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MaynardJ.jpg (19334 bytes) Julian Maynard, Ph.D.
Distinguished Professor of Physics


(814) 865-6353
maynard@phys.psu.edu

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Research Interests

  • Acoustic imaging
  • Acoustics in quantum liquids
  • Quantum solids
  • Porous media
  • Quasicrystals and high-temperature superconductors

Select Publications

Maynard, J.D. 1996. Resonant Ultrasound Spectroscopy. Physics Today. 49:26-31.

Spoor, P.S., J. D. Maynard and A. R. Kortan. 1995. Elastic Isotropy and Anisotropy in Quasicrystalline and Cubic AlCuLi. Phys. Rev. Lett. 75:3462-3465.

Hopkins, V.A., J. Keat, T. Zhang and J. D. Maynard. 1996. Observation of the Predicted Behavior of Nonlinear Pulse Propagation in Discordered Media. Phys. Rev. Lett. 76:1102-1105.

Maynard, J. D., M. J. McKenna, A. Migliori, and W. M. Visscher. 1992. Ultrasonic Measurements of Elastic Constants in Single Crystals of La2 CuO4. In Ultrasonics of High-Tc and Other Unconventional Superconductors. edited by M. Levy. 381-408.

McKenna, M. J, T. P. Brosius, and J. D. Maynard. 1992. Observation of Two-Stage Layering Transitions for Solid 4He on graphite. Phys. Rev. Lett. 69:3346-3349.

McKenna, M. J., R. L. Stanley, and J. D. Maynard. 1992. Effects of Nonlinearity on Anderson Localization. Phys. Rev. Lett. 69:1807-1810.

McKenna, M. J., T. M. Slawecki, and J. D. Maynard. 1991. Observation of a Second-sound-like Mode in Superfluid-filled Aerogel. Phys. Rev. Lett. 66:1878-1881.

He, S., and J. D. Maynard. 1989. Eigenvalue Spectrum, Density of States, and Eigenfunctions of a Two-dimensional Quasicrystal. Phys. Rev. Lett. 62:1888-1891.

 

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