Department of Physics
Box 90305
Duke University
Durham, NC 27708

Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, June, 2006
Ph.D. in Physics with Certificate in Nonlinear and Complex System
Dissertation title: "The Physics of Dense Granular Matter"

Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, December, 2005
M.S. in Computer Science with focus on Scientific Computing
Project title: "Graph Percolation as an Analog to Granular Force Networks"

Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia, August, 2001
M.S. in Physics

University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, April, 1999
B.S. in Physics with Highest Honors
Thesis title: "Superconducting Fluxon Dynamics in Channels"

United States Environmenal Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina
Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the National Center for Computational Toxicology -- Computational investigations of chemical toxicity using physiologically-based pharmaco-kinetic (PBPK) models and Bayesian analysis. Principal Investigator: Hugh Barton (July 2006 - Present)

Duke University, Durham, North Carolina
Graduate Research Assistant in Department of Physics and Center for Non-Linear and Complex Systems -- Experimental investigations of non-linear phenomena in static and flowing granular materials. Principal Investigator: Prof. Robert Behringer (June 2002 - July 2006)

Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico
Visiting Graduate Student in the Center for Nonlinear Studies -- Constructed computer simulation to investigate stochastic ratcheting phenomena of granular materials. Principal Investigators: Dr. Charles Reichhardt and Dr. Cynthia Olson-Reichhardt (July 2001 - August 2001)

University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Undergraduate Research Assistant in Department of Physics and Center for the Study of Complex Systems -- Constructed several computer models to investigate magnetic flux vortex interactions in high temperature superconductors. Principal Investigator: Prof. Franco Nori (June 1997 - August 1999)

University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Undergraduate Research Assistant in the College of Architecture and Urban Planning -- Developed software user interface and integration of data tables for thermal architectural simulation. Principal Investigator: Prof. Ali Malkawi (September 1995 - August 1999)

• Experienced with developing novel research
• Laboratory skills, including high speed imaging
• Experienced with analysis of time series and high-dimensional data sets
• Experienced with Unix, Windows and Macintosh
• Proficient with scientific computing techniques
• Familiar with analysis of non-linear PDE's
• Extremely proficient with C / C++ and OOP
• Proficient with Matlab and Mathematica
• Experienced with learning new software/languages
• Experienced with Quark, Photoshop and AutoCAD
• Proficient with html and web design
• Proficient at making presentations
• Experienced with university-level teaching
• Some proficiency in the Russian language

• Member of Graduate Curriculum Committee of Duke Physics Faculty, 2005
• President of the Duke Physics Graduate Student Organization, 2002-2004

Duke University, Durham, North Carolina Teaching assistant in the Department of Physics for graduate quantum mechanics, undergraduate thermal physics and undergraduate labs. (August 2001 - May 2003)

Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia
Teaching assistant in the School of Physics for undergraduate electromagnetism laboratory courses. (August 1999 - May 2001)

1. "Scaling and anisotropy in dense granular matter," John F. Wambaugh, Trushant S. Majmudar, Brian P. Tighe, Joshua E. S. Socolar, Robert P. Behringer, in preparation
2. "Force networks and elasticity in granular silos", John F. Wambaugh and Robert P. Behringer, in preparation
3. "Response to perturbations in granular flow", John F. Wambaugh, John V. Matthews, Pierre A. Gremaud, Robert P. Behringer, in preparation
4. "Graph Percolation as an Analog to Granular Force Networks," J. F. Wambaugh, cond-mat/0603314, (2006)
5. "Shear and Loading in Channels: Oscillatory Shearing and Edge Currents of Superconducting Vortices", J.F. Wambaugh, F. Marchesoni and F. Nori, Physical Review B 67, 144515 (2003)
6. "Ratchet-Induced Segregation and Transport of Non-Spherical Grains", J.F. Wambaugh, C. Reichhardt and C. J. Olson, Physical Review E 65, 031308 (2002)
7. "Superconducting Fluxon Pumps and Lenses", J.F. Wambaugh, C. Reichhardt, C. J. Olson, F. Marchesoni and F. Nori, Physical Review Letters 83, 5106 (1999)

1. "Asymmetry-induced circulation in granular hopper flows", J. F. Wambaugh and R. P. Behringer, Powders & Grains 2005, pages 915-918 (2005).
2. "Platform Independent Simulations: Thermal Simulation as an Object", A. M. Malkawi and J. F. Wambaugh, Proceedings of the Sixth International Building Performance Simulation Association, Volume 1, pages 37-42 (1999)
3. "A New System for Accessing Transfer Function Coefficients for an Architectural Computer-Aided Thermal Optimization Tool", A. M. Malkawi and J. F. Wambaugh, Proceedings of the Fifth International Building Performance Simulation Association, Volume 2, pages 157-163 (1997)
4. "A User Friendly Computer-Aided Thermal Design Tool Utilizing Transfer Functions", A. M. Malkawi and J. F. Wambaugh, Proceedings of Third International Thermal Energy & Environment Congress, Volume 2, pages 421-426 (1997)

1. "Impact of Particle Elasticity on Granular Force Networks," APS March Meeting in Baltimore, Maryland, March 2006 (talk)
2. "Square Amplitude Granular Waves", Dynamics Days 2006, Bethesda, Maryland, January 2006 (talk)
3. "Sensitivity of Granular Hopper Flows to Boundary Conditions", APS Division of Fluid Dynamics Annual Meeting in Chicago, Illinois, November 2005 (talk)
4. "Asymmetry-induced circulation in granular hopper flows", Powders and Grains 2005, Stuttgart, Germany, June 2005 (poster)
5. "Circulation in Asymmetric Granular Hoppers", APS Division of Fluid Dynamics Annual Meeting in Seattle, Washington, November 2004 (talk)
6. "Observed Deviations from Janssen Model in Granular Silos", Dynamics Days 2004 Meeting in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, January 2004 (poster)
7. "Elastic Effects in Granular Pressure Profiles", APS Division of Fluid Dynamics Annual Meeting in East Rutherford, New Jersey, November 2003 (talk)
8. "Asymmetry-Induced Circulation in Conical Granular Flows", APS Division of Fluid Dynamics Annual Meeting in East Rutherford, New Jersey, November 2003 (talk)
9. "Ratchet-Induced Segregation and Transport of Non-Spherical Grains", APS March Meeting in Indianapolis, Indiana, March 2002 (talk)
10. "A New System for Accessing Transfer Function Coefficients for an Architectural Computer-Aided Thermal Optimization Tool", Fifth International Building Performance Simulation Association Meeting, Prague, Czech Republic, September 1997 (poster)

1. American Physical Society: Division of Fluid Dynamics, Statistical and Nonlinear Physics Topical Group, Forum on Graduate Student Affairs
2. American Association of Physics Teachers