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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:

  • Physics Education Research- Independent Study (PHYS 3900)
  • Nuclear Radiation and Medicine – Independent Study (OPTI 8800)
  • Introduction to Nuclear Physics (PHYS 4140/5000/6140)
  • Fundamentals of Teaching Physics (PHYS 4105/5105)
  • Physics -1 Lab (PHYS 1101L/2101L)
  • Physics -2 Lab (PHYS 1102L/2102L)
  • 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. U. Silwal, R. Kafle, and R. Dhungana, “Generative AI in Teaching and Learning: Benefits and Challenges”, Journal of Nepal Physical Society, 11(1), 62–74, 2025.
  2. U. Silwal, and R. Kafle, “Evidence-based Teaching Practices in Physics: An Overview on Authentic Teaching and Learning”  Journal of Nepal Physical Society, 10(1), 37–48, 2024.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. 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.
  7. 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.
  8. 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.
  9. J.L. Tracy Jr, J.A. Winger, Bertis C Rasco, U. Silwal, et al., “Updated β-decay measurement of neutron-rich 74Cu”, PRC 98, 034309, 2018.
  10. U. Silwal, J. A. Winger, et al., “β decay of neutron-rich 76Ga and the structure of 76Ge”, (under review).