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Curriculum Vitae
Duncan L. Carlsmith
Dept. of Physics, 1150 University Ave, Madison, WI 53706
608-***-**** (WI office), 608-***-**** (WI FAX), +41-79-233-**-** (Swiss mobile)
abotqb@r.postjobfree.com, http://www.physics.wisc.edu/people/faculty/dcarlsmith
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Personal information
Birth 22 Nov. 1957, Nashua, N.H. (US citizen), two grown children.
Education
University of Chicago - M.S. Physics (1980) ; Ph.D. Physics (1984).
Yale University - B.S. Physics (1979), cum laude.
Richmond College, Richmond, Surrey, England (1974-5).
Employment
1999-presentFull Professor, University of Wisconsin-Madison
1993-99Associate Professor, University of Wisconsin, Madison
1987-93Assistant Professor, University of Wisconsin-Madison
1984-87Project Associate, University of Wisconsin
-Madison
1980-84Research Assistant, University of Chicago
Research in elementary particle physics
Compact Muon Solenoid (CMS) Collaboration, CERN LHC, 1994-present
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Public website: http://cms.web.cern.ch/
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Physics in pp collisons at s= 7 TeV at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC). Endcap system
design, cathode strip chamber R&D. Production planning. Laser alignment source and sen-
sor installation, data acquisition hardware and software development and commissioning.
Laser alignment system and Alignment Task Management, USCMS Election Committee
2008-9, Endcap Muon CSC commissioning and operations, CSC Data Quality monitor
2011-, paper reviewer.
Collider Detector Facility (CDF), Fermilab, 1984-present.
Public website: http://www-cdf.fnal.gov/
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Physics in pp- collisions at s = 1.8 TeV, CDF I Forward Muon Spectrometer System
construction and operation, Muon Group Convener, Muon Upgrade Group Leader, Annual
Shift Captain/Scientific Coordinator, Executive Board. CDF II Intermediate Muon System
design, fabrication, maintenance and operation, paper godparent.
Superconducting Super Collider Subsystem R & D, 1986-1991.
Public website: http://www.hep.net/ssc/
1986 Snowmass Muon Group Co-leader, WI SSC Workshop Group Leader, SSC Generic
Muon Subsystem Design Activities, Drift Chamber Development, High Pressure Gas Calorime-
try Development, Muon Detector and Facilities Design, Engineering and Integration, Fer-
milab Experiment T816: SSC Muon Subsystem Beam Tests.
Solenoidal Detector Collaboration (SDC), SSCL, 1991-1993.
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Proton-proton collisions at s = 40 TeV. Muon Chamber Selection Committee, Muon
Technical Board, Air Core Toroid Task Force, Intermediate Muon System Task Leader,
RPC Committee (1993), Muon Trigger Review Committee (1993), Institutional Board.
Fermilab Experiment E617, 1980-1984.
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Measurements of K and K meson CP violation parameters and of the strange-quark mag-
netic moment.
Education research
Flexible Physics for the Google World, 2011-.
Public website: http://flexible.physics.wisc.edu/
Project to create video-based learning objects for labs for undergraduates and teaching
as-
sistants in physics.
Grants and Contracts as Principal Investigator
The Graduate School, University of WI-Madison
Flexible Physics for the Google World (2011-12)
Department of Energy
Research in High Energy Physics (DE-AC0276ER00881)(with UW HEP group)
Task E (CDF): Ultra High Energy Colliding Beam Physics (1988-present with Prof. Lee
Pondrom)
Task T (CMS): R & D for Major Detector Subsystems Detectors (1992-present, with Prof.
Wesley Smith and Prof. Sridhara Dasu)
Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory/SDC
SDC Muon Magnet and Chamber Preliminary Design (EOI)(1990)
SDC Muon Magnet and Chamber Preliminary Design (LOI)(1991)
Superconducting Super Collider Laboratory
Development of a Muon Subsystem for a Solenoidal Detector (1990-91, with Prof. Don
Reeder)
Iron Toroid Design and Muon Chamber Engineering (1990-1993)
Construction of Intermediate Muon System (1992-94, with Prof. Don Reeder)
Texas National Laboratory Research Commission
Intermediate Muon Detector for the SDC (1993)
The Graduate School, University of WI-Madison
CMS Engineering, Project 951668, Fund 135-3517 (1995)
Leaves/Sabbaticals
Fall 2008 Sabbatical leave at CERN, Geneva, Switzerland.
University of Wisconsin teaching
Physics 103: General Physics I 1997
Physics 104: General Physics II 1998
Physics 107: Ideas of Modern Physics 1999, 2000-04, 2010
Physics 201: General Physics I 1994, 1997, 2001, 2006
Physics 202: General Physics II 1989, 1996, 2012
Physics 205: Modern Physics for Engineers 2009
Physics 207: General Physics I 1995, 2000
Physics 208: General Physics II 2001, 2009
Physics 241: Modern Physics 2005
Physics 244: Modern Physics (primarily for ECE majors) 2007, 2008
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Physics 247: A Modern Introduction to Physics I 2010
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Physics 248: A Modern Introduction to Physics II 2011
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Physics 249: A Modern Introduction to Physics III 2011
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Physics 299: Directed Study 1991, 2009, 201 0
Physics 301: Physics Today 1991,1993,1995,1997
Physics 307: Intermediate Laboratory 1994
Physics 311: Classical Mechanics 1989, 1990, 1995, 2007
Physics 321: Wave Motion and Optics 1993
Physics 322: Electromagnetic Fields 1988, 1992, 2002
Physics 415: Thermal Physics 1991
Physics 531: Introduction to Quantum Mechanics 1989, 1993, 1996
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Physics 535: Elementary Particle Physics 1988,1990,1992,1998, 2004,
2005, 2006
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Physics 601: Scientific Presentation 1994
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Physics 990: Research in Physics 1989-present
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non-calculus for biologists, calculus for engineers, calculus for biologists, accelerated
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for physics and astronomy majors, physics majors, graduate level
Course descriptions are available at
http://www.physics.wisc.edu/undergrads/general/courses.html/.
College of Letters and Sciences and University Committees
Faculty Advising Service1989-92,1993-8
Letters and Science Advising Center
Faculty Honors Committee1995-97
Honors Faculty Mentor1995
Physical Sciences Division Fellowships Committee
1996-8, 2000-4, 20 06, 2007
(chair)
Wisconsin Space Grant Advisor1995-2006
Hilldale Awards
2005
UW Madison Bouchet Selection Committee2010-12
General Education Requirements Committee 2011-
Department of Physics Committees
(chair)
Intermediate and Advanced Courses
High Energy Advisor1989-90
Physics Advisor Soph/Fresh1998-2004, 2005
Physics Advisor Juniors1998-2005
Physics Advisor Individualmajors 2001-2
Qualifying Exam1989,1998,1999, 2000, 2001
Introductory Seminar
1989-92
Graduate Admissions and Fellowships 1989-90,1995, 1996(chair),
199, 2003, 2004, 2007(chair)
Degree Audit Record System Representative1997-2006
Research Capital1997-8
(chair)
Faculty Minority Liaison1998-present
TA Policy and Review 2001, 2009 (chair), 2010-12
Salaries 2001
Climate and Diversity 2007 (originator and chair)
Physics certificate 2007 (originator)
Computing 2007
Student Awards 2010
Physics Learning Center Oversight Committee 2011
Journal Publications
An itemized list of 768+ journal publications with D. Carlsmith as co-author is available
at: http://usparc.ihep.su/spires/find/hep/wwwcite?rawcmd=FIND+author+carlsmith
Books
Duncan Carlsmith, Particle Physics, Addison-Wesley (2013). A 700+ page graduate level
textbook.
http://www.pearsonhighered.com/educator/product/Particle-Physics/978**********.page
Professional Organizations
American Physical Society (1984-present), American Association of Physics Teachers (07-)
IEEE member (1987-1995), PHENIX Muon System Review Panel(1993), Referee for DoE
High Energy Physics Proposals, USCMS election Committee (08-09), LHC Users Organi-
zation candidate for Executive Committee 08-09, Advances in High Energy Physics editor
(10-), National Society of Black Physicists (09-)
Recent Outreach
National Society of Black Physicists and National Society of Hispanic Physicists Annual
Meeting, Austin (2011), escort and recruiter
Madison West Rotary Club, The Large Hadron Collider at CERN, a talk at the Westside
Business Men s Club, 30 Apr 2009.
Rotary Club of Madison, The Large Hadron Collider: A fantastic experiment, a talk
for a 250+ member audience at the Alliant Energy Center Exhibition Hall, 24 Feb 2010.