Dr. Douglas A. Buchanan, PhD
Dr. Buchanan is a Research Assistant Professor of Engineering Physics for the Department of Engineering Physics at the Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT/ENP). He was previously an Assistant Professor at the United States Air Force Academy.
Education
PhD, Engineering Physics, Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT), 2012
M.S., Medical Physics, Wright State University, 1996
B.S., Physics, Wright State University, 1994
Awards
- Meritorious Service Medal 2012 to 2016 “Pioneered a teaching approach utilizing an innovative classroom technique that resulted in his students repeatedly performing above the course average on standardized tests”
- Meritorious Service Medal 2006 to 2009 “Selected to lead one-third of the Physics Department teaching faculty through an electricity and magnetism course with 880 cadets, a 60% increase over traditional enrollment due to curriculum restructuring”
- Field Grade Officer of the Quarter 2009 Academic and Leadership Award across five departments (Basics Sciences Division of the US Air Force Academy)
Publications
Publications
[6] Douglas A. Buchanan, Dustin R. Rodgers, Juan J. Manfredi (2024). Characterizing Gamma Radiation in the ATHENA Energy Tuning Assembly at the National Ignition Facility. HEART Conference 2024
[5] Buchanan, D. A., Holston, M. S., Brant, A. T., McClory, J. W., Adamiv, V. T., Burak, Y. V., & Halliburton, L. E. (2014). Electron paramagnetic resonance and thermoluminescence study of ag2+ ions in LI2B4O7 crystals. Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids, 75(12), 1347–1353. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpcs.2014.07.014
[4] Brant, A., Buchanan, D., McClory, J., Adamiv, V., Burak, Y., Halliburton, L., & Giles, N. (2014). Photoluminescence from Ag2+ ions in lithium tetraborate (Li2B4O7) crystals. Journal of Luminescence, 153, 79–84. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jlumin.2014.03.008
[3] Kelly, T.D., Kong, L., Buchanan, D.A., Brant, A.T., Petrosky, J.C., McClory, J.W., Adamiv, V.T., Burak, Y.V. and Dowben, P.A. (2013), EXAFS and EPR analysis of the local structure of Mn-doped Li2B4O7. Phys. Status Solidi B, 250: 1376-1383. https://doi.org/10.1002/pssb.201349013
[2] Brant, A., Buchanan, D., McClory, J., Dowben, P., Adamiv, V., Burak, Y., & Halliburton, L. (2013). EPR identification of defects responsible for thermoluminescence in Cu-doped lithium tetraborate (Li2B4O7) crystals. Journal of Luminescence, 139, 125–131. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jlumin.2013.02.023
[1] Kananen, B. E., Brant, A. T., Buchanan, D. A., Murari, M. K., & McClory, J. W. (2011). Analysis of neutron induced defects in silver doped lithium tetraborate. 2011 IEEE Nuclear Science Symposium Conference Record. https://doi.org/10.1109/nssmic.2011.6154532
Recent Presentations
[1] M. Febbraro, R.P. Rera, C. Yeamans, J.W. McCory, D.A. Buchanan, W.T. Dailey, J.J. Manfredi, D.E. Holland, Hye Young Lee, Sean Kuvin (DEC 2024). Intense short pulse (n,x) reaction studies on stable and radionuclei using ATHENA at NIF. Direct measurements of neutron reactions on radionuclides (DIMER) Santa Fe, NM, USA