St. Mary's College of Maryland

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SMP Spotlight

Christine DiMenna (2012), “Search for Fourth Generation Massive Leptons in Various Models with One or Two Extra Dimensions” (with Elliot Russell; mentor: Erin De Pree)

Chris is teaching high school physics and will obtain her Masters of Arts in Teaching (MAT) in secondary education from Johns Hopkins University.

Erin De Pree, PhD
Assistant Professor of Physics

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Physics Club Faculty Advisor
Sigma Pi Sigma Faculty Advisor

Departments: Physics
Office: Schaefer 230
Email: ekdepree@smcm.edu
Phone: 240-895-2058

Education:

B.S. in Physics and Mathematics, Hillsdale College
M.S., Ph.D. in Physics, The College of William and Mary

Curriculum Vitae (pdf)

Courses Taught:

  • Basic Physics
  • College Physics 2
  • General Physics 1 and 2
  • General Physics 3
  • Fundamentals of Physics 3
  • Mechanics
  • Electricity & Magnetism
  • Senior Seminar: General Relativity
  • Independent Study: Quantum Mechanics 2
  • Independent Study: High Energy Physics
  • First Year Seminar: Blackholes & Dirty Bombs

Research Interests

High energy particle phenomenology, especially extra dimensions and fourth generation particles.

Recent Publications

  • "Heavy Charged Leptons in 6-dimensional Randall-Sundrum Model," Erin De Pree and Dietrich Kiesewetter, submitted for publication, 2011, arXiv:1108.3353 [hep-ph].
  • "Fourth Generation t-prime in Extensions Beyond the Standard Model," Erin De Pree, Gardner Marshall, and Marc Sher, Physical Review D 80, 037301 (2009), arXiv:0906.4500 [hep-ph].

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St. Mary's College of Maryland
18952 E. Fisher Rd
St. Mary's City, MD 20686-3001
240-895-2000