Patricia Bunt Instructor of Physics

Patricia Bunt

Programs

Bio

Ph. D. Materials Science, Electrical Engineering Department, University of Vermont
B. S. Chemical Engineering, Clarkson University

Courses I Teach:

  • PY101 Astronomy
  • PY107 Meteorology
  • PY210L-211L College Physics Lab I and II
  • PY220L-221L General Physics Lab I and II
  • PY220-221 General Physics I and II
  • PY309 Advanced Labs
  • MA104 Precalculus
  • MA130 Elements of Calculus
  • CH110L General Chemistry Lab I and II

Service

Contributor to the renovation of Holcomb Observatory Public star gazing sessions at Holcomb Observatory

Public star gazing sessions Vermont Astronomical Society’s

Pedagogy Day presentation Teaching with Technology

Research

Research in Undergraduate Institutions: Observational Studies on Supernova Remnants and the Interstellar Medium. NSF Grant AST – 0307613. An emission-line study of the Galactic Supernova Remnant VRO 42.05.01 in collaboration with Dr. Frank Winkler of Middlebury College, Middlebury, VT 2004 – 2005

Publications

Heteroepitaxial Growth of Yttria-Stabilized Zirconia on Silicon (100) and the Subsequent Deposition of a Superconducting Film, Dissertation, March 2001.

“Initial Stages of Growth of Heteroepitaxial YSZ Films on Silicon Substrates” Journal of the Electrochemical Society, Vol. 147, No. 12, Dec. 2000 P4541-5.

“Superconducting Optical Modular,” Proceedings from SPIE’s 45th Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, August 2000.

Presentations

“Growth of Heteroepitaxial YSZ Films on Silicon (100)”, Vermont EPSCoR Annual Conference on Science and Technology, October 1998.

“Thin Film Growth of Yttria Stabilized Zirconia and Bismuth Strontium Calcium Copper Oxide by Reactive Sputtering”, Vermont Academy of the Arts and Sciences Symposium 2000, April 2000.

“Superconducting Optical Modulator”, SPIE 45th Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, August 2000.

Patents

“Programmable Element with Selectively Conductive Dopant and Method for Programming Same”, P. Bunt and J. Monaghan, April 2002.

“Dual Layer System for Bulge Tester”, D. Huston, W. Sauter, P. Bunt, Provisional U. S. Application, September 2000.