New Eminent Scholar Recently Awarded

Colm Whelan, Ph.D., was recently one of three faculty awarded eminent scholar status. He came to Old Dominion University in 2001 as professor and chair of physics. Previously, he held several titles at Cambridge University, including assistant director of research. Whelan's main research interest is atomic collision theory, and he is working to develop a more profound understanding of the atomic few body problem. He has built an active and focused research program and established a network of collaborative research projects with the leading experimental and theoretical groups in Europe, Japan, Australia and North America. Whelan's publications include five books and more than 100 peer-reviewed scientific papers. He is a Fellow of the American Physical Society and was recently elected chair of the Few Body Topical Group of the American Physical Society.

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