Experimental physics: optics, imaging science, electronics, real-time data acquisition and analysis, microcomputer interfacing, general experimental and applied physics.

Refereed Publications:

R. P Loce, E. R. Dougherty, R. E. Jodoin, and M. S. Cianciosi, "Logically efficient spatial resolution conversion using paired increasing operators", Real-Time Imaging 3, 7-16 (1997).

R. P Loce and R. E. Jodoin, "Sampling Theorem for Low Order Moment Determination and Its Application to a Laser Beam Position Detector", Appl. Optics 29, 3835 (1990).

L. Breger and R. E. Jodoin, "Simulating Ideal Self-induction", Am. J. Phys. 58, 278 (1990).

Patents:

Stack Filters for 1-to-n Bit Image Processing in Electronic Printers, Ronald E. Jodoin, et al., US #5,493,419, February 20, 1996. This patent has the same name as patent #5,471,320, but makes a different claim.

Method and Apparatus for Enhancing Discharged Area Developed Regions in a Tri-level Printing System, Michael S. Cianciosi, Robert P. Loce, Martin E. Banton, and Ronald E. Jodoin, US #5,479,175, December 26, 1995.

Stack Filters for 1-to-n Bit Image Processing in Electronic Printers, Robert Loce, Ronald E. Jodoin, R. Victor Klassen, and Yin-Wei Lin, US #5,471,320, November 28, 1995.

Method and Apparatus for Enhancing Charged Area Development Regions in a Tri-Level Printing System, Michael S. Cianciosi, Robert P. Loce, Martin E. Banton, and Ronald E. Jodoin, US # 5,581,292, December 3, 1993.

Plywood Suppression in ROS Systems, Ronald Jodoin, Robert Loce, William Lama, James Rees, Abd-El-Fal A. Ibrahim, and James Appel, US # 5,089,908, February 18, 1992.

Presentations:

Video / Optical Requirements for a Highlight Color Laser Scanner, R. Jodoin, et al., Proceedings of the SPIE International Symposium on Electronic Imaging, San Jose, 7 February 1995, Proc. SPIE 2413, 46 (1995).

Document Enhancement via Binary to Gray Scale Interactive Stack Filters, R. Jodoin, et al., Proceedings of the SPIE International Symposium on Electronic Imaging, San Jose, 7 February 1995, Proc. SPIE 2424, 267 (1995).

Design of Iterative Binary to Gray Scale Estimators, R. Jodoin, R. Loce, and E. Dougherty, Annual SPIE Meeting, San Diego, CA, July 1994.

A Simple Signal Recorder Using Direct Analog Storage Technology, R. Jodoin, AAPT winter meeting, San Diego, January, 1994.

A Simple Signal Recorder Using Direct Analog Storage Technology, R. Jodoin, American Association of Physics Teachers Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, January 1993.

Experiences with a Special Section of Introductory Physics with At-Risk Students, R. Jodoin, AAPT winter meeting, New Orleans, January, 1993.

Optical Interference Effects in Layered Photoreceptors, R. Jodoin, First International Conference on Imaging Science and Hardcopy, Shanghai, China, May, 1992.

Laser Printer System Modeling, R. Jodoin, First International Conference on Imaging Science and Hardcopy, Shanghai, China, May, 1992.

The Physics of Optical Plywood in Laser Printers, R. Jodoin, AAPT winter meeting, San Antonio, January, 1991.

Internal Support:

The Clock: An Interdisciplinary Course, R. Jodoin with R. Orr, W. Stratton, and D. Suits, Provost's Productivity Grant ($23,350). Pilot course summer 1997; first offering fall 1997.