Curriculum Vitæ for Isaac B. Rutel

Work: 619 19th St. South, Birmingham, AL 35249-6830.

Email: irutel@uabmc.edu

Professional Objective

Acquiring a full time position in diagnostic imaging physics or a training postdoctoral position in theraputic medical physics or biomedical physics or a position in industry with a research group working on cutting edge technology.

Education

Florida State University, College of Arts and Sciences, Ph.D., Condensed Matter Experimental Physics, August 2002
Ph.D. Thesis Dissertation / Title: Magnetic Resonance and Quasi-Optical Investigations of Novel Low Dimensional Organic Systems.
Advisor: James S. Brooks

Florida State University, College of Arts and Sciences, M.Sc., Physics, May 2001

Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI), B.S., Engineering Physics, high distinction, May 1999

Professional/Research Experience

University of Alabama at Birmingham, Medical Physics Fellow, Department of Radiology, July 2004 - Present

National High Magnetic Field Laboratory/Florida State University, Laboratory of Dr. Justin Schwartz
Postdoctoral Associate, Magnet Science & Technology, August 2002 - May 2004

Florida State University/ National High Magnetic Field Laboratory, Laboratory of Dr. James Brooks
Research Assistant, Molecular Crystals Group, June 1999 - August 2002
Junior Fellowship, Molecular Crystals Group, June 1998 - August 1998

Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Laboratory of Dr.William Moser
Undergraduate Senior Thesis, September 1998 - May 1999

Skills

Computer Related
Proficient in the following languages: Unix (user-level, some admin), Labview, C, PHP, mySQL (SQL Database query), HTML.
Network experience: Initialization and maintenance of web server and mail server hosts including set-up of server side scripting and database management; also including hardware maintenance. Set-up and maintenance of small infrastructure wireless G network (3 computers with added laptop connectivity).
Medical Physics Related
QA for annual, acceptance testing, and ACR accreditation, dosimetry measurements for CT, X-Ray, and Mammography; QA for annual, acceptance testing, and ACR accreditation for MRI modalities.
Nuclear medicine gamma camera annual and daily QA experience.
PACS system implementation and maintenance (various DB and image routing functions, including DICOM conformance and image transfer experience).
General Research Soldering, cryogen handling, apparatus design (and some machining skill), heat transfer design, cryostat design, high magnetic field experience, and high frequency experience.

Grant Development

1)DURIP-AFOSR "Acquisition of instrumentation for a near-field microwave scanning/magnetic resonance microscope", Fall 2001, Brooks, et al.

2)In House Research Proposal (IHRP) "Spatially resolved EMR studies of physical, chemical, and biological spin structures in high magnetic fields", Summer 2002, Brooks, et al.

3)NSF - Proposal 0230231 "Chemistry facility for high frequency EMR", Summer 2002, Brunel, et al.

Technology Innovations

1)Spatially resolved near field EMR microscope. Worked with a summer undergraduate intern to accomplish two goals. The first was to develop a surface-scanning probe with micrometer resolution using cavity ESR techniques. The second goal was to perform an ESR measurement outside the cavity on the near field tip, and proved successful.

2)Noninvasive methods of examining shipping container contents. Performed preliminary investigation at CSX shipping company to determine response of container to electromagnetic resonance. Determined that both changes in content positions and human movement respond well to resonant techniques. Patent Pending.

Teaching Experience

Florida State University
Teaching Assistant, September 1999 - May 2000
Kinematics Laboratory
Electricity and Magnetism Laboratory

Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Peer Learning Assistant, January 1996 - May 1997, September 1997 - May 1998
Recitation for Vector Calculus
Lab for Vector Calculus (Maple Simulation)

Publications

Brooks, J. S., O'Brien, J. Starrett, R. P., Clark, R. G., Han, S.-Y., Qualls, J. S., Takasaki, S., Yamada, J., Anzai, H., Mielke, C. H., Montgomery, L. K., Rutel, I. B. 1999. L-K treatment of the SdH oscillations in the SDW state of Q1D materials. Synth. Met. 103: 2054 - 2055.

del Barco, E., Hernandez, J.M., Tejada, J. ,Biskup, N., Achey, R., Rutel, I., Dalal, N., Brooks, J. 2000. High frequency resonant experiments in Fe₈ molecular clusters. Phys. Rev. B 62: 3018 - 3021.

Ward, B.H., Rutel, I.B., Brooks, J., Schlueter, J., Winter, R., Gard, G. 2001. Millimeter-Wave Spectroscopy of the Organic Spin-Peierls System β'-(ET)₂SF₅CF₂SO₃. J. Phys. Chem. B. 105: 1750 - 1755.

Amigo, R., del Barco, E., Casas, Ll., Molins, E., Tejada, J., Rutel, I.B., Mommouton, B., Dalal, N., Brooks, J. 2002. Quadratic transverse anisotropy term due to dislocations in Mn₁₂-Ac crystals directly observed by EPR spectroscopy. Phys. Rev. B. 65: 172403.

Rutel, I.B., Brooks, J., Ward, B.H., Vanderveer, D., Sitzmann, M.E., Schlueter, J., Winter, R.W., and Gard, G. 2002. ESR transmission experiments on β'-(ET)₂SF₅CF₂SO₃ and (ET)₂SF₅NNO₂, investigations of spin-Peierls systems. EPR in the 21st Century: Basics and Applications to Material, Life and Earth Sciences: Ed. Kawamori, A., Yamauchi, J., and Ohta, H. Elsevier, Amsterdam, Boston, London, 793.

Rutel, I.B., Zvyagin, S.A., Brooks, J.S., Krzystek, J., Kuhns, P., Reyes, A.P., E. Jobiliong, Ward, B.H., Schlueter, J.A., Winter, R.W., Gard, G.L. High field magnetic resonant properties of β'-(ET)₂SF₅CF₂SO₃. Phys. Rev. B 67: 214417.

Rutel, I.B., Okubo, S., Brooks, J.S., Jobiliong, E., Tanaka, H., Kobayashi, H., Kobayashi, H., Millimeter wave investigation of the antiferromagnetic phase in λ-(BETS)₂FeCl₄. Phys. Rev. B. 68: 144435.

Rutel, I.B., McIntosh, C., Caruso, A., Davidson, M.W., Schwartz, J. Quantitative Analysis of Current Density Distributions from Magneto-Optical Images of Superconducting YBa₂Cu₃O_7-d Thin Films.Superconducting Science and Technology. 17(5): S269.

Rutel, I.B., McIntosh, C., Caruso, A., van der Laan, D.C., Davidson, M. and Schwartz, J., Magneto optical imaging of cracking in high temperature superconducting thin films and tapes under tensile strain, Magneto Optical Imaging, NATO Science Series, II. Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry. 142: 133-140.

Presentations

Rutel, I.B., McIntosh C., Caruso, A., van der Laan, D.C., Davidson, M.W., Schwartz, J. Quantitative Analysis of Current Density Distributions from Magneto-Optical Images of Superconducting Y-Ba-Cu-O Thin Films. 2003. EUCAS conference, Sorrento, Italy.

Rutel, I.B., Caruso, A., van der Laan, D.C., Davidson, M.W., Schwartz, J. Quantitative Analysis of Current Density Distributions from Magneto-Optical Images of Superconducting Y-Ba-Cu-O Thin Films. 2003. AFOSR HTS Coated Conductor Review, St. Petersberg, Florida.

Rutel, I.B., Ward, B., Brooks, J., Zvyagin, S., Schlueter, J., Winter, R.W., Gard, G., VanDerveer, D., Sitzmann, M. Transmission experiments on β'-(ET)₂SF₅CF₂SO₃ and β'-(ET)₂SF₅CF₂NNO₂: Investigations of spin-Peierls systems. 2001. Asia-Pacific, ESR Symposium. Kobe, Japan.

Rutel, I.B., Ward, B., Brooks, J., Zvyagin, S., Schlueter, J., Winter, R.W., Gard, G. mm-wave Investigation of β'-(ET)₂SF₅CF₂SO₃ - a spin-Peierls system. 2001. American Physical Society, Seattle, Washington.

Honors and Awards

Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Stephen Salisbury Award for Scholarly Excellence, 1999
Presidential Scholarship, 1995 - 1999
Florida State University
Junior Fellowship for Summer Research, June 1998 - August 1998

Professional and Honorary Associations

American Physical Society
Τβπ- National Engineering Honor Society
Πμε - National Mathematics Honor Society

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