Tate Research

Research Interests and Specialties:

· Wireless sensor networks

· Applications of wireless technologies

· Virtual instrumentation in education

· Photonics education

· Optical methods for acoustic wave detection

· Laser Spectroscopy

· Fiber lasers and applications

Current Research Projects:

· Investigation of wireless sensor networks for agricultural applications.

· Integration of virtual instrumentation (LabView) in the EST curriculum.

· Soft skills development through project-based learning

· Development and demonstration of optical microphone technology.

Publications and Presentations:

Tate, R.F., Woodward, B.S., Ashby, S.C., Hebel, M.A. (2008, October). Soft Skills Development Through Project-based Learning in the Information Technology Classroom. Accepted for presentation at the International Association of Computer Information Systems, Savannah, GA.

Tate, R.F., Hebel, M.A., Watson, D.G. (2008, June). WSN Link Budget Analysis for Precision Agriculture. Accepted for presentation at the Annual International Meeting, American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers, Providence, RI.

Rocchitta, G., Tate, R.F., Migheli, R., Bazzu, G., Calia, G., Puggioni, G., Dedola, S., Hebel, M., Serra, P.A. (2008, May). Developement of a New Integrated Amperometric-Biotelemetric System for Real-Time Detection of Lactate in vitro and Potentially in vivo. Poster Presentation, NATO conference.

Hebel, M.A., Tate, R.F., Watson, D.G. (2007). Results of Wireless Transceiver Testing for Agricultural Applications. Presented at the Annual International Meeting, American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers, Minneapolis, MN.

Tate, R.F. (2007). Photonics in Manufacturing. ATEA Journal, 34, 2, 12-14.

Hebel, M., Tate, R.F. (2007). Reinforcing Control System, Data Communications, and RF Theory using Wireless Sensor Network Devices. Refereed presentation at the American Technical Educator’s Association, National Conference, Atlanta, GA.

Tate, R.F. (2006). Photonics in Manufacturing. Refereed presentation at the American Technical Educator’s Association, National Conference, Louisville, KY.

Seleznev, L.V., Bohn, W., Von Bulow, H., Dass, S., Hager, G.D., Ionin, A.A., Klimachev, Yu.M., Kotkov, A.A., McIver, J.K., McCord, J.E., Tate, R.F. (2006). Fundamental and overtone band lasing in RF discharge supersonic CO laser. Proceedings of the SPIE - International Conference on Lasers, Applications, and Technologies 2005: High-Power Lasers and Applications, 6053, p 605308. St. Petersburg, Russian Federation.

Bohn, W., Von Bulow, H., Dass, S., Hager, G.D., Ionin, A.A., Klimachev, Yu.M., Kotkov, A.A., McCord, J.E., McIver, J.K., Seleznev, L.V., Sinitsyn, D.V., Tate, R.F. (2006). Supersonic overtone CO laser: Research and development. Proceedings of the SPIE - Atomic and Molecular Pulsed Lasers VI, 6263, p 626303. Tomsk, Russian Federation.

Tate, R.F., (2005). Cost effective electronics laboratory equipment upgrade using virtual instrumentation. Refereed presentation at the American Technical Educator’s Association, Great Lakes Regional Conference, Peoria, IL.

Tate, R.F., (2005). Photonics in Manufacturing: What Every Technician Should Know. Refereed presentation at the American Technical Educator’s Association, Great Lakes Regional Conference, Peoria, IL.

Tate, R.F. (2005). Lecture Enhancement through Visualization Using Virtual Instrumentation. ATEA Journal, 33, 1, 18-21.

Bohn, W., Von Bulow, H., Dass, S., Ionin, A.A., Klimachev, Yu.M., Kotkov, A.A., McIver, J.K., McCord, J.E., Seleznev, L.V., Sinitsyn, D.V., Tate, R.F., Hager, G.D. (2005). High-Power supersonic CO laser on fundamental and overtone transitions. Quantum Electronics, 35, 12, 1126-1130.

McCord, J.E., Tate, R.F., Dass, S., Hager, G.D., Ionin, A.A., Seleznev, L.V., Bohn, W.L., Von Bulow, H., McIver, J.K., (2004) Supersonic RF discharge CO laser operating in fundamental (D=1) and overtone (D=2) spectral bands. Proceedings of the SPIE - High-Power Laser Ablation 2004, 5448, 183-188. Taos, NM.

Nikolaev, V.D., Zagidullin, M.V., Svistun, M.I., Anderson, B.T., Tate, R.F., Hager, G.D. (2002). Results of small-signal gain measurements on a supersonic chemical oxygen iodine laser with an advanced nozzle bank. IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics, 31, 9, 421-428.

Zagidullin, M.V., Nikolaev, V.D., Svistun, M.I., Khvatov, N.A., Anderson, B.T., Tate, R.F. (2001). Amplification and gas-dynamic parameters of the active oxygen-iodine medium produced by an ejector nozzle unit. Quantum Electronics, 31, 8, 678-682.

Tate, R.F., Anderson, B.T., Keating, P.B., Hager, G.D. (2000). Diode-laser zeeman spectroscopy of atomic iodine. J. Opt. Soc. Am. B., 17, 7, 1271-1278.

McCord, J., Tate, R., Hager, G., Ionin, A., Seleznev, L., Dass, S., McIver, J., Crowell, P. (2000). Supersonic RF discharge CO Laser: multi-line and single-line spectral characteristics. 2000 International Conference on Lasers, Albuquerque, NM.

Nikolaev, V.D., Zagidullin, M.V., Svistun, M.I., Anderson, B.T., Tate, R.F., Hager, G.D. (2000). The temperature dependence of pressure broadening of ²P_1/2 – ²P_3/2 transition of atomic iodine. 2000 International Conference on Lasers, Albuquerque, NM.

Hager, G.D., Anderson, B.T., Kendrick, K.R., Tate, R.F., Helms, C.A., Adler, R.J., Fisher, C.H., Brown, A.J., Plummer, D.N. (2000). Progress report on the development of a repetitively pulsed frequency shifted COIL laser. Proceedings of SPIE - High-Power Laser Ablation III, 4065, 646-657. Santa Fe, NM.

Tate, R.F., Harris, M., Anderson, B.T., Hager, G.D. (2000). Short-pulsed Photolytic Iodine Laser. Proceedings of SPIE - High-Power Laser Ablation III, 4065, 658-665. Santa Fe, NM.

Brown, A.J., Norsen, M., Fisher, C., Leuchs, M., Tate, R.F., Harris, M., Hager, G.D. (2000). Injection seeding of a high-energy photolytically-pumped I laser. Proceedings of SPIE - High-Power Laser Ablation III, 4065, 666-674. Santa Fe, NM.

Fisher, C.H., Leuchs, M.P., Romea, R.D., Brown, A.J., Norsen, M., Tate, R.F., Harris, M., Hager, G.D. (2000). Raman conversion of a high-energy photolytically pumped I* laser. Proceedings of SPIE - High-Power Laser Ablation III, 4065, 675-682. Santa Fe, NM.

Herbelin, J.M., Henshaw, T.L., Rafferty, B.D., Anderson, B.T., Tate, R.F., Madden, T.J., Manke G.C., Hager, G. D. (1999). The measurement of gain on the 1.315 micron transition of atomic iodine in a subsonic flow of chemically generated NCl. Chem. Phys. Letters, 299, 583-588.

Tate, R. F., Anderson, B. T., Keating, P. B., Hager, G. D. (1998). Zeeman spectra of atomic iodine in a 0- to 400-gauss B field. Proceedings of SPIE - Gas and Chemical Lasers and Intense Beam Applications, 3268, 115-124. San Jose, CA.

Tate, R.F., Gurley, K., McIver, J., Hager, G.D. (1995). Dynamics of a mode-locked low-pressure photolytic I* laser. IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics, 31, 11, 1910-1911.

Tate, R.F., Hunt, B.S., Helms, C.A., Truesdell, K.A., Hager, G.D. (1995). Spatial gain measurements in a chemical oxygen iodine laser (COIL). IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics, 31, 9, 1632-1636.

Nicholson, J., Rudolf, W., McIver, J., Tate, R.F., Hager, G.D. (1995). Dynamics of low-pressure gain-switched iodine lasers. Appl. Phys. Lett., 67, 4, 464-466.

Tate, R. F., Hunt, B. S., Hager, G. D., Helms, C. A., Truesdell, K. A. (1994). Two-dimensional gain measurements in a COIL device. AIAA 25th Plasmadynamics and Lasers Conference, Colorado Springs, CO.

Tate, R. F., Hunt, B.S., Hager, G.D., Helms, C.A., Truesdell, K.A. (1994). Two dimensional gain measurements on a chemical oxygen iodine laser. Proceedings of the International Conference of LASERS '93, 179. McLean, VA.

Johnson, R.O., Katapski, S.M., Tate, R.F., Roh, W.B., Perram, G.P. (1993). Spin-Orbit Relaxation of Br(²P_1/2). Proceedings of the International Conference on LASERS '92, 178. McLean, VA.

Tate, R.F., Perram, G.P., & Roh, W.B. (1991). Spin-Orbit Relaxation in Atomic Bromine. Ohio Sectional Meeting of the American Physical Society. Dayton, OH.