{"id":68,"date":"2012-06-01T11:33:59","date_gmt":"2012-06-01T15:33:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.vassar.edu\/diffractionsymmetries\/?page_id=68"},"modified":"2022-01-05T14:17:25","modified_gmt":"2022-01-05T19:17:25","slug":"professor-jenny-magnus","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/diffractionsymmetries\/research\/research-team\/principle-invesgiator\/principal-investigator\/professor-jenny-magnus\/","title":{"rendered":"Professor Jenny Magnes"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>At the forefront, Dr. Jenny Magnes brings unparalleled expertise in\u00a0Optics, Molecular Optics, Spectroscopy, and more!<\/p>\n

Jenny Magnes\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

jemagnes@vassar.edu<\/p>\n

Education:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

May 2003\u00a0 Ph.D., Physics, <\/strong>Temple<\/em> University<\/em>, Philadelphia, PA.<\/p>\n

Dissertation: “Observation and Study of the 4<\/em>3<\/em>D<\/em>g<\/em> State in K<\/em>2<\/em> and <\/em><\/p>\n

Electromagnetically Induced Transparency (EIT) with Emphasis on the <\/em><\/p>\n

Open Molecular System” <\/em><\/p>\n

Advisor: Dr. Marjatta Lyyra <\/em><\/p>\n

Future Faculty Fellow<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

May 2000 M.A., Physics, <\/strong>Temple<\/em> University<\/em>, Philadelphia, PA.<\/p>\n

May 1997 B.S., Physics and Mathematics, <\/strong>Delaware State University<\/em>, Dover, DE.<\/p>\n

(Magna Cum Laude).<\/p>\n

May 1995\u00a0 B.A., English, <\/strong>University of Maryland<\/em>, Heidelberg, Germany.<\/p>\n

(Magna Cum Laude).<\/p>\n

May 1993 A.A., General Studies, <\/strong>Central Texas College, <\/em>Uijangbu, Korea..<\/p>\n

July 1987 Fachhochschulreife, Technology, <\/strong>Balthasar Neumann Schule, <\/em><\/p>\n

Wuerzburg, Germany.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

\u00a0Languages: <\/strong>German (fluent), Italian (basic conversation, reading and writing).<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Fellowships: <\/strong>Future Faculty Fellow,<\/strong> Temple University (1998 – present).<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Honors: <\/strong>Civilian Service Medal,<\/strong> USMA (2007).<\/p>\n

Other Professional Activities:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>2011 Chair at the Undergraduate Symposium Poster Session,<\/strong><\/p>\n

FiO\/LS<\/strong>, Rochester, NY.<\/p>\n

2008 \u2013 present Society of Physics Students<\/strong>, Faculty Advisor, Vassar Chapter,<\/p>\n

NY.<\/p>\n

2009-present Conservation Advisory Council<\/strong> Member, Hyde Park, NY.<\/p>\n

2006-present Board Member for CREOSA External Advisory Committee<\/strong> at<\/p>\n

Delaware State University, Dover, De.<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>2008 Chair at the Undergraduate Symposium at the FiO\/LS<\/strong>,<\/p>\n

Rochester, NY.<\/p>\n

2005-2007 Editor for the Division of Laser Sciences<\/strong> (DLS).<\/p>\n

2003 \u2013 2007\u00a0 Photonics Research Center Principle Investigator<\/strong>,<\/p>\n

West Point, NY.\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n

2005 \u2013 2007 Society of Physics Students and Sigma Pi Sigma Honor Society <\/strong><\/p>\n

Officer<\/strong>, West Point, NY.<\/p>\n

2005 \u2013 2007\u00a0 Ethics Committee <\/strong>Member, West Point, NY.<\/p>\n

2005\u00a0\u00a0 Laboratory Resource Committee<\/strong> Member, West Point, NY.<\/p>\n

2004-2005\u00a0 Officer representative for the Army track team<\/strong>,<\/p>\n

West Point, NY.<\/p>\n

2007 Chair American Physical Society and American Association of <\/strong><\/p>\n

Physics Teachers Conference<\/strong> at the U.S. Military Academy,<\/p>\n

West Point, NY.<\/p>\n

2005 \u2013 present Reviewed for <\/strong><\/p>\n

1. Journal of Molecular Spectroscopy<\/p>\n

2. Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC), U.S.<\/p>\n

Army<\/p>\n

3. Optics Communications.<\/p>\n

4. Primus<\/p>\n

5. Materials Chemistry and Physics<\/p>\n

6. Applied Optics<\/p>\n

7. Wiley (Book Proposal)<\/p>\n

Refereed Publications:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>1. Jenny Magnes, Kathleen M. Raley-Susman, Alicia Sampson* and<\/p>\n

Rebecca Eells*,, \u201cLocomotive Analysis of C. Elegans through<\/p>\n

Diffraction,\u201d\u00a0\u00a0 Conference Paper, Control number:<\/strong> 348 Session:<\/strong> JTuA –<\/p>\n

Joint FiO\/LS Poster Session I Pres. number:<\/strong>\u00a0 JTuA39, FiOs\/LS,<\/p>\n

Rochester, NY, October 26, 2010.<\/p>\n

2. Jenny Magnes, Margo Kinneberg*, Rahul Khakurel*, Noureddine<\/p>\n

Melikechi, \u201cOpto-mechanical Shape Analysis using Group Theory,\u201d<\/p>\n

Appl. Opt., 49<\/strong> (22), pp. 4188-4192 (2010).<\/p>\n

3. Jenny Magnes, Kathleen M. Raley-Susman, Rahul Khakurel*, Alicia<\/p>\n

Sampson*, Margo Kinneberg*, Rebecca Eels*, Conference Paper,<\/p>\n

\u201cDiffraction Patterns of Live C. Elegans: Acquisition and Analysis,\u201d<\/p>\n

Biophysical Journal<\/em>, Volume 98, Issue 3, Supplement 1<\/em>, January <\/em><\/p>\n

2010<\/em>, Page 746a.<\/em><\/p>\n

4. Jenny Magnes, Trevor David*, Rahul Khakurel*, Margo Kinneberg*,<\/p>\n

Derek Olson*, Noureddine Melikechi, \u201cShape Recognition through Opto-<\/p>\n

Mechanical Scanning,\u201d\u00a0\u00a0 Conference Paper, Control number:<\/strong> 1405<\/p>\n

Session:<\/strong> FMJ Pres. number:<\/strong>\u00a0 FMJ5-\u00a0 Illumination II: Vision and<\/p>\n

Measurement, FiOs\/LS,\u00a0 Rochester, NY, October 20, 2008.<\/p>\n

5. A. Lazoudis, E.H. Ahmed, L. Li, T. Kirova, P. Qi, J. Magnes et al.,<\/p>\n

\u201cExperimental observation of the dependence of Autler-Townes splitting<\/p>\n

on the probe and coupling laser wave-number ratio in Doppler-broadened<\/p>\n

open molecular cascade systems,\u201d Phys. Rev. A, 78<\/strong> (4), 043405, 2008.<\/p>\n

6. J. Magnes, G. Schwarz, J. Hartke, D. Burt, and N. Melikechi,<\/p>\n

\u201cOptomechanical integration method for finite integrals,\u201d Appl. Opt. 46<\/strong>,<\/p>\n

6918-6922 (2007)<\/p>\n

7. D. Burt, J. Magnes, G. Schwarz, J. Hartke, \u201cTeaching Integration through<\/p>\n

a Physical Phenomenon,\u201d Primus, 18:3, 283-290, May 2008.<\/p>\n

8. J. Magnes, E. Ahmed, C. Goldberg, A. M. Lyyra, Sylvie Magnier ,<\/p>\n

Monique Aubert-Fr\u00e9con,Yaoming Liu, Li Li, \u201cObservation of the K2 43\u0394g<\/p>\n

State by cw Perturbation-Facilitated Optical-Optical Double-Resonance<\/p>\n

Spectroscopy,\u201d Mol. Spec., 221, 72-79 (2003).<\/p>\n

9. \u00a0X. Wang, F. Martin, J. Magnes, M. Lyyra, A. Ross, P. Dove, R. Le Roy,<\/p>\n

“Born-Oppenheimer Breakdown in a Combined-Isotopomer Analysis of<\/p>\n

the A1S+u – X 1S+g System of Li2″, J. Chem. Phys. 117 (20): 9339-9346,<\/p>\n

Nov 22, 2002.<\/p>\n

10. \u00a0J. Qi, F.C. Spano, T. Kirova, A. Lazoudis, J. Magnes, L. Li, L.M.<\/p>\n

Narducci, R.W. Field, and A. M. Lyyra. \u201cMeasurement of Transition<\/p>\n

Dipole Moments in Molecular Lithium Using Electromagnetically<\/p>\n

Induced Transparency\u201d, Phys. Rev. Letters 88, Number 17,Apr. (2002).<\/p>\n

11. Fedchak, J. A.; Bailey, K.; Cummings, W. J.; Gao, H.; Jones, C. E.;<\/p>\n

Kowalczyk, R. S.;Magnes, J.; Pipes, M.”The Argon Laser-Driven D<\/p>\n

Target: Recent Developments and Progress.” International Workshop on<\/p>\n

Polarized Beams and Polarized Gas Targets, AIP Conference Proceedings,<\/p>\n

Jan 31, 1998.<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>Presentations: <\/strong><\/p>\n

1.<\/em> Rebecca Eells*, Michael Lueckheide*, Jenny Magnes<\/strong>, Kathleen<\/p>\n

Susman*, Tzlil Rozenblat*, and Rahul Kakurel*, \u201cDynamic Diffraction<\/p>\n

Analysis and the Transformation of C. elegans,\u201d Division of Laser Science <\/em><\/p>\n

(APS) \u2013 LS XXVII \u2013\u2013 San Jose, CA. Symposium for Undergraduate <\/em><\/p>\n

Research<\/em>, Poster Session LMG4, 17 Oct. 2011. <\/em><\/p>\n

2.<\/em> Michael Lueckheide*, Rebecca Eells*, Nourredine Melikechi, Yuri <\/em><\/p>\n

Markushin, and Jenny Magnes<\/strong>, \u201cQuantum Dots on Silicon Wafers,\u201d <\/em><\/p>\n

Division of Laser Science (APS) \u2013 LS XXVII \u2013\u2013 San Jose, CA. Symposium <\/em><\/p>\n

for Undergraduate Research, Poster Session LMA21, 17 Oct. 2011. <\/em><\/p>\n

3.<\/em> Alicia Sampson*, Rebecca Eells*, Kathleen M. Raley-Susman and Jenny<\/p>\n

Magnes, \u201cDynamic Diffraction Analysis of C. elegans<\/em>,\u201d Frontiers in <\/em><\/p>\n

Optics and Laser Science (FiOs\/LS Symposium for Physics Students <\/em><\/p>\n

(RSPS)<\/em>, Rochester, NY, October 2010.<\/p>\n

4.<\/em> Rebecca Eells*, Noureddine Melikechi, Yuri Markushin and Jenny<\/p>\n

Magnes, \u201cScattering of Poly Latex Microspheres and Laser-Induced<\/p>\n

Breakdaown Spectroscopy,\u201d Frontiers in Optics and Laser Science <\/em><\/p>\n

(FiOs\/LS Symposium for Physics Students (RSPS)<\/em>, Rochester, NY,<\/p>\n

October 2010.<\/p>\n

5.<\/em> Alexandra Bello*, Varada Iruvanti, Chandran Sabanayagam and Jenny<\/p>\n

Magnes, \u201ciridescence of Beetles,\u201d Frontiers in Optics and Laser Science <\/em><\/p>\n

(FiOs\/LS Symposium for Physics Students (RSPS)<\/em>, Rochester, NY,<\/p>\n

October 2010.<\/p>\n

6.<\/em> Alicia Sampson*, Rebecca Eells*, Rahul Khakurel*, Kathleen M. Raley-<\/p>\n

Susman and Jenny Magnes, \u201cLayering Techniques for Modeling Data,\u201d<\/p>\n

Teaching With Technology Forum, <\/em>Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, NY,<\/p>\n

April 2010.<\/p>\n

7.<\/em> Alicia Sampson*, Rebecca Eells*, Rahul Khakurel*, Kathleen M. Raley-<\/p>\n

Susman and Jenny Magnes, \u201cDiffraction Patterns of Live C. elegans:<\/p>\n

Modeling Techniques,\u201d Rochester Symposium for Physics Students <\/em><\/p>\n

(RSPS)<\/em>, Rochester, NY, April 2010.<\/p>\n

8.<\/em> Rebecca Eells*, Alicia Sampson*, Rahul Khakurel*, Kathleen M. Raley-<\/p>\n

Susman and Jenny Magnes, \u201cDiffraction Patterns of Biological Systems,\u201d<\/p>\n

Rochester Symposium for Physics Students (RSPS)<\/em>, Rochester, NY, April<\/p>\n

2010.<\/p>\n

9. Rahul Khakurel*, Margo Kinneberg*, Alicia Sampson and Jenny Magnes,<\/p>\n

\u201cStudy of Diffraction Patterns using Fourier-transform Techniques,\u201d<\/p>\n

Poster Presentation, Undergraduate Student Symposium, FiOs\/LS,\u00a0 San<\/p>\n

Jose, CA, October 12, 2009.<\/p>\n

10. Margo Kinneberg*, Rahul Khakurel*, Noureddine Melikechi and Jenny<\/p>\n

Magnes, \u201cShape Recognition through Opto- Mechanical Scanning,\u201d<\/p>\n

Poster Presentation, Undergraduate Student Symposium, FiOs\/LS,<\/p>\n

Rochester, NY, October 20, 2008,<\/p>\n

11. \u00a0\u201cOpto-Mechanical Integration,\u201d\u00a0 J. Magnes, D. Burt, J. Hartke, presented<\/p>\n

poster at the 2007 AAS\/AAPT Joint Meeting , Seattle, WA, 9 Jan 07.<\/p>\n

12. \u00a0\u201cQuantum Dots on Silicon Wafers,\u201d\u00a0 J. Magnes, J. Hartke, A. Suhail, G.<\/p>\n

Schwarz, presented at Army Research Symposium, West Point, NY, 3<\/p>\n

Nov 06.<\/p>\n

13. \u00a0\u201cSpatial and Temporal Profiling of a Pulsed Laser\u201d CDT D. Odera, J.<\/p>\n

Magnes, J. Hartke, presented at Rochester Symposium for Physics<\/p>\n

Students, Houghton, NY, 1 Apr 06.<\/p>\n

14. J. Magnes, V. T. Davis, K. S. Hunter, L. L. Martin, L. A. Florence, M. R.<\/p>\n

Fountain, “Characterization of Non-Linear Optical Materials through<\/p>\n

Double Pump-Probe Measurements”, Department of Physics and<\/p>\n

Photonics Research Center, United States Military Academy (USMA),<\/p>\n

West Point, NY 10996, (2004).<\/p>\n

15. Jenny Magnes, Angelos Lazoudis, Frank Spano, Teodora Kirova, , Li Li,<\/p>\n

Lorenzo Narducci,\u201cElectromagnetically Induced Transparency in<\/p>\n

Diatomic Alkalis\u201d, Physics of the Microworld: From Quarks to<\/p>\n

Nanostructures, APS Conference, NY, 15-16 October 2004.<\/p>\n

16. Jenny Magnes, A. Marjatta Lyyra, Ergin Ahmed, Yaoming Liu, Sylvie<\/p>\n

Magnier, Monique Fr\u00e9con, \u201cThe 43Dg State in K2 \u2013 Investigating a<\/p>\n

Possible Gateway to Core Non-Penetrating Rydberg States.\u201d International<\/p>\n

Symposium on Molecular Spectroscopy, 59th Meeting, Columbus, Ohio,<\/p>\n

June 21-25, 2004.<\/p>\n

17. Angelos Lazoudis, Frank Spano, Teodora Kirova, Jenny Magnes, Li Li,<\/p>\n

Lorenzo Narducci, Robert Field, Marjatta Lyyra, \u201cMeasurement of<\/p>\n

Transition Dipole Moments in Molecular Lithium Using<\/p>\n

Electromagnetically Induced Transparency.\u201d Presented at 2002 annual<\/p>\n

meeting of the Division of Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics<\/p>\n

(DAMOP), Williamsburg, VA.<\/p>\n

18. J. Magnes, A. Lazoudis, T. Kirova, M. Lyyra, F. Spano,<\/p>\n

“Electromagnetically Induced Transparency in a Molecular System.\u201d<\/p>\n

Presented at the 2001 annual meeting of the Optical Society of America,<\/p>\n

Long Beach, Ca, Oct. 14-18, 2001.<\/p>\n

19. D. Mohatt, R. Pradhan, J. Magnes and N. Melikechi, “Spectral Tuning of<\/p>\n

the quasi-phase matched second harmonic generation via external<\/p>\n

temperature gradient.\u201d Presented at the 1998 annual meeting of the Optical<\/p>\n

Society of America, Baltimore, MD, Oct. 4-9, 1998.<\/p>\n

20. S. Benaich, R. Pradhan, J. Magnes and N. Melikechi, “Optical interference<\/p>\n

effects in quasi-phase matched second-harmonic generation using<\/p>\n

periodically segmented KTP waveguides.\u201d Presented at the 1998 annual<\/p>\n

meeting of the Optical Society of America, Baltimore, MD, Oct. 4-9,1998.<\/p>\n

21. \u00a0D. Mohatt, S. Benaich, J. Magnes and N. Melikechi, “Effects of external<\/p>\n

temperature gradient on quasi-phase matched second harmonic<\/p>\n

generation.\u201d Presented at the Interdisciplinary Laser Conference XIII.<\/p>\n

Long Beach, California, Oct. 1997.<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>College Activity: \u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>Teaching: \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>1. Introduction to Physics for Physicists I<\/strong> (Halliday & Resnick, Knight<\/em>),<\/p>\n

lectures and laboratories.<\/p>\n

2. Introduction to Physics for Physicists II<\/strong> (Halliday & Resnick, Knight<\/em>) ,<\/p>\n

lectures and laboratories.<\/p>\n

3. Applied Optics<\/strong> (Pedrotti & Pedrotti<\/em>), lectures and laboratories.<\/p>\n

4. Laser Physics<\/strong> (Svelto<\/em>), lectures and laboratories.<\/p>\n

5. Modern Physics<\/strong> (Tipler, Ohanian, Knight), lectures.<\/p>\n

6. Contemporary Optics<\/strong>, multi-disciplinary intermediate level course, one <\/em><\/p>\n

year of science required<\/em>, lectures and laboratories.<\/p>\n

7. Quantum Mechanics<\/strong> (Griffiths), lectures.<\/p>\n

8. Applied Quantum Mechanics and Optics (<\/strong>Griffiths and Fowler),<\/p>\n

lectures (interactive).<\/p>\n

9. Advanced Electromagnetism <\/strong>(Griffiths), lectures.<\/p>\n

10.<\/strong> Lasers, Technology, Teleportation\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n

– (non-science majors course: http:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/ltt).<\/em> <\/strong><\/p>\n

11. Experimental Physics <\/strong>(upper level experimental course).<\/p>\n

12. Topics in Classical Physics, <\/strong>advanced beginners course is designed for<\/p>\n

students who completed AP Physics B successfully.<\/em><\/p>\n

13. Topics in Applied Physics. <\/strong>Advanced beginners course is designed for<\/p>\n

students who completed AP Physics B or Phys 113\/114 successfully.<\/p>\n

Topics included: Chaos, dark matter, solid state physics, quantum<\/p>\n

encryption and related physics.<\/p>\n

14. Independent Research and Studies<\/strong>, one on one instructions and<\/p>\n

independent studies in and out of the laboratory.<\/p>\n

15. URSI advisor<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

College Service: \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

1. Wet lab committee<\/strong> for science planning.\u00a0 My membership on the wet lab<\/p>\n

committee was critical since I am the only person in physics who has<\/p>\n

experience with wet lab facilities.\u00a0 (2007)<\/p>\n

2. Dean of College search committee<\/strong>. My contributions on the Dean of the<\/p>\n

College Committee originated from the fact that I have some<\/p>\n

administrative and leadership experience. Being new at Vassar College<\/p>\n

allowed me to ask unbiased questions to my fellow committee members<\/p>\n

and the applicant. (2008)<\/p>\n

3. CCET Committee<\/strong> (2009)<\/p>\n

4. Served as pre-major advisor<\/strong> for 9 students<\/p>\n

5. Gave blog presentation for CIS<\/strong> (October 2010)<\/p>\n

6. CCAS representative<\/strong> for physics (2010-2011)<\/p>\n

7. Sub-committee of the Committee on Inclusion and Excellence (CIE)<\/strong><\/p>\n

recruiting and sustaining veterans.\u00a0 Facilitated discussions on veteran<\/p>\n

undergraduates.\u00a0 Organized discussions between West Point personnel<\/p>\n

(tactical officers and counselors) and Vassar<\/p>\n

faculty\/administration\/counselors.<\/p>\n

8. WMST Seminar<\/strong> (Feb 5, 2010).\u00a0 An update on the Status of Women in <\/em><\/p>\n

Science with Cindy Schwarz, Meg Ronsheim and Jenny Magnes.\u00a0 <\/em>Statistics<\/p>\n

on course evaluations, funding rates, peer review and promotions were<\/p>\n

discussed and underlined by personal accounts.\u00a0 At least 25 people in<\/p>\n

attendance.<\/p>\n

9. Darwin Days<\/strong>: March 1, 2010, introduced Frances Sternhagen, who gave a<\/p>\n

dramatic reading of a play about Maria Mitchell, Vassar’s first professor of<\/p>\n

Astronomy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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