Jeffrey Allen Phillips

Teaching Portfolio

Statement of Research Interest

phillips@uci.edu 

Ph.D. Physics, University of California, Irvine 1999 (Expected). 

Thesis- Superfluid and Wetting Phase Transitions on Intermediate Binding Strength Substrates 

Advisor- Dr. Peter Taborek.

B.S. Physics, University of Virginia 1993. 
 
 

Teaching Assistant Consultant for the Department of Physics & Astronomy, U. C. Irvine, Instructional Resource Center.  1997- ‘98. 

Teaching Assistant, U.C. Irvine, Division of Undergraduate Education.  1997- ‘98. 
 • “Group Project for Discussion Leaders of University Experience.” 

Discussion Leader, U.C. Irvine, Division of Undergraduate Education.  1997. 
 • “The University Experience: Issues & Options for Undecided/ Undeclared Students.” 

Teaching Intern, Orange Coast College, Department of Physics.  1997. 
 • “Introductory Electricity & Magnetism, Optics, & Modern Physics.” 
 • “General Physics: Electricity & Magnetism.” 

Instructor, U.C. Irvine Lab Program for Outstanding High School Physics Students.  1995. 

Teaching Assistant, U.C. Irvine, Department of Physics & Astronomy.  1993- ‘98. 
 • “Basic Physics” & “Fundamental Physics”  7 quarters. 
 • “Basic Physics Laboratory” & “Fundamental Physics Laboratory” 4 quarters. 
 • “Classical Mechanics” 2 quarters. 
 
 

J. A. Phillips, P. Taborek and J. E. Rutledge,  “Performance of Quartz Microbalances at Low Temperatures”, in preparation. 

J. A. Phillips, P. Taborek and J. E. Rutledge,  “Experimental Survey of Wetting and Superfluid Onset of ⁴He on Alkali Metal Surfaces”, J. Low Temp. Phys., 113, 829 (1998). 

J. A. Phillips, D. Ross, P. Taborek and J. E. Rutledge, “Superfluid Onset and Prewetting of ⁴He on Rubidium”, Phys. Rev. B58, 3361 (1998). 

D. Ross, J. A. Phillips, J. E. Rutledge and P. Taborek, “Adsorption of ³He on Cesium”, J. Low Temp. Phys., 106, 81 (1997). 

W. W. Heidbrink, P. L. Taylor and J. A. Phillips, “Measurements of the Neutron Source Strength at DIII-D”, Rev. Sci. Intrum., 68, 536 (1997). 
 
 

Contributed Presentation, “Experimental Survey of Wetting and Superfluid Onset of ⁴He on Alkali Metal Surfaces”, Quantum Fluid Symposium, Amherst, MA (1998). 

Contributed Presentation, “Interplay Between Prewetting & Superfluid Transitions in ⁴He on Rubidium”, March Meeting of the American Physical Society, Los Angeles, CA (1998). 

Contributed Presentation, “⁴He Prewetting Transition on Rubidium”, March Meeting of the American Physical Society, Kansas City, MO (1997). 
 

Graduate Student Leader- Dean of Students Office, Student- Parent Orientation Program.  1998. 

Graduate Student Representative, U. C. Irvine Academic Senate- Graduate Council.  1997- ‘98. 

At-Large Representative, Associated Graduate Students- Judiciary Committee.  1997- ‘98. 

Graduate Student Representative, Academic Honesty Committee.  1997- ‘98. 

Graduate Student Mentor, Office of Research & Graduate Studies, TA Outreach Network.  1997. 

Graduate Student Representative, Student Recreation Center- Architectural Screening & Architectural Selection Advisory Committees.  1996. 

Graduate Student Representative, U. C. Irvine Academic Senate- Student Affairs Committee.  1995- ‘97. 

Graduate Student Representative, U. C. Irvine Bicycle Advisory Committee.  1995- ‘96. 

Physical Sciences Representative, Associated Graduate Students.  1995- ‘96. 

Graduate Student Representative, U. C. Irvine All-University Leadership Conference.  1995. 

Honoree, U. C. Irvine, Celebration of Teaching.  1998. 

Outstanding Teaching Assistant, U. C. Irvine, Department of Physics & Astronomy.  1997- ‘98. 

Regents Fellowship, U. C. Irvine.  1993-’94. 

American Physical Society. 

American Association of Physics Teachers.