Dr. Phillip C. Womble

Professor

Nuclear Physics

TCCW Room 252
Dept. of Physics and Astronomy
Western Kentucky University
1906 College Heights Blvd #11077
Bowling Green, KY 42101-1077

phillip.womble
http://www.wku.edu/API/

Phone: (270)745-4052
FAX: (270)781-1104

Hobbies and Interests
FSU Football
Titans Football
Nashville Kats Football

• PHYS 140 - Measurement and Analysis of Physical Phenomena
• PHYS 260 - University Physics II
• PHYS 319 - Computational Physics
• PHYS 470 - Nuclear Physics

• Non-destructive analysis techniques for:
  Detection of Explosives
  Contraband Detection
  On-line Analysis of Coal

At the Applied Physics Institute, we cover so many areas of physics that I am no longer a "pure" nuclear physicist. Each Problem is Unique and requires its own unique solution. My work in non-destructive analysis has led me to such fields as atomic physics, coal chemistry, geology, nuclear engineering, electrical engineering, solid state physics, thermodynamics, etc.

I began this work at Oak Ridge National Laboratory's Waste Examination and Assay Facility where I was a senior technical advisor. There, I helped develop new ways to analyze nuclear waste. I also worked briefly as the Technical Advisor at the Y-12 Weapons Plant's Waste Assay Facility.

The Problems of nuclear waste still intrigue me.