James L. "Jim" Erskine |
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- B.S. Electrical Engineering, University of Washington (1964)
- M.S. Electrical Engineering, University of Washington (1966)
- Ph.D. Physics, University of Washington (1973); Edward A. Stern, Advisor, Thesis was entitled:"Magneto-optic Kerr effects in gadolimium metal."
- Trull Centennial Professor of Physics, University of Texas (1986-present)
- Associate Professor of Physics, University of Texas (1982-1986)
- Assistant Professor of Physics, University of Texas (1977-1982)
- Research Assistant Professor, University of Illinois (1974-1977)
- Postdoctoral Associate, University of Washington (1973-1974)
- Senior Engineer and Consultant, (Nuclear Weapons Effects) The Boeing Company (1967-1974)
- Fellow, The American Physical Society (1988)
- Conference Committee, Physical Electronics Conference (1987, 2000)
- Member, NSF/DMR Review Panels (1995, 1998, 2000-2005)
- Conference Committee, MMM Conference (2002)
- Member, Various NSF Panels on Synchrotron Radiation, MRG Sites
- Presidential Young Investigator Panels; REU Panels
- Photoelectron emission applied to solids, surfaces, and interfaces
- Surface crystallography using low energy electron diffraction
- Application of magneto-optic techniques to thin film magnetic phenomena
- Electron optics, application of synchrotron radiation to surface/solid state physics research
- High resolution electron energy loss spectroscopy
- Domain-wall dynamics in magnetic microstructures
Born: October 25, 1942, Seattle, Washington to Lawrence and Elizabeth Erskine. Lawrence was a design engineer.
Married: Julie Ann Grant, September 3, 1966 in Alameda City, CA; they have two sons.
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Over 140 articles in refereed journals on topics of solid state physics, surface physics, magnetism, optical properties, thin films and interfaces, electron optics, applications of synchrotron radiation, spin distributions, and dynamics in microstructured magnetic material.
Research Overview
Jim's research group studied structural, electronic, magnetic, and vibrational properties of bulk materials, surfaces and thin films. They used a broad range of experimental methods including electron spectroscopy, elastic and inelastic electron scattering, and optical techniques including microscopy and polarimetry based on the magneto-optic Kerr effect. They also used synchrotron radiation, primarily for photoemission spectroscopy.