Visiting Scientist, Niels Bohr Institute, Copenhagen, summer 1969
  • Elected to Sigma Xi National Science Honor Society, 1966
  • “1851” Research Fellowship (1961-63), Royal Commission Exhibition of 1851, Oxford Univ.

Selected Publications

Author or Co-Author:

  • Over 90 research publications in refereed journals and refereed conference proceedings;
  • 109 research papers presented with published abstracts at American Physical Society meetings;
  • “Laboratory Physics Experiments”, a laboratory manual published by McGraw Hill Publ.Co.
  • Associate Editor, Proceedings “International Conference on Interaction of Neutrons with Nuclei”, publ.US E.R.D.A., CONF-760715-P1/2, (1976)