Faculty Profile
Lowell Wood
Professor
Department of Physics
Office: Science & Research 1, 512B
Contact: ltwood@uh.edu - (713) 743-3560
Education: Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin
Optical Beam Shaping
Laser Light Scattering from Martensites and Ferroelectrics
Optical Transient Behavior in Martensites and Ferroelectrics
Optical Characterization of Novel Materials
Properties of Cusp-shaped Lenses and Mirrors: Quasi-diffraction Free Optical Beams
Holographic and Diffractive Optical Elements
Honors and Awards:
National Science Foundation Undergraduate Research Fellowship, 1963-64
91ÁÔÆæ Teaching Excellence Award, 1982-83
91ÁÔÆæ Teaching Excellence Award, 1991-92
College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics John C. Butler Teaching Excellence Award,
2001-2002
Physics Professor of the Year Award, 1989-90 (presented by the Society of Physics
Students)
Physics Professor of the Year Award, 1990-91 (presented by the Society of Physics
Students)
Organizations, Outreach, Boards, Memberships:
American Association of Physics Teachers
Optical Society of America
Phi Kappa Phi
Sigma Pi Sigma
Sigma Xi