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CV FOR DENNIS HALL
DENNIS G. HALL
Associate Provost for Research & Graduate Education
Department: Office of the Provost
Email: dennis.g.hall@vanderbilt.edu
Office: 401 Kirkland Hall
Phone: (615) 322-2809
Fax: (615) 343-9936
 
Degrees
  • B.S. (Physics), University of Illinois, 1970
  • M.S. (Physics), Southern Illinois University, 1972
  • Ph.D. (Physics), University of Tennessee, 1976 (Dissertation research, Oak Ridge National Laboratory)
Research Area

My interests are rather wide-ranging, but I have published extensively on these topics:
  • The Interaction of Light with Matter (mostly solids)
  • Optical Waveguide Phenomena, especially involving surface modificiations or monolayers of molecules or nanoparticles
  • The Propagation of Light
Current Position

Associate Provost for Research and Graduate Education, Professor of Physics and Professor of Electrical Engineering at Vanderbilt University.  At Vanderbilt, his office advocates for research and oversees the operation of the Graduate School as well as, outside the Medical Center, the Division of Sponsored Research, the University Central Library, the Vanderbilt University Press, the University Central Discovery Grant Program, and the University Central Research Scholar Grant Program.  In partnership with colleague Prof. Jeff Balser, Associate Vice Chancellor for Research in the Medical Center, he provides broad oversight of Vanderbilt's interschool research centers and institutes and of a number of campus-wide services.
Previous Positions
At the University of Rochester:
  • Nov. 1995 - June 30, 2001, William F. May Professor, University of Rochester
  • 1995 – 2000, Senior Member, (NSF-sponsored) Rochester Theory Center for Optical Science and Engineering
  • July 1, 1993 – June 30, 2000, Director (i.e., Department Chair), The Institute of Optics

(Note: Founded in 1929, The Institute of Optics is an academic department that offers programs of study leading to the B.S., M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Optics.)
  • July 1, 1992 – June 30, 1993, Associate Director, The Institute of Optics
  • 1987 – 1992, Chair, Graduate Committee, The Institute of Optics
  • 1987 – 2001, Professor, The Institute of Optics
  • 1982 – 1987, Associate Professor (tenured in 1984), The Institute of Optics
  • 1980 – 1982, Assistant Professor, The Institute of Optics
Elsewhere:
  • 1978 – 1980, McDonnell Douglas Corporation, St. Louis, MO
  • 1976 – 1978, Assistant Professor, Department of Physics, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville, Illinois
Professional Service (examples)
  • 2001- present, Member, Board of Directors, Oak Ridge Associated Universities (elected)
  • January 1, 1991 – December 31, 1993, Member, Board of Directors, Optical Society of America (elected)
  • January 1, 1992 – December 31, 1995, Member, Executive Committee, National Nanofabrication Facility, Cornell University. Ithaca, New York (elected)
  • 1994 – 1997, Topical Editor, Journal of the Optical Society of America (3-year term)
  • March 30/31, 1998, Chair, Academic Review Panel, Optical Sciences Center, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona
  • 1999 – present, Member, Board of Visitors, Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN
  • November 1999, Member, Graduate-Program Appraisal Committee, Department of Physics, University of Toronto, Canada
Professional Honors and Awards
  • Fellow, American Physical Society
  • Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • Fellow, Optical Society of America (OSA)
  • Fellow, International Society for Optical Engineering (SPIE)
  • 1983 & 1986, Undergraduate Teaching Awards, University of Rochester
Graduate Students

Ph.D. Dissertations Supervised to Completion:
  1. W.R. Holland (Ph.D., 1985), "The interaction between electric dipoles and waveguiding surfaces at optical frequencies,"
  2. Thomas G. Brown (Ph.D., 1987), "Luminescence studies of isoelectronic impurities in crystalline silicon,"
  3. Thaddeus G. Dziura (Ph.D., 1987), "Optical bistability and saturable absorption in semiconductor lasers."
  4. Laura Weller-Brophy (Ph.D., 1987), "The interaction of optical guided modes with waveguide diffraction gratings."
  5. Russell W. Gruhlke (Ph.D., 1987), "Optical emission from coupled surface plasmons."
  6. C. Martijn de Sterke (Ph.D., 1987), "Optical effects in Si-GexSi1-x superlattices."
  7. Bulent N. Kurdi (Ph.D., 1989), "Investigation of the modes of multilayer optical waveguide structures."
  8. Philip L. Bradfield (Ph.D., 1990), "Optical emission from single-crystal silicon."
  9. Robert A. Modavis (Ph.D., 1990), "Isoelectronic bound exciton emission from Si, Ge, and SiGe."
  10. Alan F. Evans (Ph.D., 1992), "Propagation loss and free-carrier effects in silicon waveguide structures."
  11. Turan Erdogan (Ph.D., 1992), "Circularly symmetric, distributed-feedback structures for surface-emitting semiconductor lasers." (Awarded OSA’s Adolph Lomb Medal)
  12. Robert M. Emmons (Ph.D., 1992), "Wave guiding and grating coupling phenomena in silicon-based integrated optics."
  13. Kevin G. Sullivan (Ph.D., 1994), "Inhibition and enhancement of electromagnetic radiation using optical waveguides and Bragg microcavities."
  14. Rebecca Jordan (Ph.D., 1994), "Radiation from concentric-circle-grating, surface-emitting planar waveguides and semiconductor lasers."
  15. Karen L. Moore (Ph.D. 1998), "The characteristics of light emission from Si-based waveguides, superlattices and microstructures."
  16. Howard Stuart (Ph.D. 1998), "The interaction between metal-nanoparticle resonances and optical-waveguide modes."
  17. Craig Olson (Ph.D. 1999), “Spatial mode control of concentric-circle-grating surface-emitting semiconductor lasers.”
  18. Pamela Greene (Ph.D. 2000), “Radiation from circular-grating distributed feedback lasers.”
  19. Kai LaFortune (Ph.D. 2002), “Nonlinear phenomena in dipole-waveguide structures.”
  20. Brian Soller (Ph.D. 2002), “The interaction between metal nanoparticle resonances and optical-frequency surface waves.”
  21. Dawn K. Gifford (2003), “Emission from organic light-emitting diodes via surface-plasmon cross-coupling.”
Publications

Books and Chapters (examples):
  • "Radiative Isoelectronic Impurities in Silicon and in Silicon-Germanium Alloys and Superlattices," (by invitation) T. G. Brown and Dennis G. Hall, Chapter 3 in Light Emission in Silicon from Physics to Devices, edited by David J. Lockwood, volume 49 in the series Semiconductors and Semimetals, Academic Press, 1997.
  • Coupled-Mode Theory in Guided-Wave Optics, Volume MS 84 in the SPIE Milestones series, Dennis G. Hall, editor; SPIE Press, 1993.
  • "Optical Waveguide Diffraction Gratings: Coupling Between Guided Modes," D. G. Hall, Progress in Optics (Editor, Emil Wolf ), volume XXIX, Ch. 1, (North Holland, Amsterdam, 1991), pages 1 - 63.
Refereed or Invited Publications (from a list of more than 130):
  • “Some thoughts on journal publishing in the 21st century,” Dennis G. Hall, Optics & Photonics News 14, 30-33 (2003).
  • “Emission through one of two metal electrodes of an organic light-emitting diode via surface-plasmon cross-coupling,” Applied Physics Letters 81, 4315 (2002).
  • “Extraordinary transmission of organic photoluminescence through an otherwise opaque metal layer via surface plasmon cross coupling" Dawn K. Gifford and Dennis G. Hall, Applied Physics Letters 80, 3679 (2002).
  • “Dynamic modifications to the plasmon resonance of a metallic nanoparticle coupled to a planar waveguide: beyond the point-dipole limit,” Brian J. Soller and Dennis G. Hall, Journal of the Optical Society of America B19, 1195 (2002).
  • “Dipole-waveguide coupling in nonlinear systems,” Kai N. LaFortune and Dennis G. Hall, Journal of the Optical Society of America B19, 860 (2002).
  • "Energy transfer at optical frequencies to silicon-on-insulator structures,” Brian J. Soller, Howard R. Stuart and Dennis G. Hall, Optics Letters 26, 1421 (2001).
  • “Energy Transfer at Optical Frequencies to Silicon-Based Waveguiding Structures,” Brian J. Soller and Dennis G. Hall, Journal of the Optical Society of America A18, 2577-2584 (2001).
  • "Effects of Radiation on Circular-Grating DFB Lasers – I: Coupled-Mode Equations," Pamela L. Greene and Dennis G. Hall, IEEE J. Quantum Electronics QE-37, 353-364 (2001).
  • "Effects of Radiation on Circular-Grating DFB Lasers – II: Device and Pump-Beam Parameters," Pamela L. Greene and Dennis G. Hall, IEEE J. Quantum Electronics QE-37, 365-371 (2001).
  • "Direct Observation of a Propagating, Planar-Waveguide Surface Mode in a Discontinuous Film of Metal Nanoparticles," Brian J. Soller and Dennis G. Hall, Optics Letters 25, 1071 (2000).
  • “Azimuthal Mode Discrimination in Radially Chirped Concentric-Circle-Grating Distributed Feedback Lasers,” Craig Olson and Dennis G. Hall, IEEE J. Quantum Electronics QE-36, 1016 (2000).
  • “Chester F. Carlson: A Man to Remember,” Dennis G. Hall and Rita M. Hall, Optics & Photonics News 11, 14-18, (September 2000). [the co-author is my wife, Rita]
  • “Direct Observation of a Propagating, Planar-Waveguide Surface Mode in a Discontinuous Film of Metal Nanoparticles," Brian J. Soller and Dennis G. Hall, Optics Letters 25, 1071-1073 (August 1, 2000).
  • “Focal Shift in Vector Beams,” Pamela L. Greene and Dennis G. Hall, Optics Express 4, 411-419 (May 10, 1999). [Note: This is my first experience with publishing in an electronic journal. Article contains animation.]
  • "Enhanced Dipole-Dipole Interaction Between Elementary Radiators Near A Surface," Howard R. Stuart and Dennis G. Hall, Physical Review Letters 80, 5663 (1998).
  • "Education in Optics," (Invited) Dennis G. Hall and Richard C. Powell, Optics & Photonics News (the membership magazine of the Optical Society of America), volume 9, pages 18-22, September 1998.
  • "Island Size Effects in Nanoparticle-Enhanced Photodetectors," Howard R. Stuart and Dennis G. Hall, Applied Physics Letters 73, 3815 (1998).
  • "Enhancement and Inhibition of Electromagnetic Radiation in Plane Layered Media. I. The Plane Wave Spectrum Approach to Modeling Classical Effects," Kevin G. Sullivan and Dennis G. Hall, Journal of the Optical Society of America B14, 1149 (1997).
  • "Enhancement and Inhibition of Electromagnetic Radiation in Plane Layered Media. II. Enhanced Fluorescence in Optical Waveguide Sensors," Kevin G. Sullivan and Dennis G. Hall, Journal of the Optical Society of America B14, 1160 (1997).
  • "Room-Temperature Photoluminescence And Electroluminescence From Er-Doped Silicon-Rich Silicon Oxide," L. Tsybeskov, K. L. Moore, K. D. Hirschman, S. P. Duttagupta, D. G. Hall, and P. M. Fauchet, Applied Physics Letters 70, 1790 (1997).
  • "Isoelectronic Bound Exciton Photoluminescence in Strained Beryllium-Doped SiGe Epilayers and SiGe/Si Superlattices at Ambient and Elevated Hydrostatic Pressure," S. Kim, G. Chang, I. P. Herman, J. Bevk, K. L. Moore, and D. G. Hall, Physical Review B55, 7130 (1997-I).
  • "Absorption enhancement in silicon-on-insulator waveguides using metal island films," Howard R. Stuart and Dennis G. Hall, Applied Physics Letters 69, 2327 (1996).
  • "Intrinsic band-edge photoluminescence from silicon clusters at room temperature," L. Tsybeskov, K. L. Moore, D. G. Hall, and P. M. Fauchet, Physical Review B54, Rapid Communications, R8361 (1996-II).
  • "Vector Beam Solutions of Maxwell's Wave Equation," Dennis G. Hall, Optics Letters 21, 9 (1996).
  • "Diffraction Characteristics of the Azimuthal Bessel-Gauss Beam," Pamela L. Greene and Dennis G. Hall, Journal of the Optical Society of America A13, 962 (1996).
  • "The Hydrostatic Pressure Dependence of Isoelectronic Bound Excitons in Beryllium-Doped Silicon," S. Kim, I. P. Herman, K. L. Moore, D. G. Hall, and J. Bevk, Physical Review B53, 4434 (15 February 1996-II).
Patents
  • "Method and System for the Enhancement of Fluorescence," W.R. Holland and D.G. Hall, U.S. Patent Number 4,649,280, March, 1987. (Licensed, nonexclusive)
  • "Silicon Based Light Emitting Devices," D.G. Hall and T.G. Brown, U.S. Patent Number 4,827,318, May, 1989.
  • "Method and system for directional enhanced fluorescence from molecular layers," D. G. Hall, U. S. Patent #5,006,716, awarded April 9, 1991. (Licensed, nonexclusive)
Biography
Professional Honors

Dennis G. Hall is Associate Provost for Research and Graduate Education, Professor of Physics and Professor of Electrical Engineering at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee.  Prior to July 1, 2000, he was William F. May Professor and Director (i.e, department chair) of the University of Rochester’s Institute of Optics.  A member of the University of Rochester faculty since 1980, he served as Director of the Institute of Optics during 1993-2000.  He is a Fellow of the Optical Society of America (OSA), a Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS), and a Fellow of the International Society for Optical Engineering (SPIE); he is a former (elected) member of the OSA Board of Directors and served as a Topical Editor of the Journal of the Optical Society of America from 1994-1997.  Prof. Hall is the recipient of two undergraduate teaching awards at Rochester, is the author of more than 130 refereed journal articles and several book chapters, and is the editor of the 1993 reprint volume Coupled-Mode Theory in Guided-Wave Optics (SPIE Press).  He has supervised to completion twenty-one Ph.D. dissertations and six M.S. theses.  At Vanderbilt, his office advocates for research and oversees the operation of the Graduate School as well as, outside the Medical Center, the Division of Sponsored Research, the University Central Library, the Vanderbilt University Press, the University Central Discovery Grant Program, and the University Central Research Scholar Grant Program.  In partnership with colleague Prof. Jeff Balser, Associate Vice Chancellor for Research in the Medical Center, he provides broad oversight of Vanderbilt’s interschool research centers and institutes and of a number of campus-wide services.  Since 2001 he has been an elected member of the Board of Directors of Oak Ridge Associated Universities.  Prof. Hall received a B.S. degree in Physics from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, and a Ph.D. in Physics from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville; his dissertation research in theoretical solid-state physics was carried out at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory.

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