Matthew
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M. Waite
Welcome to my homepage. My name is Matthew M. Waite, and I am an Assistant Professor at the West Chester University, in West Chester, PA. I have been here since July of 2001.
This page is in the construction stages, so there's not alot of stuff here yet. But I hope to keep updating it, and putting some neat stuff and interesting links.
During the Fall semester of 2006 I am teaching two sections of the algebra based introductory Physics 130-General Physics I and the upper level Physics 330-Electronics.
I did my undergraduate studies at Gettsyburg College in Gettysburg, PA. Site of the famous Civil War Battle, and they don't let you forget it there! As a friend of mind once commented, it was a really good place to have a battle because there are all those statues and monuments to hide behind.
After I left Gettysburg (the first time) I headed to the "Small Wonder," Delaware, to attend the University of Delaware for graduate school. My research dealt with diamond thin films, and other thin films. My primary research had to do with the initial nucleation and growth of diamond thin films on various materials. I was fortunate enough to study under Dr. S. Ismat Shah at the DuPont Experimental Station in Wilmington, DE. Dr. Shah and I published a number of letters and papers during my time in graduate school. Check the link above for a list of my publications thus far. I finished my degree requirements in July of 1995 and headed back to Gettysburg.
Although I really liked working at Gettysburg, I'm happy that I was forced to move. With the exception of the heat, I enjoyed my time in Texas alot. Dallas is a fun city, and my colleagues at the University of Dallas are exceptional. They are the part of TX that I miss the most. But I'm glad to be back east....guess I'm just a hopeless Yank.
Currently there are two projects I am actively involved in:
1) the growth of Si-Mn thin films for spintronics applications, and
2) the growth of Fe-Pt thin films for high density magnetic storage media.
3) In addition, I have put another project aside while I continue acquiring laboratory equipment for my thin films lab, the fabrication of amorphous carbon nitride thin films.
I am a MAC user. I just don't understand why more people aren't. MAC's make computing so much easier.
I am a new's junkie. The best place I've found on the web to catch up to date news is at the CNN site.
Another favorite is the FoxTrot cartoon. Bill Amend incorporates alot of physics humor (if there is such a thing) in this cartoon. And it all seems to relate to my classes!
