David G. Haase

Professor Specializes in Experimental Nuclear Physics

Contact Information Physics Department NC State University Box 8202 Raleigh, NC 27695 Work Address: 160E Riddick Hall Phone: (919) 515-6118 Fax: (919) 515-7545 Biography David Haase is Professor of Physics and Director of The Science House at North Carolina State University. He earned a B.A. in physics and mathematics at Rice University and an M.A. and Ph.D. in physics at Duke University, where he was a J. B. Duke Fellow. He has been an active researcher in experimental low temperature and nuclear physics. Dr. Haase is the founding Director of The Science House, (www.science-house.org) which annually serves over 3,000 teachers and 20,000 students across North Carolina. He has co-authored over 120 papers in experimental physics, and in science education. He co-edited one book of student learning activities and six volumes of Conference Proceedings on K-12 Outreach from University Science Departments. He is a Fellow of the American Physical Society, an Alumni Distinguished Undergraduate Teaching Professor and has received the Distinguished Service Award of the North Carolina Science Teachers Association; the Alexander Holladay Medal for Excellence, NC State University; and was chosen 1990 Professor of the Year in the State of North Carolina by the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education (CASE). He also received the Francis Pegram Medal for Excellence in Physics Education from the Southeastern Section of the APS. He serves as Vice-Chair of the Forum on Education of the American Physical Society.

Areas of Interest Applications of low temperature techniques to the polarization of nuclear targets for neutron scattering-- We have developed facilities for the polarization of nuclear targets at extreme low temperatures (T< 0.01 K) and high magnetic fields. The targets are used for studies of the spin dependence of the neutron-nucleus interaction and for searches for violations of parity and time-reversal symmetries in experiments at the Triangle Universities Nuclear Laboratory. Of special interest have been the development of a solid polarized 3He target, the largest of its type ever constructed; and a rotating single crystal 165Ho target for time-reversal studies. Director of The Science House, the educational outreach program of the College of Physical and Mathematical Sciences at NCSU. The purpose of the Science House programs is to increase student enthusiasm for the sciences and to help teachers present challenging and stimulating science and mathematics classes. The programs emphasize hands-on laboratory experiences, and the partnership of school teachers and university faculty to develop classes and materials for K-12 students. I also spend some time explaining to people how science affects sports. Recent Publications Proceedings of the Conference on K-12 Outreach from University Science Departments, 2004: Sustained Support for K-12 Science and Mathematics . (The Science House, NC State University) (ISBN 0-9704885-7-2), edited by D. G. Haase, and S. K. Schulze. (2004). Proceedings of the Conference on K-12 Outreach from University Science Departments, 2003: Linking the Science in the Classroom to the Science in the Laboratory, . (The Science House, NC State University) (ISBN 0-9704885-6-4), edited by D. G. Haase, B. S. Wojnowski and S. K. Schulze. (2003). "Parity Nonconservation in Neutron Capture on 113Cd," Phys. Rev. C C58. S. J. Seestrom, J. D. Bowman, B. E. Crawford, P.P.J. Delheij, C. M. Frankle, C. R. Gould, D. G. Haase, M. Iinuma, J. N. Knudson, P. E. Koehler, L. Y. Lowie, A. Masaike, Y. Masuda, Y. Matsuda, G. E. Mitchell, S. Penttila, Yu. P. Popov, H. Postma, N. R. Roberson, E. I. Sharapov, H. M. Shimizu, D. A. Smith, S. L. Stephenson, Yi-Fen Yen and V. W. Yuan. (1998). p. 2977. "Polarization Transfer in the 3H(p,n)3He Reaction and the O- Level in 4He," Phys. Rev. C C58. J. R. Walston, C. D. Keith, C. R. Gould, D. G. Haase, B. W. Raichle, M. L. Seely, W. Tornow, W. S. Wilburn, G. W. Hoffmann and S. I. Penttila. (1998). p. 1314. "Physics: Principles and Problems (high school physics text)," P. W. Zitzewitz, T. G. Elliot, D. G. Haase, K. A. Harper, M. R. Herzog, J. B. Nelson, J. Nelson, C. A. Schuler, and M. K. Zorn. (Glencoe/McGraw-Hill, Columbus, 2005)., (2005). "New Measurements of Spin Dependent n-p Cross Sections," Applications of Accelerations in Research and Industry CP475. B. W. Raichle, C. R. Gould, D. G. Haase, M. L. Seely, J. R. Walston, W. Tornow, W. S. Wilburn, S. I. Penttila, and G. W. Hoffmann. AIP, Ridge NY, edited by J. L. Duggan and I. L. Morgan. (1999). p. 223-226. "The Scattering of Polarized Neutrons from Statically Polarized Solid 3He," Nucl. Instr. Meth. in Phys. Res. A402. D.G. Haase, C.D. Keith, C.R. Gould, P.R. Huffman, N.R. Roberson, M.L. Seely, W. Tornow, and W.S. Wilburn. (1998). p. 341-346. "The Deformation Effect and Time Reversal Violation in Neutron Resonances," J. Phys. G. Nucl. Part. Phys 24. P.R. Huffman, C.R. Gould, and D.G. Haase. (1998). p. 763-770. "Bennett's Millpond: An environmental learning project strengthens the involvement of students in their community," The Science Teacher 5. 71. Colleen Karl, David Haase and Judy Day. (2004). p. 36. "Measurement of the relative longitudinal spin-dependent total cross-section difference in - scattering ," Physical Review C. R. D. Foster, C. R. Gould, D. G. Haase, J. M. Kelley, D. M. Markoff, and W. Tornow. (2006). p. 034002.