Charles Lusignan

Senior Lecturer

School of Physics and Astronomy

College of Science

cplsps@rit.edu

585-475-4126

Office Location

HLC-2325

Charles Lusignan

Senior Lecturer

School of Physics and Astronomy

College of Science

Education

BS, State University of New York at Binghamton; MA, Ph.D., University of Rochester

Bio

I am an applied physicist who is adept at characterizing materials, analyzing processes, and solving problems. My area of specialization is in experimental polymer physics and rheology, with a focus on materials and interfacial science. I worked as an industrial physicist for 17 years in R&D at Eastman Kodak and Bausch and Lomb.

I've built structure-property models to improve the on-eye comfort of contact leses and studied how branched polymer architecture impacts manufacturing and product performance for inkjet inks, electrophotographic toners, photochemical coatings, and extruded plastics. I've designed and built custom experimental equipment to learn about the flow and deformation of polymer melts and colloidal suspensions and polymer solutions. I've also modeled how the mechanical properties of polymer films, and the tribology of hydrogel networks, impact product features in consumer products.

Since the fall 2014, I have been a Lecturer in Physics at RIT.

cplsps@rit.edu

585-475-4126

Currently Teaching

PHYS-112

College Physics II

4 Credits

This course is an introduction to algebra-based physics focusing on thermodynamics, electricity and magnetism, optics, and elementary topics in modern physics. Topics include heat and temperature, laws of thermodynamics, fluids, electric and magnetic forces and fields, DC electrical circuits, electromagnetic induction, opyics, the concept of the photon, and the Bohr model of the atom. The course is taught using both traditional lectures and a workshop format that integrates material traditionally found in separate lecture, recitation, and laboratory settings.

PHYS-207

University Physics I: AP-C Waves

1 Credits

This course is without exception only for students who have earned credit for PHYS-206. This is a course in calculus-based physics for science and engineering majors. Topics include mechanical oscillations and waves, and data presentation/analysis. The course is taught in a workshop format that integrates the material traditionally found in separate lecture and laboratory courses. This course together with PHYS-206 is equivalent to PHYS-211.

PHYS-212

University Physics II

4 Credits

This course is a continuation of PHYS-211, University Physics I. Topics include electrostatics, Gauss' law, electric field and potential, capacitance, resistance, DC circuits, magnetic field, Ampere's law, inductance, and geometrical and physical optics. The course is taught in a lecture/workshop format that integrates the material traditionally found in separate lecture and laboratory courses.

PHYS-365

Physical Optics

3 Credits

In this course light waves having both amplitude and phase will be described to provide a foundation for understanding key optical phenomena such as interference, diffraction, and propagation. Starting from Maxwell's equations the course advances to the topic of Fourier optics.