Richard A. Holt, Professor
Contact Information
Office: PAB 232
Tel: (519) 661-2187
E-mail: rholt [at] uwo@uwo.ca
Personal web page
Research Areas
Laboratory Astrophysics, Laser Spectroscopy, Atomic and Molecular PhysicsResearch Interests
- Laboratory Astrophysics (Measurements of properties of atoms of importance to astrophysicists), including:
- Atomic lifetimes and oscillator strengths
- Hyperfine structure and isotope shifts
- Absolute wavelengths
- Experimental tests of precision calculations of relativistic and quantum electrodynamics effects in simple atomic systems
- Fast-ion-beam laser spectroscopy
Teaching
- UWO University Students’ Council Teaching Honour Roll Award of Excellence
- 2010-11
- 2007-08
- 2005-06
Awards
- Fellow of the American Physical Society
- American Physical Society Outstanding Referee
Professional Activities
- Member,Scientific Organizing Committee, 11th International Colloquium on Atomic Spectra and Oscillator Strengths for Astrophysical and Laboratory Plasmas (ASOS-11), Mons, Belgium, 5-9 August 2013
- Member, Scientific Organizing Committee, 10th International Colloquium on Atomic Spectra and Oscillator Strengths for Astrophysical and Laboratory Plasmas (ASOS-10), Berkeley CA, 4-7 August 2010
