Jefferson Shinpaugh

Dr. Jefferson Shinpaugh is a Professor and Chair of the Department of Physics at East Carolina University (ECU), where he directs the ECU Accelerator Laboratory. His research focuses on atomic collision processes, biological effects of radiation, and material analysis using ion beams. Supported by NASA, NSF, NIH, and DOE, his work explores radiation damage mitigation and tumor cell targeting via nanomaterials.

Education:

• PhD in Physics, Kansas State University, 1990
• Fulbright Scholar, Goethe University, Frankfurt, 1991
• Alexander von Humboldt Fellow, Goethe University, Frankfurt, 1992
• ORAU Postdoctoral Fellow, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, 1993

Research Highlights:

• Director of ECU's 2MV Pelletron particle accelerator facility
• Investigates in vitro cell damage by protons, nanoparticle-mediated radiation protection, and ion beam applications in materials science
• Collaborative experiments at Max Planck Institute (Heidelberg), GSI (Darmstadt), and NASA's Brookhaven facility

Awards & Fellowships:

• Fulbright Scholar (1991)
• von Humboldt Fellow (1992)
• ORAU Fellow (1993)

Teaching: Courses include Modern Physics, Advanced Laboratory Techniques, and General Physics series.