Carlsten Portrait

Email: carlsten@physics.montana.edu

 

Selected Honors, Awards, and Public Outreach/Service:

  • Phi Kappa Phi Fridley Distinguished Teaching Award(1986)
  • Wiley Award for Excellence in Research(1986)
  • Pi Sigma Alpha Mortar Board Award for Teaching(1987,1988)
  • Sigma Xi Outstanding Research Scientist Award(1989)
  • Outstanding Teaching Award in College of Letters and Science(1989)
  • Cox Excellence Award for Creative Scholarship and Teaching (1990)
  • Pi Sigma Alpha Mortar Board Award for Teaching(1992)
  • Regents Professorship(1992)
  • Pi Sigma Alpha Mortar Board Award for Teaching(1994)
  • James and Mary Ross Provost’s Award for Excellence (2001)
  • Elected a Fellow of the Optical Society of America (2004)
  • Elected a Fellow of the American Physical Society (2005)
  • President’s Excellence in Teaching Award (2006)
  • Award for Research, Creativity and Contribution to Economic Development (2006).
  • Montana State University Physics Undergraduate Lecturing Instructor Award (2008).
  • Montana State University Physics Undergraduate Lecturing Instructor Award (2011). 
  • Innovator Award from the Optical Technology Center (2013).
  • Montana State University Physics Undergraduate Lecturing Instructor Award (2016). 

Biographical Sketch:

  • B.S. in Physics, 1969 University of Minnesota
  • M.S. in Physics, 1971 Harvard University
  • Ph.D. in Physics, 1974 Harvard University
  • 2016 Emeritus Professor, Physics Department, Montana State University
  • 1992 – 2016 Regents Professor, Physics Department, Montana State University
  • 1992 - 1997 Director Optical Technology Center, Montana State University
  • 1990 - 1992 Professor, Physics Department, Montana State University
  • 1984 - 1990 Associate Professor, Physics Department, Montana State University
  • 1981 - 1984 Associate Group Leader, Los Alamos National Laboratory
  • 1979 - 1981 Staff Member, Los Alamos National Laboratory
  • 1974 - 1979 Postdoc, Senior Res Associate, University of Colorado
  • From 2002-2006, Professor Carlsten served half time with the National Science Foundation as a Program Director for the Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics Program in the Physics Division.
  • Professor Carlsten is a Fellow of the American Physical Society and a Fellow of the Optical Society of America. 

Interests:

Professor Carlsten research area was in quantum optics and non-linear optics. He was also interested in fostering collaboration in optics among departments and colleges at Montana State University. In support of this collaboration, he was involved in the initial formation of OpTeC, the Optical Technology Center, which helped stimulate the growth of the optical industry in Bozeman. 

Selected Publications:

  1. 115.  “Eye-Safe Diode-Laser-Based Micropulse Differential Absorption Lidar (DIAL) for Water Vapor Profiling in the Lower Troposphere”, Amin R. Nehrir, Kevin S. Repasky, John L. Carlsten, Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology, Volume 28, Issue 2 (February 2011) pp. 131-147, doi: 10.1175/2010JTECHA1452.1
  2. 116. “Field Demonstration of a Scanning Lidar and Detection Algorithm for Spatially Mapping Honeybees for Biological Detection of Land Mines”, Erik S. Carlsten, Geoff Wicks, Kevin S. Repasky, John L. Carlsten, Jerry J. Bromenshenk, and Colin B. Henderson, Applied Optics, , V50, N14, 2011, 2112-2123.
  3. 117.  “Optical Characterization of Continental and Biomass Burning Aerosols over Bozeman Montana: A Case Study of the Aerosol Direct Effect”, Amin R. Nehrir, Kevin S. Repasky, John A. Reagan, and John L. Carlsten, Journal of Geophysical Research, 116, D21201, doi: 10.1029/2011D016016, 2011.
  4. 118.  “Development of a High Spectral Resolution Lidar based on Confocal Fabry-Perot Spectral Filters” David S. Hoffman, Kevin S. Repasky, John A. Reagan, and John L. Carlsten, Applied Optics, Vol. 51, No. 25 6233, 6244, 2012.
  5. 119.  “Micropulse Water-Vapor Differential Absorption Lidar:  Transmitter Design and Performance”, Amin R. Nehrir, Kevin S. Repasky, and John L. Carlsten, Optics Express, Vol. 20 Issue 22, pp.25137-25151 (2012).
  6. 120.  “Micro-Pulse Differential Absorption Lidar (DIAL) for Identification of Carbon Dioxide Site Leakage”, William Johnson, Kevin S. Repasky, and John L. Carlsten, Applied Optics, Vol. 52, pp. 2994–3003 (2013).