John J. Deisz
March 1997 – June 1997: Instructor of physics (part time), Portland Community College, Rock Creek Campus, Portland, OR
Taught physics lectures and laboratories. Developed laboratory exercises and instructions.
Septempber 1993 – September 1996: Postdoctoral Research Associate, Department of Physics, Georgetown University, Washington, DC
July 1991 – September 1993: Postdoctoral Research Associate, Department of Physics, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT
Performed research in theory and computational methods for electronic states at metal surfaces and dynamical properties of magnetic and superconducting systems. Taught graduate course in statistical mechanics.
Grants, Awards and Honors
Faculty Development Leave, University of Northern Iowa
Professional development leave for spring semester, 2009, for purpose of initiating a research program in computational biophysics. In residence at the University of California, Davis, from January to July of 2009.
Summer Fellowship, University of Northern Iowa
$4500-5500/summer, Summers of 2000, 2003 and 2007
Provided salary in support of research activities during the summer.
Research Opportunity Award, National Science Foundation
$14,722, May 1998 - July 1998
Supported a 10 week summer research visit to the University of Cincinnati through a grant supplement to Professor Mark Jarrell. Research visit was used to initiate a collaboration with Prof. Jarrell in the area of disordered correlated electronic systems.
Postdoctoral Research Associateship, National Science Foundation
$26,100 (approx.), June 1995 – September 1996.
Awarded for advanced work in computational science and engineering. Provided funds for salary, travel, and expenses for condensed-matter physics research on computers with parallel architectures.
Postdoctoral Research Award, German Academic Exchange
$5500 stipend and travel funds, June 1992 – December 1992
Supported a six-month research visit to the Physics Department of the University of Würzburg, Germany, to work in the group of Werner Hanke on computational methods for magnetic systems.
Outstanding Paper, Ohio State University Graduate Research Forum
May 1991
Awarded from among all submitting graduate students in the physical sciences. Award was based on written and oral presentations that were judged by faculty from Ohio State and other universities.
Presidential Fellowship, The Ohio State University
$15,000 (approx), Sep. 1990 – June 1991
Competitively awarded from among all graduate fields at Ohio State. Provided stipend, tuition, and fees during final year of Ph.D. studies.
Thomas Slife, University of Northern Iowa undergraduate, summer of 2003.
Computer modeling of p-wave superconductivity.
Supported by a University of Northern Iowa Department of Physics Summer Research Fellowship.
Benjamin Buhrow, University of Northern Iowa undergraduate, summer of 2000.
Analysis of the effect of disorder and interactions in two-dimensional superconductors.
Supported by a University of Northern Iowa Department of Physics Summer Research Fellowship.
Robert Sheerer, University of Northern Iowa undergraduate, summer of 1999.
Using a Beowulf to study the transitions to superconductivity and magnetism of one-dimensional systems.
Supported by a University of Northern Iowa Department of Physics Summer Research Fellowship.
Andrew Jones, University of Northern Iowa undergraduate, summer of 1999.
Determining the effects of disorder on a system of electrons with a Beowulf cluster.
Supported by a University of Northern Iowa Department of Physics Summer Research Fellowship.
Courses taught
Environment, Technology and Society (Capstone)
Conceptual Physics and Physics in Everyday Life (minimal mathematics)
Spring 1997, Portland Community College: lectures and laboratories
University Physics (calculus based)
Modern Physics
Environmental Applications of Physics
Computational Physics
Electrodynamics
Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics
Quantum Mechanics
Statistical Physics (Graduate)
Independent study supervised
University of Northern Iowa
Black Hills State University
Astrophotography with a CCD (Spring 1999)
X-ray diffraction with a Tex-x-ometer 580 (Spring 1999)
A Collection of Experiments in Optics (Fall 1998)
Operation of a Meade LX200 Telescope (Spring 1998)
X-ray diffraction with a Tel-x-ometer 580 (Spring 1998)
Computational Quantum Mechanics (Fall 1997)
Computer skills
Programming Languages: Fortran-77, Fortran-90, HPF, C, C++, Matlab
Programming Libraries: MPI, LAPACK+BLAS, FFTW
Platforms: Intel PCs, Sun workstations, Origin 2000, IBM SP, Beowulf Linux clusters
Unix Network Administration: TCP-IP, NFS, Unix-Windows connectivity (Samba), web server administration, Beowulf cluster configuration
Laboratory Computer Interfaces: Pasco and Vernier
University service
University of Northern Iowa
College of Natural Sciences Faculty Senate, 2009-present
Chair, Computer Committe, Department of Physics, 1999-present
Computer Advisory Committee, College of Natural Sciences, 1999-present
Elected member of University Senate Faculty Senate Budget Committee, 2007-2009
Chair, Physics Faculty Search Committee, 2007-08
Chair, Physics Department Professional Assessment Committee, 2005-06
College of Natural Sciences Assessment Committee, 2005-06
College of Natural Sciences Dean Search Committee, 2005-06
Physics Faculty Search Committee, 2004-2005
Committee on University of Research, 2000-2002
College of Natural Science Network Administrator Search Committee, 2001
Physics Department Head Search Committee, 1999-2000 and 2000-2001
Colloquium Committee Chair, Department of Physics, 1999-2000
Black Hills State University
Faculty advisor for Astronomy Club, 1997 – 1999
Faculty Research Committee, 1997 – 1999
Mathematics Faculty Search Committee, 1998
Chemistry Faculty Search Committee, 1998
Professional Service
Manuscript reviewer, Physical Review: 24 reviews since 1997.
Proposal reviewer, National Science Foundation: 9 reviews from 1998 to present.
Textbook reviewer, W.H. Freeman Co, 2004.
Textbook reviewer, Bartlett and Jones, 2006.
Affiliations
American Physical Society, 1988 – present
American Assocation for the Advancement of Science, 2000 – present
Sigma Xi, 2000 – present
Scientific publications
22. C. Slezak, M. Jarrell, Th. Maier and J. Deisz, “Multi-scale Extensions to Quantum Cluster Methods for Strongly Correlated Electron Systems,” Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter 21, 435604/1-13 (2009). URL: http://www.iop.org/EJ/abstract/0953-8984/21/43/435604/, doi: 10.1088/0953-8984/21/43/435604 .
21. J.J. Deisz, “Modeling superconducting states of arbitrary pairing symmetry with the Fluctuation Exchange Approximation applied to Hubbard-like models,” Physical Review B 80, 094516/1-7 (2009). URL: http://link.aps.org/abstract/PRB/v80/e094516, doi: 10.1103/PhysRevB.80.094516.
20. J.J. Deisz, “The superconducting phase diagram in a model for tetragonal and cubic systems with strong antiferromagnetic correlations,” Physical Review B 75, 064507/1-5 (2007). URL: http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevB.75.064507, doi: 10.1103/PhysRevB.75.064507.
19. J.J. Deisz, D.W. Hess, and J.W. Serene, “The phase diagram for the attractive Hubbard model in two dimensions in a conserving approximation,” Physical Review B 66, 014539 (2002).
18. B. Buhrow and J.J. Deisz, “A parallel algorithm for conserving approximations of lattice models having both interactions and disorder,” International Journal of Modern Physics B, 15, 3270 (2001).
17. D.W. Hess, J.J. Deisz, and J.W. Serene, “Fluctuations and singe-particle excitations in a strong coupling superconductor,” Philosophical Magazine Letters 78, 393 (1998).
16. J.J. Deisz, D.W. Hess, and J.W. Serene, “Coupled electrons and pair fluctuations in two dimensions: a transition to superconductivity in a conserving approximation,” Physical Review Letters 80, 373 (1998).
15. J.J. Deisz, D.W. Hess, and J.W. Serene, “Vertex symmetry and the asymptotic frequency dependence of the self-energy,” Physical Review B 55, 2089 (1997).
14. J.J. Deisz and A.G. Eguiluz, “Energy dependence of quasiparticle damping at a metal surface,” Physical Review B 55, 9195 (1997).
13. J.J. Deisz, D.W. Hess, and J.W. Serene, “Incipient antiferromagnetism and low-energy excitations in the half-filled two-dimensional Hubbard model,” Physical Review Letters, 76, 1312 (1996).
12. D.W. Hess, J.J. Deisz, and J.W. Serene, “Low-energy excitations in an incipient antiferromagnet,” Philosophical Magazine B, 74, 457 (1996).
11. J.J. Deisz, W. von der Linden, R. Preuss, and W. Hanke, “Evaluation of dynamical spectra for zero-temperature quantum Monte Carlo simulations: Hubbard lattices and continuous systems,” Computer Simulations in Condensed Matter Physics VIII, Eds. D.P. Landau, K.K. Mon, and H.B. Schüttler, pp. 89-101, (Springer Verlag, Heidelberg, Berlin, 1995).
10. J.J. Deisz, D.W. Hess, and J.W. Serene, “Improved treatment of frequency sums in propagator-renormalized perturbation theories,” Recent Progress in Many-Body Theories, vol. 4, edited by E. Schachinger, H. Mitter, and H. Surmann, pp. 433-441 (Plenum, New York, 1995).
9. J. Deisz, A.G. Eguiluz, and W. Hanke, “Quasiparticle theory vs. density functional theory at a metal surface,” Physical Review Letters 71, 2793 (1993).
8. J. Deisz, M. Jarrell, and D.L. Cox, “Dynamical properties of one-dimensional antiferromagnets: a Monte Carlo study,” Physical Review B, 48, 10227 (1993).
7. J. Deisz and A.G. Eguiluz, “On the electron self-energy at a metal surface,” Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter, 5, A95 (1993).
6. A. Eguiluz, J.J. Deisz, M. Heinrichsmeier, A. Fleszar, and W. Hanke, “Towards a first-principles implementation of density functional theory at a metal surface,” International Journal of Quantum Chemistry: Quantum Chemistry Symposium 26, 837 (1992).
5. J. Deisz, “Correlation functions for the S=1 biquadratic Heisenberg chain,” Physical Review B 46, 2885 (1992).
4. J. Deisz, K.-H. Luk, M. Jarrell, and D.L. Cox, “Spin and charge dynamics for the one-dimensional t-J model,” Physical Review B 46, 3410 (1992).
3. J. Deisz, M. Jarrell, and D.L. Cox, “S(q,w) for the S=1/2 and S=1 one-dimensional Heisenberg antiferromagnet: A quantum Monte Carlo study,” Physical Review B 42, 4869 (1990).
2. D.L. Cox, M. Jarrell, C. Jayaprakash, H.R. Krishnamurthy, and J. Deisz, “Virtual electric quadrupole fluctuations: A new mechanism for high Tc,” Physical Review Letters 62, 2188 (1989).
1. S. Sakai, J. Deisz, and M.S. Gordon, “Theoretical studies of the insertion reactions of atomic carbon and silicon into methane and silane,” Journal of Physical Chemistry 93, 1888 (1989).
Invited presentations
“The superconducting phase diagram for anisotropic 3D lattices with spin-fluctuation-mediated pairing,” Condensed Matter Theory Seminar, Department of Physics, The Ohio State University, January 12, 2004.
“Simulations for correlated and disordered systems in two dimensions,” Condensed Matter Seminar, Department of Physics, University of Cincinnati, February 2002.
“Many-body theory of quasiparticle excitations at a simple metal surface,” Seminar, Center for Computational Materials Science, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, D.C., July 1999.
“Low energy excitations in an incipient antiferromagnet,” Solid State Division Seminar, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, May 12, 1996.
“Evaluation of dynamical spectra for zero-temperature quantum Monte Carlo simulations: Hubbard lattices and continuous systems,” Recent Developments in Computer Simulational Studies in Condensed Matter Physics, Center for Simulational Physics, The University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, February 20-24, 1995.
“Many-body theory of electronic correlations at a simple metal surface,” theoretical physics seminar, Physikalisches Institut, Universität Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany, December 2, 1992.
“Dynamics of quantum antiferromagnetic chains,” 1991 March Meeting of the American Physical Society, Cincinnati, March 18-22, 1991.
“Dynamical properties of the one-dimensional t-J model,” solid state physics seminar, Department of Physics, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, January 30, 1991.
“Dynamics from quantum Monte Carlo simulations: Application to the Heisenberg and t-J model in one dimension,” Numerical Simulations of Quantum Field Theories Workshop, Theoretical Physics Institute, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, August 16-18, 1990.
Conferences attended and contributed presentations
“The superconducting phase diagram in a model for tetragonal and cubic systems with strong antiferromagnetic correlations,” March Meeting of the American Physical Society, Montreal, March 25, 2004.
“Thermodynamics of d-wave superconductors: a numerical study based on FLEX and DCA,” Midwest Solid State Conference, Urbana, IL, October 19, 2002.
“Second-order self-consistent perturbation theory calculations for thermal and quasiparticle properties of the disordered Hubbard model,” 2001 March Meeting of the American Physical Society, Seattle, March 12-16, 2001.
“New Supercomputing Strategies: Impact on Government Control of Supercomputer Exports” and “A Computer Cluster for Scientific Calculations at the University of Northern Iowa,” Information Technologies in Education: Problems, Perspectives, Herzen State Pedagogical University of Russia, St. Petersburg, Russia, May 15 - 16, 2000.
“Dimensional Dependence of Flucutation Contributions to Thermodynamic Properties,” March 2000 American Physical Society Meeting, Minneapolis, March 20 - 24, 2000.
Workshop on Opportunities in Materials Theory, National Science Foundation, Arlington, Virginia, October 8 - 9, 1998.
Workshop on Recent Developments in Electronic Structure Algorithms, Philadelphia, May 29 - June 1, 1998.
“Self-Consistent Perturbation Theory Calculations for Two-Dimensional Superconductors,” 1998 Annual Meeting of the South Dakota Academy of Science, Spearfish, South Dakota, April 17, 1998.
“A 2D Superfluid Transition in a Conserving Approximation,” 1996 March Meeting of the American Physical Society, St. Louis, March 18-22, 1996.
“Incipient pseudogap formation in the single band Hubbard model,” 1995 March Meeting of the American Physical Society, San Jose, March 20-24, 1995.
Workshop on New Methods in Electronic Structure Calculations, Santa Barbara, June 22-24, 1994.
Symposium on Quantum Many-Body Computations for Condensed Matter Physics: Issues and Prospects, Santa Barbara, June 20-21, 1994.
“Antiferromagnetic Susceptibility from the 2D and 3D Hubbard Model from Self-Consistent Perturbation Theory,” 1994 March Meeting of the American Physical Society, Pittsburgh, March 21-25, 1994.
“Ab initio calculation of the dispersion and lifetime of the image potential states on the Pd(111) and Pd(100) surfaces,” 1993 March Meeting of the American Physical Society, Seattle, March 22-26, 1993.
“The electron self-energy at a simple metal surface,” 1992 March Meeting of the American Physical Society, Indianapolis, March 16-20, 1992.
Gordon Conference on Highly Correlated Electronic Systems, Wolfsboro, New Hampshire, June 11-15, 1990.
“Dynamics of the one-dimensional quantum antiferromagnetic Heisenberg model from quantum Monte Carlo,” 1990 March Meeting of the American Physical Society, Anaheim, California, March 12-16, 1990.
International School of Materials Science and Technology course on superconductivity in Erice, Italy (1989).
“Scaling analysis for the quadrupole fluctuation mechanism for high-temperature superconductivity,” 1989 March Meeting of the American Physical Society, St. Louis, March 20-24, 1989.