Matthew Bennett

Graduate Research Assistant

  • Office: Howey Physics, W503
  • Email: gte097k@prism.gatech.edu
  • Address: School of Physics, 837 State St., Atlanta, Ga., 30332-0430, USA

Research:

My research interests lie in the field of theoretical nonlinear dynamics, with an emphasis in coupled oscillators, synchronization, noisy systems and stochastic resonance. Click here for my research statement. You may also wish to look at my CV.

 

Papers:

  • “Stochastic resonance in the mechanoelectrical transduction of hair cells”, J. F. Lindner, M. Bennett and K. Wiesenfeld, submitted to PRE.
  • "Stochastic Resonance in Hair Cells", M. Bennett, K. Wiesenfeld and F. Jaramillo, Fluctuations and Noise Letters Vol. 4, No. 1 L1-L10 (2004).
  • "Averaged Equations for Distributed Josephson Junction Arrays", M. Bennett and K. Wiesenfeld, Physica D 192, 196-214 (2004). Preprint
  • "Huygens' Clocks", M. Bennett, M.F. Schatz, H. Rockwood, and K. Wiesenfeld, Proc. Roy. Soc. A 458, 563 (2002). PDF

 

Teaching:

Summer 2005:

            Physics 3201 (TA and substitute lecturer).
            Physics 2211 (Substitute lecturer).

Fall 2004:

Physics 2212 (Lecturer).

 

Links of some passing interest:

My wife Rebekah (shown above) can represent you when you get in trouble.

Tattoo, a Love Story is a film produced by my friend Stephen Davies. Go see it. It rocks.

Sean Conrey is a fellow grad student up at Purdue. He doesn't do physics, though. He's more into that liberal arts stuff.

Kevin Fortier is also a physics grad student here at Georgia Tech. He lamps.

Tony Jenkins. Old friend and self-styled Alcatraz historian. He's a peacenik.

Need sculpture? Jason Arkles can satisfy all of your sculptuary needs.

 

Last Updated: July 11th, 2005