EDUCATION CURRENT TITLE PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: Ph.D, Theoretical Solid State Physics Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, 1970

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1 Benjamin U. Stewart, PhD Owner/President: Stewart Software Steve Hughes Road Walker, Louisiana Creator: Creative Physics 5.0 Phone (225) E- mail address: EDUCATION Ph.D, Theoretical Solid State Physics Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, 1970 Master of Science, Theoretical Solid State Physics Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, 1961 Bachelor of Science, Physics (SELU), Hammond, LA, 1959 CURRENT TITLE Professor Emeritus of Physics, Current (Unanimous Vote of Peers) PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: Applications Programmer and Owner/President of Stewart Software Walker, Louisiana, Present Consultant, Structures Laboratory for the Department of the Army Explosion Effects Division Developed Physical Models and Computer Software Contact: Charles E. Joachim, Engineer Waterways Experiment Station U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Vicksburg, Mississippi, Professor of Physics, Hammond, Louisiana, 1976 to 1991 Associate Professor of Physics, Hammond, Louisiana, 1969 to 1976 Assistant Professor of Physics, Hammond, Louisiana, 1962 to of 4

2 APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT / COMPUTER SKILLS: Microsoft Office (Word, Access, Excel) Proficient in C, C++, Object Oriented Programming Experienced applications programmer for Microsoft Windows Compilers Used: Borland C++4.0 with OWL class library Symantec C++7.2 with MFC 2.0 class library Microsoft Visual C with MFC 4.2 class library Developed Vectors for Windows by Stewart Software Developed Creative Physics 1.0, 2.0, 2.5, 3.0, and 5.0. Creative Physics was selected by the Editor to Win: the prize for the most eye- catching visualizations" Developed Creative Physics 5.0 for Windows 7/8, 2014 Edition - Computers in Physics Magazine Creative Physics allows one to easily set up a 3D system of particles, springs, (E, B and g fields) in air, vacuum, or water and observe it moving with correct 3D perspective according to the laws of classical physics. It contains more than 400 prebuilt simulations covering much of classical physics. Creative Physics has been used at many schools and universities all over the United States- and worldwide. PUBLICATIONS: Simplified Relativistic Force Transformation Equation, American Journal of Physics, Vol. 47, No. 1, January 1979 A New Force Transformation Equation, Louisiana Physics Teacher, 1978 Polaron Mass 1: The Free Polaron, The Physical Review, Vol. 2, No. 10, Nov. 15, 1970 Role of Electron- Electron Collisions in Galvanomagnetic Effects, The Physical Review, Vol. 126, No. 5, , June 1, 1962 INVENTIONS: MIDI Address Converter and Router (MACAR) U.S. Patent No. 4,777,857 Oct. 18, (A Digital Electronic Device) Designed the total system including double- sided printed circuit boards for mass production and built working units. In more than 10 years of heavy use the only thing that ever broke was one push button switch. 2 of 4

3 PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS: Simplified Spin- Orbit Interaction, Presented at Louisiana Academy of Sciences Meeting, A Simple Solution of the H- Atom Radial Wave Equation, Presented at Louisiana Academy of Sciences Meeting, A Simple Fourier Coefficient Apparatus, Presented at Louisiana Academy of Sciences Meeting, (Co- authored with Ms. Ellen K. Jenkins, Student Researcher) A New Method for Measuring the Electrical Properties of a Coil, Presented at Louisiana Academy of Sciences Meeting, (Co- authored with Charles F. Nickel, Student Researcher) Strange Properties of a Relativistic Wheel (Improved), Presented at National APS/AAPT Joint Meeting, January Electric Dipole Moment of a Magnetic Moment, Presented at National APS/AAPT Joint Meeting, January Numerical Solution of the Classical N- Body Problem with a Microcomputer, Presented at Louisiana Academy of Sciences Meeting, January A Theoretical Analysis of Joseph Newman s Revolutionary Energy Machine, Presented at Louisiana Academy of Sciences Meeting, Use of Operational Amplifiers in the Physics Lab, Presented at Louisiana Academy of Sciences Meeting, Generalized Biot- Savart Law, Presented at Louisiana Academy of Sciences Meeting, Computer Generated Homework Exercises, Presented at American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT) Meeting, Strange Properties of a Relativistic Wheel, Presented at Louisiana Academy of Sciences Meeting, Constructed and Demonstrated: A large electronic digital counter with photo- gate control and discussed it s use in the physics lab at Louisiana Academy of Sciences Meeting, 1979 A New Force Transformation Equation, Presented at Louisiana Academy of Sciences Meeting, PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS: American Association of Physics Teachers (National) Louisiana Section of AAPT Louisiana Academy of Sciences PROFESSIONAL MEETINGS: Exhibited Creative Physics software at the national AAPT meetings in Orlando, 1995 Exhibited Creative Physics software at the national AAPT meetings in Boise 1994 Exhibited Creative Physics software at the national AAPT meetings in New Orleans, 1993 National APS/AAPT Joint Meeting, 1989 Louisiana Academy of Sciences Meeting, 1989 National AAPT. Meeting, 1987 Louisiana Academy of Sciences Meeting, Louisiana Academy of Sciences Meeting, American Institute of Physics Meeting, 1978 Summer Workshops of the National Science Foundation: Summer Institute in Astronomy at Columbia University, NY City, 1972 (6 week duration) 3 of 4

4 Advances in Contemporary Physics, Aspen, Colorado, 1980 (2 week duration) COURSES FREQUENTLY TAUGHT: 191 General Physics. Credit 3 hours. Prerequisites: College algebra, trigonometry, and registration for or prior credit for Physics 193. A study of the fundamentals of mechanics, heat, and sound for students in the biological sciences, industrial technology, and other areas where a knowledge of calculus is not required. 192 General Physics. Credit 3 hours. Prerequisites: Physics and registration for or prior credit for Physics 194. A study of the fundamentals of electricity, magnetism, light, and modern physics for students in the biological sciences, industrial technology, and other areas where a knowledge of calculus is not required. 193 General Physics Laboratory. Credit 1 hour. Prerequisite: Registration for or prior credit for Physics 191. Selected laboratory experiments designed to supplement the Physics 191 lecture. Two hours of laboratory a week. 194 General Physics Laboratory. Credit 1 hour. Prerequisite: Registration for or prior credit for Physics 192. Selected laboratory experiments designed to supplement the Physics 192 lecture. Two hours of laboratory a week. More than half of this lab is electronics. 221 General Physics. Credit 3 hours. Prerequisites: Calculus and registration for or prior credit for Physics 223. Basic principals of mechanics, heat, and sound for technical students only. 222 General Physics. Credit 3 hours. Prerequisites: Physics and registration for or prior credit for Physics 224. Basic principles of electricity, magnetism, and light for technical students only. 223 General Physics Laboratory. Credit 1 hour. Prerequisite: Registration for or prior credit for Physics 221. Selected laboratory experiments designed to supplement the Physics 221 lecture. Three hours of laboratory a week. 224 General Physics Laboratory. Credit 1 hour. Prerequisite: Registration for or prior credit for Physics 192. Selected laboratory experiments designed to supplement the Physics 192 lecture. Two hours of laboratory a week. More than half of this lab is electronics. 301 Electricity and Magnetism. Credit 3 hours. Prerequisites: Physics Advanced study of electricity and magnetism, with emphasis on AC circuit analysis and electronics. 303 Electricity and Magnetism Laboratory. Credit 1 hour. Prerequisite: Registration for or prior credit for Physics 301. Selected experiments in advanced electricity and magnetism, dealing with analogue and digital electronics. 331 Mathematical Physics. Credit 3 hour. Prerequisites: Physics and two semesters of calculus. A study of vector calculus, complex variables, and other selected topics that have application in mechanics, electromagnetic wave theory, and vibratory motion. 332 Intermediate Mechanics. Credit 3 hours, Prerequisite: Physics 331, A study of Newtonian, Lagrangian, and Hamiltonian dynamics. 402 Electromagnetic Wave Theory. Credit 3 hours. Prerequisites: Physics and two semesters of differential equations. A theoretical treatment of electromagnetic waves using Maxwell s equations. 421 Modern Physics. Credit 3 hours. Prerequisites Physics and differential equations. A survey of the modern theories of relativity, quantum mechanics, solid state, molecular structure, astrophysics and elementary particles. 422 Modern Physics. Credit 3 hours. Prerequisites: Physics 421 and two courses in differential equations. A continuation of Physics of 4

5 REFERENCES: Dr. Larry H. Holmes Dr. Patrick D. Settoon Dr. Don Elbers Dr. Linda Munchhausen 5 of 4