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.

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:

  • General Physics 3
  • Basic Physics
  • Mechanics
  • Electricity & Magnetism
  • First Year Seminar: Blackholes & Dirty Bombs
  • College Physics 2

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