Philip M. Stone

Contact Information Atomic Physics Division 100 Bureau Dr., Stop 8422 Gaithersburg, MD 20899-8422 phone: 301-975-3211 fax: 301-975-3038

Curriculum Vitae

• National Institute of Standards and Technology, Guest Researcher, 1997 - present
• George Washington University, Adjunct Profesor, Dept. of Physics, 2001 - 2003
• Virginia Tech and State University, Adjunct Professor, Dept. of Physics, 1997 - 2001
• Director, Office of Planning and Analysis, Office of Energy Research, U.S. DOE, 1988 - 1998
• Chief, System Studies Branch, Office of Fusion Energy, DOE, 1982 - 1988
• Chief, Experimental Plasma Physics, Office of Fusion Energy, DOE, 1975 - 1982
• Sperry Corporate Research Center, Multiple Management Positions, 1963 - 1975
• CEA Saclay, France, Service de Physique Visiting Appointment, 1974
• SUNY at Buffalo, Visiting Associate Professor, 1968 - 1969
• Univ. of Pittsburgh, Visiting Associate Professor, 1967 -1968
• University College London, Visiting Appointment Dept. of Physics, 1965 - 1966
• Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory, Staff Member, 1956 - 1963

Research Interests

Phil's research has been in the calculation of electron and photon collisions with atoms and ions in plasmas and gases, plasma physics, nuclear reactor analysis, and mathematical algorithms for computer physics calculations. He also has been active in management of research in government and industry for electronic devices, computer network analysis, signal processing, and large-scale computing.

Recent and Significant Publications

P.M. Stone and Y.-K. Kim, "Electron-Impact Cross Sections for Ground State to np Excitations of Sodium and Potassium," J. Res. Natl. Inst. Stand. Technol. 109, 505 (2004).

P.M. Stone and Y.-K. Kim, "Electron-Impact Cross Sections for Dipole- and Spin-Allowed Excitations of Hydrogen, Helium, and Lithium," J. Res. Natl. Inst. Stand. Technol. 107, 327 (2002).

Y.-K. Kim and P.M. Stone, "Ionization of Boron, Aluminum, Gallium, and Indium by Electron Impact," Phys. Rev. A 64, 052707-1 (2001).

P.M. Stone and J. Pascale, Semiclassical calculations of cross sections for fine-structure transitions in Rb (6²P) and Cs (8²P) colliding with rare gas atoms," J. Chem. Phys. 65, 5122 (1976).

P.J. Freyheit, D.W. Norcross, and P.M. Stone, "Ultraviolet Absorption in Cesium Seeded Hydrogen," J. Quant. Spectrosc. Radiat. Trans. 9, 1387 (1969).

D.W. Norcross and P.M. Stone, "Populations and Recombination Rates in Non-equilibrium Cesium Plasmas," J. Quant. Spectrosc. Radiat. Trans. 8, 655 (1968).

P.M. Stone and P.L. Auer, "Excitation of Electrostatic Waves Near Electron Cyclotron Harmonic Frequencies," Phys. Rev. 138, A695 (1965).

P.M. Stone and J.R. Reitz, "Elastic Scattering of Slow Electrons by Cesium Atoms," Phys. Rev. 131, 2102 (1963).

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