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Eric Duane Sword
Ph.D. Candidate
Purdue University Physics Department
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Betty Harmless of Clarion Systems presenting to Eric Sword Clarion Systems Industrial Fellowship (photo courtesy of Purdue Physics Department Photo Gallery, Spring 2005) |
Educational History
Ph.D. Completion Expected May '09
Ph.D. Preliminary Exam Completed June 28, 2007
M.S. Coursework Completed Fall '06, GPA 3.76
B.S. Physics, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, June 2004
Publications and Conference Proceedings
A Neutron Based Scanner to Detect Explosives in Small, Sealed Containers
-Presented at 2008 CAARI Conference on the Application
of Accelerators in Research and Industry
Production of a Pulseable Fission-Like Neutron Flux
using a 14 MeV Neutron Generator and a Depleted Uranium Reflector
-Published in Nuclear Instruments and Methods A Volume 588 Issue 3 pg. 414-423
Use of a Neutron Reflector to Enhance the Rapid
Detection of Explosive Materials through Neutron Interrogation
-Presented at the 2007 Scientific Conference on
Chemical and Biological Defense Research, Nov. 13-15 in Timonium, Maryland
Research Awards and Fellowships
Grodzins Research Award: April 2008
2K Corporation Fellowship: January 2008
Clarion Systems Industrial Fellowship: May 2005
Meeks Award for Achievements in Acoustics: May 2004
Research Interests
Applications of Nuclear Physics
Neutron Interrogation Techniques / Systems
Detection of Radiation
High Energy Photon Detectors
Radiation Safety / Shielding
Monte Carlo Modeling
Research Projects
At Purdue University Applied Physics Laboratory:
Rapid detection of explosive materials through neutron interrogation (Mar '07 - Present)
Differentiation and identification of hazardous chemicals (May '06 - Mar '07)
Detection of Vehicle Bourne Improvised Explosive Devices (May '05 - August '05)
At Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology:
Construction and characterization of microwave induced plasma for dry cleaning and micromachining of silicon wafers (Fall '04 - Summer '04)
-Presented at 2004 Society for Experimental Mechanics (SEM) Conference
Acoustic tunneling through a waveguide with bandgap structure (Spring '04)
-Received Meeks Award for Achievements in Acoustics, May '04
Contact Information
Email: esword[at]purdue.edu
Phone: (765) 449-4949 [APL]
Fax: (765) 447-9278 [APL]
Cell: (765) 532-7885
Mail: 3044 Pemberly Court Apt. 4
West Lafayette, IN 47906