D. Mark Manley

Roles & Affiliations: Professor and Undergraduate Coordinator in the Department of Physics at Kent State University since 1986. Active in the Baryon Resonance Analysis Group, CB@MAMI Collaboration, and JLab Hall A Collaboration. Research collaborations include the Crystal Ball experiment at Mainz and studies at MAMI.

Education: Ph.D. in Physics from the University of Wyoming (1981), postdoctoral research at Virginia Polytechnic Institute (1981–1984) and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (1984–1986).

Research Interests: Focus on baryon resonances, electron scattering, and partial-wave analyses. Explores nuclear structure through photonuclear reactions, meson photoproduction, and exotic hadron states like the d*(2380) hexaquark. Utilizes facilities like MAMI and JLab for precision measurements of proton polarizabilities and resonance parameters.

Publications Trends: Recent work emphasizes helicity-dependent cross sections, polarized photon interactions, and signatures of exotic particles. Key topics include neutron polarization transfer, double-polarization observables in Compton scattering, and multi-meson photoproduction systems.

Labs & Teams: Collaborates with the Crystal Ball/TAPS detectors team, Mainz Microtron (MAMI), and Jefferson Lab (JLab) facilities. Engaged in global partial-wave analysis frameworks to extract resonance parameters.