Dr. Greggory Thomas McPherson
Lecturer
Departments / Programs
Degree Information
- PHD, New Mexico State University (2018)
- MS, New Mexico State University (2014)
- BS, New Mexico State University (2011)
Presentations
APS October Meeting of the Four Corners Region, October 2014:
“Small-angle light scattering as a micron-scale structural probe of multi-scale porous systems”
Graduate Research and Arts Symposium, New Mexico State University March 2013:
“Measuring the concentrations of dissolved N2, O2, and CO2 in water using Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy”
Biology Research Symposium, New Mex...
Read More »APS October Meeting of the Four Corners Region, October 2014:
“Small-angle light scattering as a micron-scale structural probe of multi-scale porous systems”
Graduate Research and Arts Symposium, New Mexico State University March 2013:
“Measuring the concentrations of dissolved N2, O2, and CO2 in water using Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy”
Biology Research Symposium, New Mexico State University, April 2012:
"Monochromated study of light-induced triggering mechanism for symbiote ejection in Bobtail Squid”
New Mexico State University Physics Fair, April 2012:
"Monochromated study of light-induced triggering mechanism for symbiote ejection in Bobtail Squid”
Awards
American Association of Physics Teachers Outstanding Teaching Assistant, Department of Physics, New Mexico State University (2017).
Howard Hughes Medical Institute Undergraduate Research Scholar, (2008 – 2010)
o Undergraduate Honors Thesis: “A structural evaluation of bone stressors; tracking mineral distribution and morphology using both Anomalous and Scanning Small Angle X-Ray Diffraction”.
Research / Scholarly Activity
ï‚· Geochemistry and Interfacial Sciences Group, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Advisor: Lawrence Anovitz, (May – December, 2013, June – August, 2015)
Higher Education Research Experience Internship. Helped design and build a small angle light scattering instrument with LabVIEW-controlled variable sample-to-detector distance and optical setup. Assisted with 5 SANS experiments at HFIR GPSANS beamline, data reduction using IGOR Pro. Took and began to assemble x-ray and neut...
Geochemistry and Interfacial Sciences Group, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Advisor: Lawrence Anovitz, (May – December, 2013, June – August, 2015)
Higher Education Research Experience Internship. Helped design and build a small angle light scattering instrument with LabVIEW-controlled variable sample-to-detector distance and optical setup. Assisted with 5 SANS experiments at HFIR GPSANS beamline, data reduction using IGOR Pro. Took and began to assemble x-ray and neutron tomographs of various rock core samples.
X-ray and Neutron Science Research Group, New Mexico State University
Advisor: Jacob Urquidi, (2007-2009, 2011 – present)
Research in Molecular Physics: Utilized 10 m SAXS instrument to study liquids, emulsions, and biomolecules in solution. Raman Spectroscopy to measure solvated gasses in water. Studied x-ray instrument design and fabrication, and vacuum systems. Also worked with Scanning Tunneling, Scanning Electron, and Transmission Electron Microscopes.
Serrano NeuroLab, New Mexico State University
Advisor: Elba Serrano, (2009-2010)
Software assisted assembly of transverse histology images into 3D anatomical atlas of Xenopus laevis tadpoles. Tadpole sample preparation assistant to Optical Coherence Tomography Group at Southwest Sciences attempting in vivo tissue imaging.
NMSU Physics Education Research Group, New Mexico State University
Advisor: Stephen Kanim (Spring, 2005)
Assisted in grading and categorizing student responses to a variety of sense-making multiple-choice questions based on common reasoning.
