Vita of Cyrill Slezak

• Education
• Professional Experience
• Courses Taught
• Computer Skills
• Publications
• Seminars

Education:

Ph. D., August 2006
Advisor: Prof. Mark Jarrell
Thesis - Methods for Correlated Electron Systems
University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati OH

Master of Science, December 2000
University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati OH

Batchelor of Arts, May 1998
Adams State College, Alamosa CO
Majors: Physics, Music performance
Minor: Mathematics

Professional Experience:

Assistant Professor, Sept. 2006 - present
Hillsdale College, Hillsdale, MI

Visiting Assistant Professor, Sept. 2005 - Aug. 2006
in Physics Education
University of Cincinnati, Physics, Cincinnati, OH

Reserach Assistant, Sept. 2003 - Aug. 2005
Oak Ridge National Labratories( ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN
in conjunction with the University of Cincinnati
under supervision of Dr. Thomas Maier

Teaching Assistant for Physical Science by Inquiry for Teachers, Summer 2003
under the supervision of Prof. Robert Endorf
University of Cincinnati, Physics, Cincinnati OH

Scientific Employee, Jan. 2002 - June 2002
Universität Augsburg, Germay

Teaching Assistant, Sept. 1998 - June 2003
University of Cincinnati, Physics, Cincinnati OH

Tutor for Physics, Mathematics and Music, 1996 - 1998
Adams State College, Alamosa CO

Courses Taught:

Solid State - Senior level
Advanced course, Hillsdale College

Quantum Mechanics - Senior level
Advanced course, Hillsdale College

The Teaching of Secondary Physics
Physics education survey for pre-service teachers, Hillsdale College

Physics of Sound and Music
General science course, Hillsdale College

College Physics - Algebra Based
Recitations - Inquiry based, University of Cincinnati
Laboratories, University of Cincinnati
Laboratories, Hillsdale College

General Physics - Calculus Based
Recitations - Problem and Inquiry based, University of Cincinnati
Laboratories, University of Cincinnati

Honors Physics - Calculus/Mathematica Based
Laboratories, University of Cincinnati

Meteorology
Recitations, University of Cincinnati

Physical Science by Inquiry for Inservice Teachers
Assistant, University of Cincinnati

Computer Skills:

Programming Languages - Fortran-77, Fortran-90, C, C++, PERL, CGI, Mathematica

Programming Libraries - LAPACK, BLAS, MPI

Platforms - Windows, MAC, Unix and SUN workstations, IBM SP, Beowulf Linux cluster, Itanium 2 cluster

Publications:

C. Slezak, S. Kehrein, Th. Pruschke, M. Jarrell, Semi-Analytical Solution of the Kondo Model in a Magnetic Field, Phys. Rev. B 67, 184408 (2003).

Th.A. Maier, M. Jarrell, A. Macridin, and C. Slezak, Kinetic Energy Driven Pairing in the Cuprates , Phys. Rev. Lett. 92, 027005 (2004).

C. Slezak, A. Macridin, G. A. Sawatzky, M. Jarrell, T. A. Maier, Spectral Properties of Holstein and Breathing Polarons, cond-mat/0602249.

C. Slezak, M. Jarrell, Th. Maier and J. Deisz, Multi-scale Extensions to Quantum Cluster Methods for Strongly Correlated Electron, cond-mat/0603421.

Seminars:

Semi-Analytical Solution of the Kondo Model in a Magnetic Field Presented June 2002, Lehrstuhlseminar, Universität Augsburg, Germany