Eric Paradis

Associate Professor

Physics and Astronomy Department

240H Strong Hall

734.487.6656

[email protected]

Education

Ph.D., Physics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 2007–2013
Science, Technology and Public Policy Graduate Certificate, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 2008–2010
MS, Physics, York University, Toronto, ON, Canada, 2005–2007
BS, Honours Physics (History minor), University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, Canada, 2000–2005

Interests and Expertise

Atomic physics
Optical physics, particularly the effect of applied magnetic fields on the electronic structure of highly-excited atoms
Currently working on setting up an atom-trapping laboratory at Eastern Michigan University

Courses

Winter 2020 Courses:

PSCI 110, The Science of Everyday Life
PHY 475/575, Quantum Mechanics
PHY 641, Modern Optics

Publications and Presentations

E. Paradis, G. Raithel, D.A. Anderson. Atomic measurements of high-intensity VHF-band radio-frequency fields with a Rydberg vapor-cell detector. Physical Review A 100.1, 013420 (2019).
W.H. Beeler*, K.C. Paradis*, J.J. Gemmete, N. Chaudhary, M. Kim, S.R. Smith, E. Paradis, M.M. Matuszak, P. Park, P.G. Archer, N.J. Szerlip, D.E. Spratt (*Cofirst). Computed Tomography Myelosimulation vs. Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Registration to Delineate the Spinal Cord During Spine Stereotactic Radiosurgery. World Neurosurgery 122, e655-e666 (2019).
D.A. Anderson, E.G. Paradis, G. Raithel A vapor-cell atomic sensor for radiofrequency field detection using a polarization-selective field enhancement resonator. Applied Physics Letters, 113(7), 073501 (2018).
E. Paradis, Y. Cao, T.S. Lawrence, C. Tsien, K. Vineberg and J. Balter. Assessing the dosimetric accuracy of MR-generated synthetic CT images for focal brain VMAT radiotherapy. Int. J. Radiat. Oncol. Biol. Phys. In Press, (2015)
E. Paradis, T. Pinilla, B. Holder, Y. Abed, G. Boivin and C. Beauchemin. Impact of the H275Y and I223V Mutations in the Neuraminidase of the 2009 Pandemic Influenza Virus In Vitro and Evaluating Experimental Reproducibility. PLoS ONE 10(5), (2015).
E. Paradis, S. Zigo and G. Raithel. Highly-polar states of Rydberg atoms in strong magnetic and weak electric fields. Physical Review A 87, 012505 (2013)
E. Paradis, S. Zigo, K. Z. Hu and G. Raithel. Characterization of laser cooling in a high magnetic field atom trap. Physical Review A 86, 023416 (2012)
L. Halloran, S. Fostner, E. Paradis and J. Behr. Specific mass shift of potassium 5P1/2 state. Optics Communications, 282 (4), p.554–557 (2009).
E. Paradis, B. Barrett, A. Kumarakrishnan, R. Zhang and G. Raithel. Observation of superfluorescent emissions from laser-cooled atoms. Physical Review A 77, 043419 (2008).
J. Behr, A. Gorelov, D. Melconian, M. Trinczek, W. Alford, D. Ashery, P. Bricault, L. Courneyea, J. D'Auria, J. Deutsch, J. Dilling, M. Dombsky, P. Dubé, F. Glück, S. Gryb, S. Gu, O. Häusser, K. Jackson, B. Lee, A. Mills, E. Paradis, M. Pearson, R. Pitcairn, E. Prime, D. Roberge and T.B. Swanson. Weak interaction symmetries with atom traps. Eur. Phys. J. A 25, s01, 685–689 (2005).
M. Lock, E. Wong, E. Paradis, V. Moiseenko, G. Rodrigues, D. D'Souza, T. Kron, V. Venkatesan, D. Downey, R. Ash and G. Bauman. Impact of urethrography on geometric uncertainty in prostate cancer radiotherapy. International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics 57 S331–S332 (2003).