Dr. James M. Stephens

James M. Stephens, Research Scientist Ph.D., Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia MS, Physics, U.S.M, Hattiesburg, Mississippi BA, Physics, Rice University, Houston, Texas Department of Physics & Astronomy/ Signal Research Center University of Southern Mississippi 6971 Lincoln Rd. Hattiesburg MS 39402 Phone: 601-268-2681 ext. 40 Fax: 601-268-2122 Personal Web Site

Research Areas

Dr. Stephens is a research faculty member of the department of Physics & Astronomy and the Signal Research Center. He has worked as a geophysicist in the oil exploration industry and served as an officer in the United States Navy. His research interests are in atomic, molecular and optical physics, underwater acoustics, marine seismic sources and geophysical data processing.

Recent Publications

J.M. Stephens, J. D. Stout, J. Abraham, J. L. Gole, L. H. Sentman, M. Zaczek, Measurement of low-level gain in a visible chemical laser amplifier, Opt. Eng. 40(12) 2788-2801 (December 2001)

J.M. Stephens, J.L. Gole, Controlled Formation of Silicon Monoxide Metastables, Chem. Phys. 206 (1996) 173-183.

Conferences

Natalia A. Sidorovskaia, Arlslan Tashmukhambetov, Geoorge E.Ioup, Juliette W. Ioup, J. Newcomb, James M. Stephens, and Grayson H. Rayborn, Modeling Tools for 3-D Airgun Source Characterization and Modeling, Proceedings of the Eighth European Conference on Underwater Acoustics, 8th ECUA, Edited by S.M. Jesus and O.C. Rodriguez, Carvoeiro, Portugal, 12-15 June, 2006.

J. Newcomb, W. Sanders, G. Ioup, J. Stephens and N. Sidorovskaia, Calibration and Analysis of Seismic Airgun Data Using EARS Buoys, Minerals Management Service Information Transfer Meeting ITM-05, January 11-13, 2005, New Orleans, LA.

J.M. Stephens, J.L. Gole, L.H. Sentman, M. Zaczek, Potential for a Chemically Pumped Sodium Laser, AIAA 97-2425, AIAA 28th Plasmadynamics & Lasers Conference, July 6-9, 1997/Atlanta, GA.

J.L. Gole, K.K. Shen, H. Wang, C.B. Winstead and J. Stephens, Chemically Driven Visible Laser Amplifiers and Oscillators Based on Fast Electronic Energy Transfer, AIAA 93-3209, AIAA 24th Plasmadynamics & Lasers Conference, July 6-9, 1993/Orlando, FL.