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Name: Umesh Silwal

Education:

Ph.D. in Engineering/Applied Physics, Mississippi State University – 2018
M.S. in Experimental Nuclear Physics, Mississippi State University – 2015
M.Sc. in Bio-Medical Physics, Tribhuvan University, Nepal – 2008
B.Sc. in Physics, Tribhuvan University – 2006

Course Taught:

  • Fundamentals of Teaching Physics (PHYS 4105/5105)
  • Introduction to Nuclear Physics (PHYS 4140/5000/6140)
  • Physics -1 Lab (PHYS 1101L/2101L)
  • Physics -2 Lab (PHYS 1102L/2102L)
  • Fundamental of Physical Universe
  • Physical Science survey
  • Concept of Physics
  • General Physics -1
  • Engineering Physics -1

Research Interest:

  1. Gamma-ray, Beta-decay Spectroscopy
  2. Nuclear Structure
  3. Innovative Teaching, Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, and Physics Education Research

Publications:

  1. P. MohanMurthy, U. Silwal & J.A. Winger. “A survey of nuclear quadrupole deformation in order to estimate the nuclear MQM and its relative contribution to the atomic EDM”, Hyperfine Interact 245, 64 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10751-024-01880-7.
  2. U. Silwal, J. A. Winger, S. V. Ilyushkin, K. P. Rykaczewski, C. J. Gross, J. C. Batchelder, L. Cartegni, I. G. Darby, R. Grzywacz, A. Korgul, W. Królas, S. N. Liddick, C. Mazzocchi, A. J. Mendez, II, S. Padgett, M. M. Rajabali, D. P. Siwakoti, D. Shapira, D. W. Stracener, and E. F. Zganjar, “β decay of neutron-rich 76Cu and the structure of 76Zn”, PRC 106, 044311 – 2022.
  3. RS Lubna, SN Liddick, TH Ogunbeku, A Chester, JM Allmond, S. Bhattacharya, CM Campbell, MP Carpenter, KL Childers, P Chowdhury, J Christie, BR Clark, RM Clark, I Cox, HL Crawford, BP Crider, AA Doetsch, P Fallon, A Frotscher, T Gaballah, TJ Gray, R Grzywacz, JT Harke, AC Hartley, R Jain, TT King, N Kitamura, K Kolos, FG Kondev, E Lamere, R Lewis, B Longfellow, S Lyons, S Luitel, M Madurga, R Mahajan, MJ Mogannam, C Morse, SK Neupane, W-J Ong, D Perez-Loureiro, C Porzio, CJ Prokop, AL Richard, EK Ronning, E Rubino, K Rykaczewski, D Seweryniak, K Siegl, U. Silwal, et. al, “Beta decay of 36Mg and 36Al: Identification of a Beta-decaying isomer in 36Al”, PRC 108(1), 014329- 2023
  4. T. H. Ogunbeku, B. P. Crider, S. N. Liddick, B. A. Brown, A. Chester, K. L. Childers, P. Chowdhury, E. Lamere, R. Lewis, B. Longfellow, R. S. Lubna, S. Lyons, S. K. Neupane, D. Perez-Loureiro, C. J. Prokop, A. L. Richard, U. Silwal, D. P. Siwakoti, D. C. Smith, M. K. Smith, and Y. Xiao, “First half-life measurement of a low-lying isomer in 37Si”, PRC 108, 0343040 -2023
  5. O. Shehu, B. P. Crider, T. Ginter, C. R. Hoffman, T. H. Ogunbeku, Y. Xiao, K. L. Childers, P. Chowdhury, C. Fry, E. Lamere, R. Lewis, S. N. Liddick, B. Longfellow, S. Lyons, S. K. Neupane, D. Pérez-Loureiro, C. J. Prokop, A. L. Richard, U. Silwal, D. P. Siwakoti, D. C. Smith, and M. K. Smith, “Experimental study of the 34mCl beam production at intermediate energies”, Nucl. Inst. and Methods – 2022.
  6. P. Mohanmurthy, U. Silwal, D. P. Siwakoti, and J. A. Winger, “Survey of deformation in nuclei in order to estimate the enhancement of sensitivity to atomic EDM”, AIP Conference Proceedings – 2020.
  7. J.L. Tracy Jr, J.A. Winger, Bertis C Rasco, U. Silwal, and et.al, “Updated β-decay measurement of neutron-rich 74Cu”, PRC 98, 034309 -2018.
  8. U. Silwal, J. A. Winger, and et. Al., “β decay of neutron-rich 76Ga and the structure of 76Ge”, (under review)