Gabriela Popa

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Education

• Ph.D. in Physics (Nuclear Physics Theory), Louisiana State University
• Diploma in Physics (with concentration in Nuclear Physics and Elementary Particles), University Of Bucharest, Romania

Bio

Gabriela Popa is a Professor of Physics at Ohio University Zanesville, where she teaches Physics, both algebra and calculus-based; Survey of Astronomy; Observational Astronomy; and Physical Sciences classes. In the classroom and lab, she seeks out and implements innovative teaching techniques and demonstrations to encourage students to unleash their curiosity and be eager to learn the tools of science to discover the world around them and use this knowledge to make better decisions in their lives. Since 2016, she has taken her students on an international journey through Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) modules in her classes, where students get together with students from another country to work on a common project. It is like studying abroad online. 

Gabriela is active in mentoring students in research at the undergraduate level. Her students have presented their research at American Physical Society meetings, the Association for Regional Campuses of Ohio (AURCO) conference, and the research fair at Athens.

Research Interests

Her research focused mainly on developing computational models to describe electromagnetic properties of heavy deformed nuclei.

Publications

Popa, Gabriela, and Aurel I. Stan. "Representing the Quantum Operators in Terms of Multiplication and Differentiation Operators." In Infinite Dimensional Analysis, Quantum Probability and Related Topics: Proceedings of the International Conference on Infinite Dimensional Analysis, Quantum Probability and Related Topics, QP38, 219–29. World Scientific, 2024.

aker, Robert B., Matthew Burrows, Ch. Elster, P. Maris, G. Popa, and S. P. Weppner. "Nuclear Structure and Elastic Scattering Observables Obtained Consistently with Different $NN$ Interactions." Physical Review C 108, no. 4 (October 2023): 044617.

Elster, Charlotte, Robert Baker, Pieter Maris, Gabriela Popa, Stephen Weppner, and Matthew Burrows. "Ab Initio Elastic Scattering from Light Nuclei Based on Different Chiral Two-Nucleon Forces." Bulletin of the American Physical Society 67 (October 2022).

Popa, G., A. Georgieva, and J. P. Draayer. "Systematics in the Structure of Low-Lying, Nonyrast Bandhead Configurations of Strongly Deformed Nuclei." Physical Review C 69, no. 6 (June 2004): 064307.

Presentations and Awards

2023 Regional Higher Education Outstanding Tenure Track Faculty