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Charles Cunningham, Ph.D.
Prof. Charles Cunningham
Professor of Physics

Science 1031 / Lab 0210
Offc. 641.269.3182 / Lab 269.4372
cunningh@grinnell.edu
Courses for 2008-2009
  • PHY 131L: General Physics I Lab (Fall)
  • PHY 232: Modern Physics with Lab (Fall)
  • PHY 360: Solid State Physics (Fall)
Research Interests
  • Novel materials growth
  • Solid state physics
  • Magnetic ordering transitions
  • Superconductivity
Recent Publications
  • C.E. Cunningham, C. Petrovic, G. Lapertot, S.L. Bud'ko, F. Laabs, W. Straszheim, D.K. Finnemore, and P.C. Canfield, "Synthesis and processing of MgB2 powders and wires," Physica C, 353 5-10, (2001). [ .pdf ]
  • S.L. Bud'ko, G. Lapertot, C. Petrovic, C.E. Cunningham, N. Anderson, and P.C. Canfield, "Boron Isotope Effect in Superconducting MgB2," Physical Review Letters 86 1877-80, (2001). [ .pdf ]
  • P.C. Canfield, D.K. Finnemore, S.L. Bud'ko, J.E. Ostenson, G. Lapertot, C.E. Cunningham, and C. Petrovic, "Superconductivity in Dense MgB2 Wires," Physical Review Letters, 86 2423-2426, (2001). [ .pdf ]
  • S.L. Bud'ko, C. Petrovic, G. Lapertot, C.E. Cunningham, P.C. Canfield, M-H Jung, and A.H. Lacerda, "Magnetoresistivity and Hc2(T) in MgB2," Physical Review B 63 220505(R), 1-3 (2001). [ .pdf ]
Selected Research Students & Projects
  • Greg Dyer '04, "Magnetic phase diagrams of RCo2Ge2 single crystals."Xu Wang '04, "Effect of site dilution on magnetic transitions in (DyxY(1-x))Co2Ge2."
  • Heather Thiessen '02, "Magnetic anisotropy in the RCo2Ge2 Series."
Education
  • B.S. (Physics), 1986, Harvey Mudd College
  • M.S. (Physics), 1987, Stanford University
  • Ph.D. (Physics), 1992, Stanford University
  • Postdoc (Solid State Physics), 1992-93, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory


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