J. W. Clark, J. R. Thompson and D. B. Mountcastle, “Comparing Student Conceptual Understanding of Thermodynamics in Physics and Engineering,” in 2012 Physics Education Research Conference, P.V. Engelhardt, A.D. Churukian, N.S. Rebello, eds., AIP Conference Proceedings *1513*, 102-105 (2013).
T. I. Smith, D. B. Mountcastle and J. R. Thompson, “Identifying Student Difficulties with Conflicting Ideas in Statistical Mechanics,” in 2012 Physics Education Research Conference, P.V. Engelhardt, A.D. Churukian, N.S. Rebello, eds., AIP Conference Proceedings*1513*, 386-389 (2013).
Astumian, R.D., Microscopic Reversibility as the Organizing Principle of Molecular Machines. Nature Nanotechnology, 684–688 (2012) doi:10.1038/nnano.2012.188
R. R. Bajracharya, T. M. Wemyss, J. R. Thompson, “Student interpretation of the signs of definite integrals using graphical representations,” in 2011 Physics Education Research Conference, C. Singh, N.S. Rebello, P. Engelhardt, eds.,AIP Conference Proceedings *1413*, 111-114 (2012).
W.M. Christensen and J.R. Thompson, “Investigating graphical representations of slope and derivative without a physics context,” Phys. Rev. ST Physics Ed. Research *8*, 023101 (2012).
M. Kryjevskaia, M. R. Stetzer, and P. R. L. Heron, “Student understanding of wave behavior at a boundary: The relationships among wavelength, propagation speed, and frequency,” Am. J. Phys. 80, 339 (2012).
J. R. I. Lee, H. D. Whitley, R. W. Meulenberg, A. Wolcott, J. Z. Zhang, D. Prendergast, D. D. Lovingood, G. F. Strouse, T. Ogitsu, E. Schwegler, L. J. Terminello, T. van Buuren, “Ligand-Mediated Modification of the Electronic Structure of CdSe Quantum Dots.” Nano Lett., 12, 2763-2767 (2012).
Neumann, Jan, Gottschalk, Kay E., Astumian, R.D., Driving and Controlling Molecular Surface Rotors with a Terahertz Electric Field. ACS Nano, 2012, 6 (6), pp 5242–5248 DOI: 10.1021/nn301001s
Wittmann, M.C., Flood, V.J., and Black, K.E. (2012). Algebraic Manipulation as Motion in a Landscape. Educational Studies in Mathematics. Online first. doi: 10.1007/s10649-012-9428-4.
W. Zheng, K. Singh, Z. X. Wang, J. T. Wright, J. van Tol, N. S. Dalal, R. W. Meulenberg, G.F. Strouse, “Evidence of a ZnCr2Se4 Spinel Inclusion at the Core of a Cr-Doped ZnSe Quantum Dot.” J. Am. Chem. Soc., 134, 5577-5585 (2012).
Astumian, R. Dean, Stochastic Conformational Pumping: A Mechanism for Free-Energy Transduction by Molecules. Annual Review of Biophysics. Vol. 40: 289-313 DOI: 10.1146/annurev-biophys-042910-155355
Coskun, Ali, Banaszak, Michal, Astumian, R. Dean, Stoddart, J. Fraser, Gizybowski, Bartosz A., Great Expectations: Can Artificial Molecular Machines Deliver on their Promise? Chem. Soc. Rev., 2012,41, 19-30 DOI: 10.1039/C1CS15262A
S. K. Kandpal, B. Goundie, J. Wright, R. A. Pollock, M. D. Mason, R. W. Meulenberg, “Investigation of the Emission Mechanism in Milled SrAl2O4:Eu, Dy Using Optical and Synchrotron X-ray Spectroscopy.” ACS Appl. Mater. & Inter., 3, 3482-3486 (2011).
M. Kryjevskaia, M. R. Stetzer, and P. R. L. Heron, “Student understanding of wave behavior at a boundary: The limiting case of reflection at fixed and free ends,” Am. J. Phys. 79, 508 (2011).
L. C. McDermott, P. R. L. Heron, P. S. Shaffer, and M. R. Stetzer, “Improving the preparation of K-12 teachers through physics education research,” in Teacher Education in Physics: Research, Curriculum, and Practice, D. E. Meltzer and P. S. Shaffer, Eds, pp 147-151 (American Physical Society, 2011). Reprinted from Am. J. Phys. 74, 763 (2006).
Stone, Thomas E., & McKay, Susan R. (2011) “Critical behavior of disease spread on dynamic small-world networks“, EPL 95, 3800.
J.R. Thompson, W.M. Christensen, and M.C. Wittmann, “Preparing future teachers to anticipate student difficulties in physics in a graduate-level course in physics, pedagogy, and education research,” Physical Review Special Topics – Physics Education Research *7*, 010108 (2011); reprinted in Teacher Education in Physics: Research, Curriculum, and Practice, D.E. Meltzer and P.S. Shaffer, Eds., pp. 91-102 (American Physical Society, 2011), here.
T. M. Wemyss, R. R. Bajracharya, J. R. Thompson, and J. F. Wagner, “Student understanding of integration in the context and notation of thermodynamics: Concepts, representations, and transfer,” Proceedings of the 14th Annual Conference on Research in Undergraduate Mathematics Education, eds.S. Brown, S. Larsen, K. Marrongelle, M. Oehrtman(Mathematical Association of America, 2011).
W. W. Zheng, Z. X. Wang, J. Wright, B. Goundie, N. S. Dalal, R. W. Meulenberg, G.F. Strouse, “Probing the Local Site Environments in Mn:CdSe Quantum Dots.” J. Phys. Chem. C 47, 23305-23314 (2011).
Astumian, R.D., Thermodynamics and Kinetics of Molecular Motors, Biophys. Journal, 98: 2401-2409 (2010).
N. Dahal, J. T. Wright, T. M. Willey, R W. Meulenberg, V. Chikan, “Preparation of Iron and Gold Silicide Nanodomains on Silicon (111) by the Reaction of Gold, Iron-Gold-Core Shell, and Alloy Nanoparticles with Triethylsilane.” ACS Appl. Mater. & Inter., 2, 2238-2247 (2010).
I. T. Ghampson, C. Newman, L. Kong, E. Pier, K. D. Hurley, R. A. Pollock, B. R. Walsh, B. Goundie, J. Wright, M. C. Wheeler, R. W. Meulenberg, W. J. DeSisto, B. G. Frederick, R. N. Austin, “Effects of pore diameter on particle size, phase, and turnover frequency in mesoporous silica supported cobalt Fischer-Tropsch catalysts.” Appl. Catal. A 388, 57-67 (2010).
J.M. Hawkins, J.R. Thompson, and M.C. Wittmann, E.C. Sayre, and B.W. Frank, “Students’ Responses To Different Representations Of A Vector Addition Question”, in 2010 Physics Education Research Conference, M. Sabella, C. Singh, N.S. Rebello, eds.,AIP Conference Proceedings *1289*, 165-168 (2010).
Hayes, K., & Wittmann, M. C. (2010). The Role of Sign in Students’ Modeling of Scalar Equations. The Physics Teacher, 48, 246-249.
Stone, Thomas E., Jones, Matthew M., & McKay, Susan R. (2010) “Comparative effects of avoidance and vaccination in dynamic small-world network“, Physica A 389, 5515-5520.
T.I. Smith, J.R. Thompson and D.B. Mountcastle, “Addressing Student Difficulties with Statistical Mechanics: The Boltzmann Factor,” in 2010 Physics Education Research Conference, M. Sabella, C. Singh, N.S. Rebello, eds.,AIP Conference Proceedings *1289*, 305-308 (2010). And here.
Breton, Daniel J., Hamilton, Gordon S., & Hess, C.T. (2009) “Design, optimization and calibration of an automated density gauge for firn and ice cores“, Journal of Glaciology, 55(194):1092-1100.
McClymer, J.P. & Shehadeh, H.M. (2009) Photon Localization in a Nematic Liquid Crystal, Phys.Rev. A 79, 031802(R).
Meulenberg, R.W., Lee, J.R.I. , McCall, S.K., Hanif, K.M., Haskel, D., Lang, J.C., Terminello, L.J., & van Buuren, T. (2009) (“Evidence for Ligand-Induced Paramagnetism in CdSe Quantum Dots.” J. Am. Chem. Soc., 131, 6888-6889.
Meulenberg, R.W., Lee, J.R.I. , Wolcott, A., Zhang, J.Z., Terminello, L.J., & van Buuren, T. (2009) “Determination of the Exciton Binding Energy in CdSe Quantum Dots.” ACS Nano, 3, 325-330.
O’Brien, M.J., & Thompson, J.R. (2009) “Effectiveness of ninth-grade physics in Maine: Conceptual understanding,” The Physics Teacher 47(4), 234-239.
Wu, Yongfeng, Batuski, David J., & Andre, Khalil (2009) “Multi-Scale Morphological Analysis of Application of SDSS DR5 Survey Using the Metric Space Technique,” Astrophysical Journal, Vol. 707, p. 1160-1167.