John P. Sharpe

Department of Physics, Tel: (805)756 2069

California Polytechnic State University, Fax: (805)756 2435

San Luis Obispo, CA 93407 email: jsharpe@calpoly.edu

Education and Professional Experience

BSc (Hons) Physics. Edinburgh University, 1985

PhD Physics. Edinburgh University, 1988.

10/88-2/91

Research Associate. Dept. of Engineering Science, Oxford University.

3/91-8/94.

Research Associate. Optoelectronic Computing Systems Center, U. Colorado, Boulder.

10/94-6/97

Lecturer. Physics, Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo.

10/97-6/98

Assistant Professor. Physics and Applied Optics, RHIT, Indiana.

10/98-present

Assist./Assoc. Professor. Physics, Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo.

Teaching experience (since 1995)

Classes Taught:

Introductory Physics (Calculus and non-calculus, lects/labs/studio)

Optics (including lab) (PH323, Cal Poly )

Junior Seminar (Phys 363, Cal Poly)

Optical Instrumentation (including lab) (PH395, Rose-Hulman),

Electromagnetic Fields/Waves I/II (PH408/409, Cal Poly)

Advanced Optics (including lab) (PH423, Cal Poly)

Integrated Optics (including lab) (PH 594. Graduate class, Rose-Hulman)

Neural Networks (inc. lab) (EE597/PH538. Grad. Class, Rose-Hulman)

Laboratories Taught:

Quantum Physics Lab 1 (PH340, Cal Poly)

Quantum Physics Lab 2 (PH341, Cal Poly)

Quantum Physics Lab 3 (PH342, Cal Poly)

Applied Optics Projects Lab. (PH416, Rose-Hulman)

Nonlinear Dynamics (MA/PH417X, Cal Poly)

Senior Projects/Indep. Studies:

About 30 in variety of topics but most related to optics

Professional Growth and Development Activities

Research in optical interferometry, classical optics and nonlinear optics.

Cal Poly Publications

Journal Publications (underlined names are undergraduates)

Sharpe, J. P. "Real-time, whole-field speckle photography using a bistable optically addressed spatial light modulator." Invited Paper, Optics and Lasers in Engineering, 29(2/3), 201-209, 1998

N. Nelson and J. P. Sharpe. “Polarization-based, direction sensitive speckle interferometer.” Optics Communications 171(1), 5-8, 1999.

Sungar, N., J. P. Sharpe and S. Weber. “Stochastic resonance in two-dimensional arrays of coupled nonlinear oscillators.” Physical Review E 62 (1), 1413-1415, 2000

Sungar, N., J. P. Sharpe, M. Moelter, N. Fleishon, K. Morrison, J. McDill and R. Schoonover. “A laboratory based nonlinear dynamics course for science and engineering students”. American Journal of Physics. 69 (5), 591-597, 2001.

Sharpe, J. P. “’Stellar’ interferometry using streetlights”. Physics Teacher 39, 10-11, 2001.

Sharpe, J. P., N. Sungar, M. Swaney, K. Carrigan and S. Wheeler. “Stochastic resonance on two-dimensional arrays of bistable oscillators in a nonlinear optical system.” Physical Review E, 67, 056222, 2003

Sharpe, J. P., P. L Ramazza, N. Sungar and K. Saunders. “Pattern stabilization by alternation of parameters in a nonlinear optical system.” Physical Review Letters, 96, 094101, 2006

Some conferences (underlined names are undergraduates)

Sharpe, J. P., K. Carrigan, M. Swaney and N. Sungar, “Array enhanced stochastic resonance in a nonlinear optical system.” Poster presented at 7^th Experimental Chaos Conference, San Diego, CA. Aug-25-29, 2002.

Sharpe, J. P., P. L Ramazza, N. Sungar and K. Saunders. “Pattern formation through alternation of dynamics in a nonlinear optical system.” Mini-Symposium Presentation, Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM), Dynamical Systems Conference, Snowbird, May 22-28, 2005. Invited

Iñiguez-Palomares, Claudia, Acedo-Félix, Evelia, Sharpe, John, Jiménez-Flores, Rafael

“Evaluation of Adherence of Bifidobacterium and Lactobacillus Strains to Cell Membranes by Blot Analysis and Optical Tweezers.” ADSA Conference, Minneapolis, Minnesota, July 9-13, 2006