Professor, Dean for Research and Scholarship
616-526-6869
mwalhout@calvin.edu
Office: SC 327
Areas of interest
Atomic, molecular and optical physics
Educational background
- BS, Calvin College, 1988
- PhD, University of Maryland, 1994
Professional history
- Professor of Physics and Astronomy, 1996-present
- Staff Scientist, National Institute for Standards and Technology, 1995-1996
- Post-doctoral researcher, NIST and University of Maryland, 1994-1995
Research interests
- Laser cooling and trapping of atoms
- Atomic collisions and long-range molecules in ultracold samples
- Dielectric-barrier discharges
- Spontaneous pattern formation
Recent publications
Gary Schmidt and Matthew Walhout, Editors. Practically Human: College Professors Speak from the Heart of Humanities Education, Calvin College Press, Grand Rapids, MI (May 2012).
J. Sinclair* and M. Walhout, "Dielectric-Barrier Discharges in Two-Dimensional Lattice Potentials," Phys. Rev. Lett. 108, 035005 (2012).
Walhout, Matthew. "Thrill Rides and Labyrinths: The Pedagogical Logic of Freedom and Constraint," in Teaching and Christian Practices: Reshaping Faith and Learning, Eds. David I. Smith and James K.A. Smith. (Grand Rapids: W. B. Eerdmans, 2011), pp. 177-193.
M.K. Shaffer, G. Ranjit, C.I. Sukenik, and M. Walhout, "Photoassociative spectroscopy of ultracold metastable argon," Phys. Rev. A 83, 052516 (2011).
Matthew Walhout, Review of: Science and the Quest for Meaning, by Alfred I. Tauber (Baylor University Press, Waco, 2009); appearing in Christian Scholar's Review, Fall 2010.
Matthew Walhout, "Looking to Charles Taylor and Joseph Rouse for Best Practices in Science and Religion," Zygon, vol. 45, no. 3 (September 2010). Published online August 4, 2010.
Z.S. Smith,* A. Harmon,* J. Banister,* R. Norman,* K. Hoogeboom-Pot,* and M. Walhout, "Purely-long-range krypton molecules in singly and doubly excited binding potentials," Phys. Rev. A81, 013407 (January, 2010).
Matthew Walhout, "Book review of The Big Questions in Science and Religion, by Keith Ward" Perspectives on Science and Christian Faith, Vol. 61, No. 4, December 8, 2009.
Matthew Walhout "Teaching Vocation and (Other) Unsafe Scientific Practices" Christian Scholars Review, volume XXXVIII, number 2 (Winter 2009).
Matthew Walhout "Book review of The New Flatlanders, A Seeker's Guide to the Theory of Everything by Eric Middleton" Perspectives on Science and Christian Faith, Vol. 60, No. 4, 12/1/2008.
M. Walhout, J. Léonard, M. Leduc, "Exotic helium dimers: A giant comes out of the cold," Europhysics News, Vol. 36, p. 86-88 (May/June 2005).
J. Léonard, A. P. Mosk, M. Walhout, M. Leduc, M. van Rijnbach, D. Nehari and P. van der Straten, "Rotationally induced Penning ionization of ultracold photoassociated helium dimers," Europhys. Lett., 70 (2), pp. 190-196 (2005).
J. Kim, U.D. Rapol, S. Moal, J. Leonard, M. Walhout, M. Leduc, "Photoassociation experiments with ultracold metastable helium," European Physical Journal D 31, 227-237 (November 2004).
M. Leduc, J. Léonard, M. Walhout, "Des dimères géants avec des atomes d'hélium très excités...mais ultra-froids," Bulletin de la Société Française de Physique 145, p. 4 (July-August 2004).
J. Leonard, A.P. Mosk, M. Walhout, P. van der Straten, M. Leduc, and C. Cohen-Tannoudji, "Analysis of photoassociation spectra for giant helium dimers", Physical Review A, 69, 032702, 2004.
M. Leduc, M. Portier, J. Léonard, M. Walhout, F. Masnou-Seeuws, K. Willner, A. Mosk, "Photoassociation spectroscopy of ultracold metastable helium atoms: numerical analysis," in Laser Spectroscopy 16, Proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Laser Spectroscopy, Eds P.Hannaford, H.A. Bachor, K.G.Baldwin, A.I.Sidorov, (World Scientific, Palm Cove, Australia, July 2003).
J. Leonard, M. Walhout, A.P. Mosk, T. Mueller, M. Leduc, and C. Cohen-Tannoudji, "Giant Helium Dimers Produced by Photoassociation of Ultracold Metastable Atoms," Phys. Rev. Lett. 91, 073203 (15 August, 2003).
*J. Lefers, *N. Miller, *D. Rupke, *D. Tong, M. Walhout, "Direct measurement of the metastable ^3P_2 decay rate in krypton", Physical Review A 66, 012507 (2002).
M. Klein*, N. Miller*, and M. Walhout, "Time-resolved imaging of spatiotemporal patterns in a one-dimensional dielectric-barrier discharge system," Phys. Rev. E, 64, 026402 (2001)
J. Guikema*, N. Miller*, J. Niehof*, M. Klein*, and M. Walhout. "Spontaneous pattern formation in an effectively one-dimensional dielectric-barrier discharge system," Phys. Rev. Lett. 85, 3817 (2000).
C. Orzel, M. Walhout, U. Sterr, P.S. Julienne, and S.L. Rolston, "Spin polarization and quantum-statistical effects in ultracold ionizing collisions," Physical Review A 59, 1926 (1999).
R. Gupta, J.H. Burnett, U. Griesmann, and M. Walhout, "Absolute refractive indices and thermal coefficients of fused silica and calcium fluoride near 193nm," Applied Optics 37, 5964-5968 (1998).
S.L. Haan, M. Walhout,* and J. Cooper, "Threshold Effects in Photodetachment near an Autodetaching or Excited State Resonance," Phys. Rev. A 41, 2598 (1990).
