Contact Information
ageraci@unr.edu
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Degrees
Ph.D., Physics 2007 Stanford University, Stanford, CA
A.B., Physics 1998 University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
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Selected Publications
Dr. Andrew Geraci Assistant Professor, Physics
Professional Experience
| 2011 - Present | Assistant Professor, University of Nevada, Reno |
| 2007-2010 | Postdoctoral Researcher, NIST |
NRC research associate award, Supervisor: John Kitching 2007-2009
Research Interests
Dr. Geraci's research interests include:
[Top]- - precision force measurements
- - laser-cooling and trapping of atoms and dielectric objects
- - hybrid atomic-microelectromechanical systems (MEMS)
- - quantum information science
- - Casimir forces
- - experimental gravitation
Selected Publications (2000-2010)
"Short-range Force Detection Using Optically Cooled Levitated Microspheres" Andrew A. Geraci, Scott B. Papp, and John Kitching, Phys. Rev. Lett. 102, 101101 (2010).
"Ultracold mechanical resonators coupled to atoms in an optical lattice" Andrew A. Geraci and John Kitching, Phys. Rev. A 80, 032317 (2009).
"Improved constraints on non-Newtonian forces at 10 microns" Andrew A. Geraci, Sylvia J. Smullin, David M. Weld, John Chiaverini, and Aharon Kapitulnik, Phys. Rev. D 78, 022002 (2008).
"How to Test Atom and Neutron Neutrality with Atom Interferometry" Asimina Arvanitaki, Savas Dimopoulos, Andrew A. Geraci, Jason Hogan, and Mark Kasevich, Phys. Rev. Lett. 100, 120407 (2008).
"Constraints on Yukawa-type deviations from Newtonian gravity at 20 microns" S. J. Smullin, A.A.Geraci, D.M.Weld, J.Chiaverini, S.Holmes, and A. Kapitulnik, Phys. Rev. D 72, 122001 (2005).
"Probing Sub-Micron Forces by Interferometry of Bose-Einstein Condensed Atoms" Savas Dimopoulos and Andrew A. Geraci, Phys. Rev. D 68, 124021 (2003).
"New Experimental Constraints on Non-Newtonian Forces below 100 µm" J. Chiaverini, S. J. Smullin, A. A. Geraci, D. M. Weld, and A.Kapitulnik, Phys. Rev. Lett. 90, 151101 (2003).
"Transverse dynamics of a relativistic electron beam in an underdense plasma channel" Andrew A. Geraci and David H. Whittum, Physics of Plasmas, 7, 3431 (2000).
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