Education:

Research and Teaching Positions:

Honors and Awards:

External Research Grants:

National Science Foundation, Engineering Research Centers “Center for nanoscale systems in information technologies,” Sept. 2001 – Aug. 2006, $143,030 out of a total budget of $11.6M involving 26 participants at Cornell and 4 at other institutions. (PI: Robert Buhrman, Cornell U.)

National Science Foundation, EHR Act for Women and Girls in Science, Engineering, and Mathematics “DEM: Girls under the hood,” Jan. 2003 – Dec. 2005, (Karen Harpp, co-PI) to design and run a summer camp for girls ages 14-16 that will develop their interest in science through an exploration of the science and engineering of automobiles, $377,965.

Research Corporation, “Terahertz spectroscopy of semiconductor nanocrystals,” June 2000 – May 2002 (later amended to study single molecule magnets), $34,683.

National Science Foundation, CCLI Educational Materials Development “Photon quantum mechanics for undergraduates,” June 1, 2000 – May 31, 2002 (Enrique Galvez and Charles Holbrow, co-PIs) to develop experiments for undergraduates that demonstrate the quantum mechanical nature of light, $74,862.

National Science Foundation, Condensed Matter Physics “POWRE: Enhancement of a time-domain terahertz spectrometer for studying condensed matter systems,” February 1998 – July 2000, $61,929.

External Travel Grants:

Council on Undergraduate Research, to support research collaboration with scientists at MIT, August 2000.

International Terahertz Workshop, to support participation in the workshop, Sept. 2000.

Spectroscopies in Novel Superconductors, to support participation in the conference, Sept. 1997.

Aspen Center for Physics, to attend the Winter Conference on Condensed Matter, Jan. 1997.

Internal (Colgate) Grants:

Research Council Student Wage grants:

1997-98           $270

1998-99           $1080

2000-01           $1080

2001-02           $810

Research Council Discretionary Grants:

1997-98                     $150 to pay user fee at Cornell Nanofabrication Facility.

$650 to support travel to the 1998 APS March Meeting.

1999-00           $400 for user fee at Cornell Nanofabrication Facility and to support travel to MIT to collaborate on a paper.

2000-01                     $645 to support travel to the International Terahertz Workshop.

2001-02           $207 to pay page charges for publication in the Journal of Applied Physics.

2002-03           $900 to support travel to the International Low Temperature Conference.

Faculty Development Grants:

2000-01                     $500 to support travel to the International Terahertz Workshop.

2002-03           $500 to support travel to the International Low Temperature Conference.

Invited Talks:

Amherst College Physics Colloquium, Feb. 2002
“Terahertz spectroscopy: opening a new window in the electromagnetic spectrum”

Colgate University Science Colloquium, Feb. 2002
“Single molecule magnets: where classical physics meets quantum mechanics”

Williams College Physics Colloquium, January 2000
“Terahertz spectroscopy: making electrons jiggle and jump”

Optical Society of America, Sept. 1999
Student-Sponsored Life After Graduation Symposium

Dartmouth College Condensed Matter Seminar, May 1999
“Terahertz spectroscopy: the how and the why”

Colgate University Science Colloquium, Feb. 1999
“From Heinrich Hertz to terahertz: electromagnetic waves and spectroscopy”

Colgate University Physics Colloquium, Dec. 1997
“Terahertz spectroscopy: the bridge between optics and electronics”

Colgate University Women’s Center, October 1997
Discussion of my career as a female scientist

Cornell University Condensed Matter Physics Seminar, Sept. 1997
“Terahertz spectroscopy: opening a new window in the electromagnetic spectrum”

Clark University, Physics Colloquium, Sept. 1996
“Transport and magnetism in high T_c superconductors”

Williams College, Physics Colloquium, April 1996
“High-T_c superconductors: with the ten year anniversary of their discovery fast
approaching and no levitating trains in production, why do physicists still care?”

Refereed Articles: (* denotes undergraduate co-author)

“Effect of mechanical stress on the linewidth of single photon absorptions in Mn₁₂-acetate”
Beth Parks, Lea Vacca*, Evan Rumberger, David N. Hendrickson, George Christou
(accepted to Physica B).

“Inhomogeneous broadening of single photon transitions in molecular magnets,” Beth Parks, Joseph Loomis*, Evan Rumberger, En-Che Yang, David N. Hendrickson, George Christou, Journal of Applied Physics, 91, 7170-2 (2002).

“Photon quantum mechanics and beam splitters,” C.H. Holbrow, E. Galvez, M. E. Parks, American Journal of Physics, 70, 260-5 (2002).

“Linewidth of single-photon transitions in Mn₁₂-acetate,” Beth Parks, Joseph Loomis*, Evan Rumberger, David N. Hendrickson, George Christou, Physical Review B, 64, 184426/1-4 (2001).

“Magnetization measurements of antiferromagnetic domains in Sr₂Cu₃O₄Cl₂,” Beth Parks, M. A. Kastner, Y. J. Kim, A. B. Harris, F. C. Chou, O. Entin-Wohlman, A. Aharony, Physical Review B, 63, 134433/1-10 (2001).

“Field-dependent antiferromagnetism and ferromagnetism of the two copper sublattices in Sr₂Cu₃O₄Cl₂,” M.A. Kastner, Amnon Aharony, R.J. Birgeneau, F.C. Chou, O. Entin-Wohlman, M. Greven, A.B. Harris, Y.J. Kim, Y.S. Lee, M.E. Parks, Q. Zhu, Physical Review B, 59, 14702-11, (1999).

 “High-frequency Hall effect in the normal state of YBa₂Cu₃O₇,” Beth Parks, S. Spielman, J. Orenstein, Physical Review B, 56, 115-7 (1997).

“Coherent terahertz spectroscopy of the vortex-state of cuprate superconductors,” Beth Parks, C. Karadi, R. Mallozzi, J. Orenstein, D.T. Nemeth, F. Ludwig, J. Clarke, P. Merchant, D.J. Lew, I. Bozovic, J.N. Eckstein, Ferroelectrics, 177, 33-41, (1996).

“Re-examining the vortex state of cuprate superconductors with gap anisotropy,” Beth Parks, J. Orenstein, Richard Mallozzi, D. T. Nemeth, Frank Ludwig, John Clarke, Paul Merchant, D. J. Lew, I. Bozovic, J. N. Eckstein, Journal of the Physics and Chemistry of Solids, 56, 1815-9 (1995).

“Phase-sensitive measurements of vortex dynamics in the terahertz domain,” Beth Parks, S. Spielman, J. Orenstein, D. T. Nemeth, Frank Ludwig, John Clarke, Paul Merchant, D. J. Lew, Physical Review Letters, 74, 3265-8 (1995).

“Quasiparticle Hall effect in superconducting YBa₂Cu₃O_7-d,” S. Spielman, Beth Parks, J. Orenstein, D. T. Nemeth, Frank Ludwig, John Clarke, Paul Merchant, D. J. Lew, Physica C, 235-240, pt. 3, 2021-2 (1994).

“Observation of the quasiparticle Hall effect in superconducting YBa₂Cu₃O_7-d” S. Spielman, Beth Parks, J. Orenstein, D. T. Nemeth, Frank Ludwig, John Clarke, Paul Merchant, D. J. Lew, Physical Review Letters, 73, 1537-40 (1994).

“Direct calorimetric determination of energetics of oxygen in yttrium barium copper oxide (YBa₂Cu₃O_x),” M. E. Parks, A. Navrotsky, K. Mocala, E. Takayama-Muromachi, A. Jacobson, P. K. Davies, Journal of Solid State Chemistry, 79, 53-62 (1989).

Unrefereed Articles

“Fabrication of Terahertz Dipole Antennas for Use in Spectroscopy of Condensed Matter Systems,” Beth Parks, Cornell Nanofabrication Facility 20^th Anniversary 1998-1998 Research Accomplishments, 220-1 (1998).

“High frequency electrodynamics of cuprate superconductors in the vortex state,” Beth Parks, R. Mallozzi, J. Orenstein, D.T. Nemeth, F. Ludwig, J. Clarke, P. Merchant, D.J. Lew, Proceedings of Physical Phenomena at High Magnetic Fields-II, World Scientific, Singapore, 561-6 (1996).

“The high-frequency Hall effect in YBCO thin films,” S. Spielman, Beth Parks, J. Orenstein, D. T. Nemeth, Frank Ludwig, John Clarke, Paul Merchant, D. J. Lew, International Conference on Millimeter and Submillimeter Waves and Applications, SPIE Vol. 2250, 312 (1994).

Refereed Abstracts (* denotes undergraduate co-author)

“Linewidth of Single Photon Absorptions in Mn₁₂-acetate,”
Beth Parks, Lea Vacca*, Evan Rumberger, David N. Hendrickson, George Christou
(accepted to the 23^rd International Conference on Low Temperature Physics, August 2002, Hiroshima, Japan).
(Published abstract corresponds to presentation at the 23^rd International Low Temperature Conference.)

“Inhomogeneous broadening of single photon transitions in molecular magnets,” B. Parks, J. Loomis*, E. Rumberger, D. Hendrickson, G. Christou, Abstracts: 46^th Conference on Magnetism and Magnetic Materials, p. 78-9 (2001).
(Published abstract corresponds to the presentation at the Conference on Magnetism and Magnetic Materials.)

“Energy levels of ferromagnetic clusters,” Joseph Loomis*, Beth Parks, Abstracts: International Terahertz Workshop, p. 29 (2000).
(Published abstract corresponds to the presentation at the International Terahertz Workshop.)

Unrefereed Abstracts (* denotes undergraduate co-author)

“Inhomogeneous broadening of single photon transitions in single molecule magnets,” Beth Parks, Joe Loomis*, Evan Rumberger, En-Che Yang, D. N. Hendrickson, George Christou, Bulletin of The American Physical Society, 47, 1, Part 1, p. 512 (2002).
(Published abstract corresponds to the presentation at the 2002 APS March Meeting.)

“Linewidths of single photon transitions in Mn₁₂ acetate and other molecular magnets,” Beth Parks, Joseph Loomis*, Jae Yoo, Evan Rumberger, David Hendrickson, Lance Miller, Bulletin of The American Physical Society, 46, 1, Part 1, p. 182 (2001).
(Published abstract corresponds to the presentation at the 2001 APS March Meeting.)

“Terahertz spectroscopy of Mn12 acetate,” Beth Parks, Joseph Loomis*, Jae Yoo, David Hendrickson, Bulletin of The American Physical Society, 45, 1, p. 331 (2000).
(Published abstract corresponds to the presentation at the 2000 APS March Meeting.)

“Effect of electron doping on the magnetic properties of Sr₂Cu₃O₄Cl₂,” Beth Parks, S. Mertsching*, R. J. Birgeneau, M. A. Kastner, Bulletin of The American Physical Society, 42, 1, p. 22 (1997).
(Published abstract corresponds to the presentation at the 1997 APS March Meeting.)

APS March meeting 1995, San Jose, CA
“Phase-sensitive magneto-optical spectroscopy of cuprate superconductors,” B. Parks, R. Mallozzi, J. Orenstein, Ivan Bozovic, and J. M. Eckstein, Bulletin of The American Physical Society, 40, 1, p. 569 (1995).
(Published abstract corresponds to the presentation at the 1995 APS March Meeting.)

“Complex resistivity of YBCO films in a magnetic field at microwave and far-infrared
frequencies,” B. Parks, S. Spielman, J. Orenstein, D. T. Nemeth, J. Clarke, P. Merchant, D. J. Lew, Bulletin of The American Physical Society, 39, 1, p. 730 (1994).
(Published abstract corresponds to the presentation at the 1994 APS March Meeting.)

“Effect of magnetic field on the microwave conductivity of YBCO,” B. Parks, S. Spielman, J. Orenstein, P. Merchant, Bulletin of The American Physical Society, 38, 1, p. 839 (1993).
(Published abstract corresponds to the presentation at the 1993 APS March Meeting.)

Conference Presentations: (* denotes undergraduate co-author)

23^rd International Conference on Low Temperature Physics, August 2002, Hiroshima, Japan
“Linewidth of Single Photon Absorptions in Mn₁₂-acetate”
Beth Parks, Lea Vacca*, Evan Rumberger, David N. Hendrickson, George Christou

APS March meeting 2002, Indianapolis, IN
“Inhomogeneous broadening of single photon transitions in single molecule magnets”
Beth Parks, Joe Loomis*, Evan Rumberger, En-Che Yang, D. N. Hendrickson, George Christou

46^th Conference on Magnetism and Magnetic Materials, November 2001, Seattle, WA
“Inhomogeneous broadening of single photon transitions in molecular magnets”
B. Parks, J. Loomis*, E. Rumberger, D. Hendrickson, G. Christou

APS March meeting 2001, Seattle, WA
“Linewidths of single photon transitions in Mn₁₂ acetate and other molecular magnets”
Beth Parks, Joseph Loomis*, Jae Yoo, Evan Rumberger, David Hendrickson, Lance Miller

International Terahertz Workshop, September 2000, Sandbjerg, Denmark
“Energy Levels of Ferromagnetic Clusters”
Joseph Loomis*, Beth Parks, Jae Yoo, David Hendrickson

APS March meeting 2000, Minneapolis, MN
“Terahertz spectroscopy of Mn12 acetate” (poster presentation)
Beth Parks, Joseph Loomis*, Jae Yoo, David Hendrickson

Spectroscopies in Novel Superconductors September 1997, Falmouth, MA
“Magnetic properties of Sr₂Cu₃O₄Cl₂”
Beth Parks, F. C. Chou, M. A. Kastner, and R. J. Birgeneau

APS March meeting 1997, Kansas City, MO
“Effect of electron doping on the magnetic properties of Sr₂Cu₃O₄Cl₂”
Beth Parks, S. Mertsching*, R. J. Birgeneau, M. A. Kastner

Gordon Research Conference on Correlated Electron Systems, July 1996, Plymouth, NH
“AC Hall Effect in the Normal State of YBCO”
Beth Parks, Joe Orenstein, Steve Spielman, Paul Merchant

Physical Phenomena at High Magnetic Fields-II, May 1995, Tallahassee, FL
“Coherent Terahertz Spectroscopy of the Vortex-State of Cuprate Superconductors”
Beth Parks, Rich Mallozzi, Joe Orenstein, Paul Merchant, David Nemeth, Frank Ludwig, John Clarke, Ivan Bozovic, Jim Eckstein, Debbie Lew.

APS March meeting 1995, San Jose, CA
“Phase-sensitive magneto-optical spectroscopy of cuprate superconductors”
B. Parks, R. Mallozzi, J. Orenstein, Ivan Bozovic, and J. M. Eckstein

APS March meeting 1994, Pittsburgh, PA
“Complex resistivity of YBCO films in a magnetic field at microwave and far-infrared
frequencies”
B. Parks, S. Spielman, J. Orenstein, D. T. Nemeth, J. Clarke, P. Merchant, D. J. Lew

Gordon Research Conference on Superconductivity, Oxnard, CA
“High Frequency Hall Effect in YBCO” Beth Parks, Steve Spielman, Joe Orenstein

APS March meeting 1993, Seattle, WA
“Effect of magnetic field on the microwave conductivity of YBCO”
B. Parks, S. Spielman, J. Orenstein, P. Merchant

Student Research Advisees:

1997 – 2002: Supervised thirteen senior research projects, one junior research project, and nine student summer research projects.

Student conference presentations:

Michael Fine ’02 “Microfabricated striplines for measuring the high frequency response of carbon nanotubes” Rochester Symposium for Undergraduate Physics Students, 2002.

Joseph Loomis ’01 “Linewidth of transitions in Mn₁₂-acetate” Rochester Symposium for Undergraduate Physics Students, 2001.

Service Activities

Department:

Physics department coordinator for MentorNet, matching women students with email mentors from industry who provide advice and support to the students, 1999 - 2002.

Physics department committee to revise the mathematics requirements for a physics concentration.  Met with the visiting committee that reviewed the mathematics department, 1997 - 98.

Brought the following speakers to Colgate for the Physics and Astronomy Colloquium series and for the Science Colloquium:
David Nemeth, ASTi
Mary-Ann Mycek, Dartmouth College
David Abusch-Magder, Bell Laboratories
Steven Simon, Bell Laboratories
Anand Gnanadesikan, Princeton University
Dan Ralph, Cornell University
Joe Shiang, GE Corporate Research and Development
Jonathan Friedman, Amherst College
Todd Krauss, University of Rochester
Beth Joseph, Ithaca College

Spoke at the Women’s Center in October 1997 about my career as a woman scientist.

Hiring committee for the new biophysicist, spring 2002.

Exit interviewer for graduating seniors to solicit student opinion on many areas of the department, spring 2002.

Active participant in meetings to plan a new science building at Colgate.

Met with prospective students and their parents yearly at April Visit Days as well as during the year.

Advised 27 students from two first-year seminars, as well as many concentrators in Physics and Physical Science.

University:

Student Affairs Board, Spring 1998, 2001- 02, continuing through 2004.

Residential Life Committee, 1999 - 2000.

Science Colloquium Coordinator, 1999 - 2000 and 2001- 2002.

Review Committee of Fraternities and Sororities, Spring 2002.

Natural Sciences and Mathematics Division summer programs committee, 1999 - 2000.

Physical Science concentration coordinator, 1997 - 2002.

Active participant in faculty meetings.

Profession:

Referee for four papers submitted to Physical Review B and Physical Review Letters, 2001-2002.

Participated in a panel discussion on career options for physicists at the Optical Society of America meeting in Santa Clara, CA, in the fall of 1999.

Chaired session of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials 2001 conference, including finding
referees for papers submitted to the published proceedings.

Outreach:

Science Day—led workshops for high school students, 1999-2002.

Colgate Project SEED—helped teachers develop new hands-on learning units for elementary school science including units on simple machines (1998) and electricity (2001).

Girls Under the Hood—currently developing an NSF-supported summer camp for girls ages 14-16 to encourage their interest in science and engineering, to be offered in the summers of 2003-2005.