Bogdan Mihaila
Biographical Sketch
- 2006-Present: Technical Staff Member, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM
- 2003-2006: Postdoctoral Fellow, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM
- 2000-2002: Postdoctoral Fellow, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL
- 1999-2000: Visiting Assistant Professor, Coastal Carolina University, Conway, SC
- 1998-1999: Postdoctoral Fellow, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN
- 1998: Ph.D. in Physics, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH
- 1992-1998: Graduate Research Assistant, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH
- 1990-1992: Technical Staff Member, Institute of Environmental Research and Engineering, Bucharest, Romania
- 1989-1990: Technical Staff Member, Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology, Bucharest, Romania
- 1989: Diploma in Physics Engineering, University of Bucharest, Romania
- Member, American Physical Society
- Member, Sigma Xi - The Scientific Research Society
Honors
- Selected for Who's Who in Science and Engineering, 2008-2009
- ICAM (Institute for Complex Adaptive Matter) Senior
Fellowship, 2005-2006
- Outstanding Dissertation Award,
Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society,
University of New Hampshire Chapter,
April 1998
Research Highlights
Feature article
- Ab initio calculations of light nuclei,
Bruce R. Barrett, Bogdan Mihaila, Steven C. Pieper, and Robert B. Wiringa.
Nuclear Physics News International, Vol. 13, No.1,
pp. 17-23 (2003);
a publication of the Nuclear Physics European Collaboration Committee
NUPECC
Journal Cover
- Modeling the magnetic signature of neuronal tissue,
K.B. Blagoev, B. Mihaila, B.J. Travis, L.B. Alexandrov, A.R. Bishop,
D. Ranken, S. Posse, C. Gasparovic, A. Mayer, C.J. Aine, I. Ulbert,
M. Morita, W. Muller, J. Connor, and E. Halgren,
NeuroImage 37, 137 (2007)
The complete publication list can be found
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list of papers
- Quantum dynamics of phase transitions in broken symmetry
$lambda phi^4$ field theory,
F. Cooper, J.F. Dawson, and B. Mihaila,
hep-ph/0209051,
Phys. Rev. D 67, 56003 (2003)
- Ground state correlations and mean-field in O-16,
J.H. Heisenberg and B. Mihaila,
nucl-th/9802031,
Phys. Rev. C 59, 1440 (1999)
- Resumming the large-N approximation for time evolving quantum systems,
B. Mihaila, J.F. Dawson, and F. Cooper,
hep-ph/0006254,
Phys. Rev. D 63, 096003 (2001)
- Schwinger-Dyson approach to non-equilibrium classical field theory,
K.B. Blagoev, F. Cooper, J.F. Dawson, and B. Mihaila,
hep-ph/0106195,
Phys. Rev. D 64, 125003 (2001)
- Exact and approximate dynamics of the quantum mechanical O(N) model,
B. Mihaila, T. Athan, F. Cooper, J.F. Dawson, and S. Habib,
hep-ph/0003105,
Phys. Rev. D 62, 125015 (2000)
- Renormalizing the Schwinger-Dyson equations in the auxiliary
field formulation of $lambda phi^4$ field theory,
F. Cooper, B. Mihaila, and J.F. Dawson,
hep-ph/0407119,
Phys. Rev. C 70, 105008 (2004);
LA-UR-04-4605
- Dynamics of broken symmetry $lambda phi^4$ field theory,
F. Cooper, J.F. Dawson, and B. Mihaila,
hep-ph/0207346,
Phys. Rev. D 67, 51901R (2003)
- Ground state correlations and mean-field in O-16.
II. Effects of a three-body nucleon interaction,
B. Mihaila and J.H. Heisenberg,
nucl-th/9912023,
Phys. Rev. C 61, 054309 (2000)
- Order 1/N corrections to the time-dependent Hartree approximation
for a system of N+1 oscillators,
B. Mihaila, J.F. Dawson, and F. Cooper,
hep-ph/9705354,
Phys. Rev. D 56, 5400 (1997)
- BCS-BEC crossover with a finite-range interaction,
M.M. Parish, B. Mihaila, E.M. Timmermans, K.B. Blagoev, and P.B. Littlewood,
cond-mat/0410131,
Phys. Rev. B 71, 064513 (2005);
LA-UR-04-6662
- Microscopic calculation of the inclusive electron scattering structure function in O-16,
B. Mihaila and J.H. Heisenberg,
nucl-th/9910007,
Phys. Rev. Lett. 84, 1403 (2000)
- Numerical approximations using Chebyshev polynomial
expansions: El-gendi's method revisited,
B. Mihaila and I. Mihaila,
physics/9901005,
J. Phys. A: Math. Gen. 35, 731 (2002)
[18 citations]
- Center-of-mass corrections reexamined: a many-body
expansion approach,
B. Mihaila and J.H. Heisenberg,
nucl-th/9802032,
Phys. Rev. C 60, 054303 (1999)
[16 citations]
- Renormalized broken-symmetry Schwinger-Dyson equations and
the 2PI-1/N expansion for the O(N) model,
F. Cooper, J.F. Dawson, and B. Mihaila,
hep-ph/0502040,
Phys. Rev. D 71, 096003 (2005);
LA-UR-05-0556
[14 citations]
Other notable articles
- Fermion-mediated BCS-BEC crossover in ultracold K-40 gases,
M.M. Parish, B. Mihaila, B.D. Simons, and P.B. Littlewood,
cond-mat/0409756,
Phys. Rev. Lett. 94, 240402 (2005);
LA-UR-04-6304
- Real-time dynamics of the O(N) model in 1+1 dimensions,
B. Mihaila,
hep-ph/0303157,
Phys. Rev. D 68, 36002 (2003);
LA-UR-03-1817
- Density and spin response functions in ultracold fermionic atom gases,
B. Mihaila, S. Gaudio, K.B. Blagoev, A.V. Balatsky, P.B. Littlewood, and D.L. Smith,
cond-mat/0502110,
Phys. Rev. Lett. 95, 090402 (2005);
LA-UR-05-0557
Recent publications
- Combined experimental and theoretical investigation of the premartensitic transition in Ni$_2$MnGa,
C.P. Opeil, B. Mihaila, R.K. Schulze, L. Manosa, A. Planes, W.L. Hults,
R.A. Fisher, P.S. Riseborough, P.B. Littlewood, J.L. Smith, and J.C. Lashley,
arXiv:0803.2724,
Phys. Rev. Lett. 100, 165703 (2008);
LA-UR-08-1278
- Comment on ``Pinning frequencies of the collective modes in $\alpha$-uranium,'' - Reply,
J.C. Lashley, B. Mihaila, C.P. Opeil, F.R. Drymiotis, and J.L. Smith,
Phys. Rev. Lett. 98, 249702 (2007);
LA-UR-07-1880
- Electronic instabilities in shape-memory alloys:
Thermodynamic and electronic structure studies of the martensitic transition,
J.C. Lashley, R.K. Schulze, B. Mihaila, W.L. Hults, J.L. Smith,
P.S. Riseborogh, C.P. Opeil,
R.A. Fisher, O. Svietelskiy, A. Suslov, A. Planes, L. Manosa,
and T.R. Finlayson,
cond-mat/0607275,
Phys. Rev. B 75, 205119 (2007);
LA-UR-06-4738
- Acoustic attenuation probe for fermion superfluidity in
ultracold atom gases,
S. Gaudio, B. Mihaila, K.B. Blagoev,
K.S. Bedell, and E. Timmermans,
cond-mat/0512134;
Phys. Rev. Lett. 98, 110407 (2007);
LA-UR-05-3432
- Heat capacity in magnetic and electric fields near the
ferroelectric transition in Tri-Glycine Sulfate,
J.C. Lashley, M.F. Hundley, B. Mihaila, J.L. Smith,
C.P. Opeil, T.R. Finlayson, R.A. Fisher, and N. Hur,
cond-mat/0701061,
Appl. Phys. Lett. 90, 052910 (2007);
LA-UR-06-8750
- Angle-resolved photoemission and first-principles electronic
structure of single-crystalline $\alpha$-Uranium (001),
C.P. Opeil, R.K. Schulze, H.M. Volz, J.C. Lashley, M.E. Manley, W.L. Hults,
R.J. Hanrahan Jr., J.L. Smith,
B. Mihaila, K.B. Blagoev, R.C. Albers,
and P.B. Littlewood,
cond-mat/0611565,
Phys. Rev. B 75, 045120 (2007);
LA-UR-06-2457
- Acoustic attenuation rate in the Fermi-Bose model
with a finite-range fermion-fermion interaction,
B. Mihaila, S. Gaudio,
K.S. Bedell, K.B. Blagoev, and E. Timmermans,
cond-mat/0611259,
Phys. Rev. A 75, 013603 (2007);
LA-UR-05-2040
- Spin noise spectroscopy to probe quantum
states of ultracold fermionic atomic gases,
B. Mihaila, S.A. Crooker, K.B. Blagoev,
D.G. Rickel,
P.B. Littlewood, and D.L. Smith,
cond-mat/0601011,
Phys. Rev. A 74, 063608 (2006);
LA-UR-05-9176
- Tricritical phenomena at the $\gamma$ to $\alpha$ transition in
Ce$_{0.9-x}$La$_{x}$Th$_{0.1}$ alloys,
J.C. Lashley, A.C. Lawson, J.C. Cooley,
B. Mihaila, C.P. Opeil, L. Pham, W.L. Hults, J.L. Smith,
G.M. Schmiedeshoff, F. R. Drymiotis, G. Chapline, S. Basu,
and P.S. Riseborough,
cond-mat/0608301,
Phys. Rev. Lett. 97, 235701 (2006);
LA-UR-06-2070
- A quantitative study of spin noise spectroscopy in a classical gas of K-41 atoms,
B. Mihaila, S.A. Crooker,
D.G. Rickel, K.B. Blagoev,
P.B. Littlewood, and D.L. Smith,
cond-mat/0604522,
Phys. Rev. A 74, 043819 (2006);
LA-UR-06-2838
- On the forward cone quantization of the Dirac field in
"longitudinal boost-invariant" coordinates with cylindrical symmetry,
B. Mihaila, J.F. Dawson, and F. Cooper,
hep-ph/0608156,
Phys. Rev. D 74, 036006 (2006);
LA-UR-06-3997
- Valence-band UPS, 6p core-level XPS photoemission spectroscopy,
and LEED of a Uranium (001) single crystal,
C.P. Opeil, R.K. Schulze, M.E. Manley, J.C. Lashley, W.L. Hults,
R.J. Hanrahan Jr., J.L. Smith,
B. Mihaila, K.B. Blagoev, R.C. Albers,
and P.B. Littlewood,
cond-mat/0604402,
Phys. Rev. B 73, 165109 (2006);
LA-UR-06-2505
- Supersymmetric approximations to the 3D supersymmetric O(N) model,
J.F. Dawson, B. Mihaila, P. Berglund, and F. Cooper,
hep-ph/0512016,
Phys. Rev. D 73, 016007 (2006);
LA-UR-05-8820
- Phases of a fermionic model with chiral condensates and Cooper pairs
in 1+1 dimensions,
B. Mihaila, K.B. Blagoev, and F. Cooper,
hep-ph/0601007,
Phys. Rev. D 73, 016005 (2006);
LA-UR-05-8819
- Photoelectric effect in Uranium,
C.P. Opeil, R.C. Albers, K.B. Blagoev, M. Gulacsi, J.C. Lashley, P.B. Littlewood, M.E. Manley,
B. Mihaila, P.S. Riseborough, R.K. Schulze, D.J. Thoma, H.M. Volz, and J.L. Smith,
Proceedings of the 5th International Symposium on ASR-WYP-2005 --
Advances in the Physics and Chemistry of Actinide Compounds,
J. Phys. Soc. Jpn. vol 75, Suppl. pp. 56-57 (2006);
LA-UR-05-7441
- Pinning frequencies of the collective modes in alpha-Uranium,
B. Mihaila, C.P. Opeil, F.R. Drymiotis, J.L. Smith, J.C. Cooley,
M.E. Manley, A. Migliori, C. Mielke,
T. Lookman, A. Saxena, A.R. Bishop, K.B. Blagoev, D.J. Thoma, J.C. Lashley,
B.E. Lang, J. Boerio-Goates, B.F. Woodfield, and G.M. Schmiedeshoff,
cond-mat/0601499,
Phys. Rev. Lett. 96, 076401 (2006);
LA-UR-05-3234
ANL Theoretical Physics