NSF Bio and Current and Pending Support
John K. McIver, Jr.
Educational history:
University of Rochester, B.S, Mechanical Engineering 1971
University of Rochester, B.S., Physics 1971
University of Rochester, M.S., College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, 1972
University of Rochester, Ph. D., College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, 1979
Postdoc: Lebedev Physics Institute, Moscow, USSR, 1978-1979
Postdoc: University of Arizona, 1979-1980
Employment history:
7/01 Senior Associate Vice President for Research and Economic Development
6/93 Prof., Dept. of Phys. and Astr. and Dept. of Elect. and Comp. Eng.
1/01 –6/01 Interim Vice Provost for Research, University of New Mexico
8/97 – 12/00 Chairman, Dept of Phys. and Astr., U. of New Mexico
6/95 – 7/97 Liaison Officer, Lasers and Opto-Electronics, United States Air Force
European Office of Aerospace Research and Development, London, UK
5/87 – 6/93 Assoc. Prof., U. of New Mexico, Dept. of Phys. and Astr. And
Dept. of Elect. and Comp. Eng.
9/84 – 5/87 Asst. Prof., U. of New Mexico. Dept. of Phys. and Astr.
10/80 – 9/84 Research Scientist, U. of New Mexico
Publications most closely related to project
None
Other significant publications
1. W. Becker, S. Long and J. K. McIver, "Modeling harmonic generation by a zerorange potential," Phys. Rev. A 50, 1540-1560 (1994)
2. Darryl J. Sanchez and J. K. McIver, “Use of the analyticity of the generalized
Fourier spectrum in object reconstruction,” JOSA A 14, 792-798 (1997).
3. Steve P. Phipps, Tony C. Smith, Gordon D. Hager, Michael C. Heaven, J. K.
McIver and W. G. Rudolph, “Investigation of the state-to-state rotational
relaxation rate constants for carbon monoxide (CO) using infrared double
resonance,” Journal of Chemical Physics 116, 9281-9292 (2002).
4. J.D. Finley and John K. McIver, “Non-Abelian Infinite Algebra of Generalized
Symmetries for the Sdiff(2) Toda Equation,” Journal of Physics A: Math Gen 37,
5825-5847 (2004).
5. Sonja Daffer, Krzysztof Wodkiewicz, James D. Cresser and John K. McIver,
“Depolarizing Channel as a Completely Positive Map with Memory,” Physical
Review A 70, 010304 (R) (2004).
Synergistic Activities
1. Led team that organized group to pursue NSF Science of Learning Center
proposal: Catalyst grant awarded but did not get center grant
2. Member of the NM Research council, a consortium of NM research universities
and Federal Labs, which discusses and implements joint research and educational
3. Chairs committee of NM research universities tasked with developing educational
and research initiatives with Los Alamos National Laboratory.
4. Oversees development of multidisciplinary research programs at UNM.
5. Responsible for implementation of new research thrust areas including ones in
health disparities and college readiness
Collaborations and other affiliations
Collaborators and co-editors
D. A Alsing, Air Force Research Laboratory, Kirtlad, NM.
T. Apostolova, Air Force Research Laboratory. Kirtland, NM
W. Bohn, DLR Insitut Für Technische Physik, Germany
D. A. Cardomona, Air Force Research Laboratory, Kirtland, NM
S. Daffer, Associate Editor, Physical Review Letters
S. Dass, Air Force Research Laboratory, Kirtland, NM
J. D. Finley, University of New Mexico
G. D. Hager, Air Force Research Laboratory, Kirtland, NM
D. H. Huang, Air Force Research Laboratory, Kirtland, NM
A. A. Ionin, General Physics Institute, Moscow, Russia
Yu. M. Klimachev, General Physics Institute, Moscow, Russia
A. A. Kotkov, General Physics Institute, Moscow, Russia
J. E. McCord, Air Force Research Laboratory, Kirtland, NM
V. A. Pazderzersky, Inst. Of Applied Laser Physics, Tashkent, Uzbechistan
L. V. Seleznev, General Physics Institute, Moscow, Russia
D. V. Sinitsyn, General Physics Institute, Moscow, Russia
R. F. Tate, Air Force Research Laboratory, Kirtland, NM
H. von Buelow, DLR Insitut Für Technische Physik, Germany
K. Wodkiewicz, Univ. of Warsaw and Univ. of New Mexico
V.I. Usachenko, Inst. Of Applied Laser Physics, Tashkent, Uzbechistan
Graduate and Postdoctoral Advisors
M. J. Lubin, thesis advisor, deceased
M. V. Federov, postdoctoral advisor, Lebedev Physical Institute, Moscow, Russia
M. O. Scully, postdoctoral advisor, Texas A&M University
Thesis Advisor and Postgraduate-Scholar Sponsor
M. Adhikari, PhD thesis advisor, current student, University of New Mexico
T. Apostolova, postdoc sponsor, Air Force Research Laboratory, Kirtland, NM
N. Brilliant, PhD thesis advisor, Unknown location
Sonja Daffer, thesis advisor, Physical Review Letters
Matthew A. Drago, thesis advisor, Boeing SVS, Albuquerque, NM
N. Sawrak, MS thesis advisor, Air Force Academy. Colorado