Joseph H. Simmons

Department Head, Materials Science and Engineering
Professor of Materials Science and Engineering
Professor of Optical Sciences

Contact Information

  • Telephone:
    520-322-2970
  • Email:
    simmons@aml.arizona.edu
  • Mailing Address:
    Joseph H. Simmons
    The University of Arizona
    Department of Materials Science and Engineering
    1235 E. North Campus Dr.
    Tucson, AZ  85721-0012
 Photo: Professor Joesph Simmons

Education

  • Ph.D., Catholic University of America, 1969

  • M.S., John Carroll University, 1966

  • B.S., University of Maryland, 1962

Employment

  • The University of Arizona: Department of Materials Science and Engineering; Department Head and Professor, 2000–present

  • University of Florida: Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Professor, 1984–2000; Department of Physics, Affiliate Professor, 1989–2000

  • Catholic University of America: Department of Physics, Professor, 1979–1984; Vitreous State Laboratory, Adjunct Associate Professor, 1974–1979

  • National Bureau of Standards: Senior Physicist, 1966–1974

  • NASA, Lewis Research Center: Research Physicist, 1962–1966

Awards and Honors

  • Florida Chapter of Alpha Sigma Mu, Excellence in Engineering Teaching Award, 1991–1992

  • Ford Motor Company, Outstanding Research Award, 1994, 1995, and 1996

  • Greaves Walker Honor Roll, 1996

  • American Ceramic Society, Fellow

Research

  • Quantum-size effects in the optical properties of semiconductor clusters.  

  • Optical properties and carrier dynamics in wide-gap semiconductors.

  • Photosensitivity in glass films.

  • Nonlinear optical behavior of materials and glasses.

  • Optical spectroscopy of materials at the nano-scale level.

  • Molecular dynamics simulations.

  • Nonlinear viscous flow and rheological behavior of molten glasses.