EDUCATION
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Ph.D., Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, 1983, Theoretical
Solid State Physics
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M.S., Solid State Physics, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Penn.,
1978
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B.S., Physics and Chemistry, Ecole Normale Superieure de Bamako,
Bamako, Mali, 1973 Formal training in the theory and practice of Teaching
and Learning, 1969-1973
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
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Professor of Physics and Chancellor's Fellow, SUBR, 1994-Present.
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Associate Professor of Physics, SUBR, 1989-Present.
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Assistant Professor of Physics,SUBR, 1984-89. Teaches or taught
courses in Introductory Physics, Mathematical Physics, Classical, Relativistic,
and Quantum Mechanics. Served as Academic/Research advisor to several students,
ten (10) of whom are currently enrolled in Ph.D. programs. Sponsored four
national E.P.A. fellows. Bilingual teaching capability in French and English.
Revised Course content and syllabi to explicitly take into account the
taxonomy of the cognitive domain, recent research findings on cognition,
and standards of graduate schools and high technology industries.
RESEARCH ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Fifteen publications authored or co-authored, in the last 5 years, mainly
dealt with electronic, cohesive, magnetic, and other properties of metals
and alloys; applications applications of cognitive science (power law to
performance) to teaching and learning. Introduced the concept of cognitive
condensation in teaching and learning (NSTA, 1991).
ADMINISTRATIVE EXPERIENCE
Director, Office of Grants, Sponsored Research and Faculty Development,
1987-1989. Measurably contributed to a quantum Leap in sponsored project
and research performance at SUBR.
Successfully managed, as project director, sponsored research and instructional
grants and contracts over $500,000 per year for the last five years.
RELATED ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Chaired the curriculum committee which totally revamped the department's
curriculum. Personally responsible for revising mathematical and introductory
Physics courses.
Developed a working paper on the dynamics of research stimulus in academia
and co-authored "Prosperity through Academic Excellence," prepared for
the Louisiana Board of Regents.
University representative on two advisory committees of the Louisiana
Board of Regents: Louisiana Education Quality Support Fund (LEQSF) Planning
and Louisiana Stimulus for Excellence in Research (LaSER) committees. Associate
Director of Louisiana Space Consortium (LaSPACE). Consultant: SREB, Schools/Universities.
AWARDS AND HONORS
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Chancellor's Fellow, distinguished academic appointment at SUBR (1994 -
Present).
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SU System's Presidential Faculty Excellence Award (May 1993)
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Louisiana Governor's Award for Excellence in Educational Reform (1993)
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Chancellor's Renaissance Award, SUBR, April 1992.
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Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Research, 1989.
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College of Sciences Outstanding Research Award, 1988.
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Research and Teaching Excellence Award, Dept. of Physics, 1986.
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Research, instructional, and other grants totalling over $400,000 per year.
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS (out of the most relevant 40)
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i. "3d Impurities in Aluminum," D. Bagayoko and Pui-Man Lam at SUBR, Nathan
Brener and Joseph Callaway at LSU; submitted to Physical Review B in January
1996.
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ii. "Electronic Structure and Fermi Surface of CrO2," N.E. Brener, J.M.
Tyler, J. Callaway, G.L. Zhao, and D. Bagayoko, submitted to Physical Review
B (July, 1995).
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"Renormalization Group Study of Mullins' Equation for Molecular Beam Epitaxy
with Conserved Noise," P.M. Lam and D. Bagayoko, accepted for publication,
Physica (1995).
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"Colored Noise in the Dynamics of Aqueous Protein Solutions," P.M. Lam
and D. Bagayoko, Physical Review E53, No.1, 1280 (1996).
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"Hidden Symmetry, Exact Relations, and a Small Parameter in Surface Growth
Models with Diffusion," P.M. Lam and D. Bagayoko, Physica A 223, 413-417,
1996.
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"Dynamics of Contentration Fluctuations in Polymer Solutions with Spatiotemporal
correlated Noise," Pui-Man Lam and D. Bagayoko, Phys. Rev. E50, No.1, 437
(1994).
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"The Dynamics of Student Retention," D. Bagayoko and Ella L. Kelley, Education
Vol. 115, No.1, 31-39 (Fall, 1994).
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"Cognitive Condensation for Mastery Teaching and Learning," D. Bagayoko
and E. L. Kelley, Education, Vol. 115, N0. 1, 19-25 (Fall 1994).
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"A Paradigm of Education: the Model of the Timbuktu Academy," W. E. Moore
and D. Bagayoko, Education, Vol. 115, N0. 1, 11-18 (Fall, 1994).
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"Ward Identities for Surface-Growth Models with Diffusion," Pui-Man Lam
and D. Bagayoko, Physical Review E50, 2488 (October, 1994).
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"Spatiotemporal Correlation of Colored Noise," Pui-Man Lam and D. Bagayoko,
Physical Review E48, No. 5, 3267 (November, 1993).
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A Paradigm for Undergraduate Education: Applications to Engineering Retention,
D. Bagayoko and Ella L. Kelley, Proceedings, 1993 NACME Forum, Washington
D.C., 6/4/3.
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"The Maxwell Thermodynamics Equation -- A simplified Aide Memoire," D.
Bagayoko, Physics Education, 1992, a journal of the British Institute of
Physics (IOP).
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"Electronic Structure and Related Properties of Silver," by Co-authors
and D. Bagayoko, Phys. Rev. B42, 7322, (1990).
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"Electronic, Magnetic, and Bulk Properties of Nickel," D. Bagayoko and
Zelda Y. Gills, Proceedings, National Society of Black Physicists (NSBP),
Holmdell, N.J. (1989).
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"Electronic and Magnetic Properties of Manganese Impurities in Aluminum,"
D. Bagayoko, N. Brener, D. Kanhere, and J. Callaway, Phys. Rev. B36, 9263
(1987).
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"Prosperity Through Academic Excellence," G. D'Amour, D. Bagayoko et al.
A Working Paper Developed for Louisiana Board of Regents, April (1987).
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"Electronic Structure of Chromium and Manganese Impurities in Copper,"
D. Bagayoko, P. Blaha, and J. Callaway, Phys. Rev. B34, 3572 (1986).
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"On Variational Solutions of the Dirac Equation," D. Bagayoko, C. Dorsey,
and N. Brian, Proceedings, NSBP, Washington, D.C. (1985).
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"Contraction of Gaussian Basis Sets and the Total Energy of FCC Copper,"
D. Bagayoko, Inter. Jour. Quant. Chem. 17, 527 (1983).
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"Lattice Parameter Dependence of Ferromagnetism in BCC and FCC Iron," D.
Bagayoko and J. Callaway, Phys. Rev. B28, 5419 (1983).
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Major Software Development: Total energy calculation features of the program
package known as BNDPKG, a comprehensive band structure and related property
computation package.
PRESENTATIONS
Average of five (5) National/Regional technical presentations per year.
(APS, NSBP, NSTA, NACME, AAAS, etc).
Pictures.
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