Matthew Anderson

Matt Anderson

Pronouns: Matt, he/him
Senate Distinguished Professor of Physics
Department of Physics
Center for Research in Mathematics and Science Education

Email

Primary Email: [email protected]

Phone/Fax

Primary Phone: 619-594-2468
Fax: 619-594-5484

Building/Location

Physics - 140
Mail Code: 1233

Website Links

Bio

My research focuses on the physics of ultrashort pulsed laser light. Current interests are: the generation and measurement of femtosecond vortex beams with applications to microfluidics, and the use of femtosecond lasers in two-photon microscopy with applications in neuroscience.

Education

PhD, University of Oregon, 1998.
Major: Physics
Dissertation Title: Squeezed light in nonlinear optical waveguides

BS, UCSD, 1990.
Major: Physics

Areas of Specialization

Ultrashort Pulsed Laser Light, Optics

Grants

Anderson, M. E., "Time Resolved Fluorescence Spectroscopy of Hydrocarbons," Sponsored by SDSU SURP Program, San Diego State University, $3,500.00. (2023 - Present).

Anderson, M. E. (Principal), Pullman, D. P. (Principal), "Slick Sleuth XL: An extra long-range non-contact fluorometer for oil slick detection.," Sponsored by InterOcean Systems, Private, $156,500.00. (March 15, 2021 - November 14, 2023).

Anderson, M. E. (Principal), Bowers, J. S. (Co-Principal), Thoman, D. B. (Co-Principal), "Seeing Virtually: Toward a Vision of Teaching Physics in 3-D Space," Sponsored by National Science Foundation, Federal, $849,786.00. (September 1, 2022 - August 31, 2023).

Anderson, M. E., "Hydrocarbon Remote Sensing," Sponsored by SDSU Summer Undergraduate Research Program, San Diego State University, $3,500.00. (2022 - Present).

Anderson, M. E. (Principal), Bowers, J. S. (Co-Principal), Thoman, D. B. (Co-Principal), "Seeing Virtually: Toward a Vision of Teaching Physics in 3-D Space," Sponsored by National Science Foundation, Federal, $281,277.00. (September 1, 2021 - August 31, 2022).

Anderson, M. E., Pullman, D. P., Mladenov, N., "Time Resolved Fluorescence Spectrometer," Sponsored by SDSU DRI Equipment Grant, San Diego State University, $185,000.00.

Anderson, M. E. (Co-Principal), "Collaborative Research: A National Consortium for Synergistic Undergraduate Mathematics via Multi-institutional Interdisciplinary Teaching Partnerships (SUMMIT-P," Sponsored by NSF, Federal, $2,600,000.00. (October 10, 2016 - October 9, 2021).

Anderson, M. E. (Principal), Bowers, J. S. (Co-Principal), Ozturk, Y. (Co-Principal), Ulloa, E. (Co-Principal), "Video Mediated Peer to Peer Learning," Sponsored by National Science Foundation, Federal, $525,340.00. (August 1, 2020 - July 31, 2021).

Bowers, J. S. (Principal), Luque, A. (Co-Principal), Williams, K. S. (Co-Principal), Anderson, M. E. (Co-Principal), "Collaborative Research: A National Consortium for Synergistic Undergraduate Mathematics via Multi-institutional Interdisciplinary Teaching Partnership (SUMMIT-P)," Sponsored by National Science Foundation, Federal, $160,000.00. (August 1, 2016 - June 30, 2021).

Anderson, M. E. (Principal), Thoman, D. B. (Co-Investigator), Bowers, J. S. (Co-Investigator), "Seeing Virtually: Toward a Vision of Teaching Physics in 3-D Space," Sponsored by NSF, Federal, $850,000.00.

Anderson, M. E. (Principal), Bowers, J. S. (Co-Principal), Thoman, D. B. (Co-Principal), Ozturk, Y. (Co-Principal), Olloa, E. (Co-Principal), "ABIERTO (Active, Blended, Inclusive Environments and Resources for Teaching Openly)," Sponsored by NSF, Federal, $2,500,000.00.

Anderson, M. E., Bowers, J. S., "ABIERTO (Active, Blended, Inclusive Environments and Resources for Teaching Online): Answering the CALL (CA Learning Lab)," Sponsored by CA Learning Lab, State - California, $1,500,000.00.

Anderson, M. E. (Principal), Pullman, D. P. (Co-Principal), Harrison, C. R. (Co-Principal), "SDSU-LSU Collaboration: Lab-on-a-Chip System for Multidimensional Oil Slick," Sponsored by Gulf of Mexico Alliance, Private, $499,238.00. (August 1, 2017 - July 31, 2018).

Anderson, M. E. (Co-Principal), Baljon, A. (Co-Principal), Barr, J. (Co-Principal), Dinsdale, E. A. (Co-Principal), Edwards, R. A. (Co-Principal), Kalyuzhnaya, M. (Co-Principal), Luque, A. (Co-Principal), Mokili, J. (Co-Principal), Purse, B. W. (Co-Principal), Rohwer, F. L. (Co-Principal), Salamon, P. (Co-Principal), Segall, A. M. (Co-Principal), Shikuma, N. J. (Co-Principal), Swairjo, M. A. (Co-Principal), Wolkowicz, R. (Co-Principal), "AoE RP: Collaborative Research and Leadership Mechanisms of Success (Viral Information Institute)," Sponsored by San Diego State University, San Diego State University, $50,000.00. (July 1, 2016 - June 30, 2018).

Anderson, M. E. (Principal), "Introductory Physics Labs – A Proposal for a State of the Art Upgrade," Sponsored by Academic Affairs, San Diego State University, $956,000.00. (February 1, 2018 - Present).

Anderson, M. E. (Principal), O'Sullivan, M. E. (Co-Principal), Levine, R. A. (Co-Principal), Rasmussen, C. L. (Co-Principal), "Learning Glass - An Engaging New Tool in STEM Education," Sponsored by National Science Foundation, Federal, $191,779.00. (August 1, 2016 - July 31, 2017).

Atkins, C. (Principal), Anderson, M. E. (Co-Principal), Levine, R. A. (Co-Principal), Rasmussen, C. L. (Co-Principal), "The Learning Glass Project: Moving from High Risk to High Engagement," Sponsored by DED Office of Postsecondary Education, Federal, $963,258.00. (January 1, 2016 - December 31, 2016).

Anderson, M. E. (Principal), Zahner, W. C. (Co-Principal), O'Sullivan, M. E. (Co-Principal), Levine, R. A. (Co-Principal), "Learning Glass- an Engaging New Tool in STEM Education," Sponsored by National Science Foundation, Federal, $190,503.00. (August 1, 2015 - July 31, 2016).

Anderson, M. E. (Principal), "Physics on the Learning Glass: Getting Students Ready for the AP Exam," Sponsored by American Institute of Physics, Private, $10,000.00. (July 1, 2015 - June 30, 2016).

Anderson, M. E. (Principal), "Collaborative Research: Brain-wide Electrical & Vasomotor Activity Imaged with Large-Field Two-Photon Microscopy," Sponsored by National Science Foundation, Federal, $1,700,000.00. (July 1, 2014 - June 30, 2015).

Anderson, M. E., "Learning Glass – Physics 195 continuation," Sponsored by CSU, State - California, $25,000.00. (January 1, 2015 - Present).

Anderson, M. E. (Principal), "Collaborative Research: Brain-wide Electrical & Vasomotor Activity with Large-field Two-photon Micrsoscopy," Sponsored by National Science Foundation, Federal, $1,700,000.00. (September 1, 2013 - August 31, 2014).

Cooksy, A. L. (Principal), Pullman, D. P. (Co-Principal), Tong, W. G. (Co-Principal), Anderson, M. E. (Co-Principal), "Quantum Cascade Lasers for Spectroscopic Detection and Characterization," Sponsored by US Department of Defense, Federal, $123,249.00. (July 15, 2013 - July 14, 2014).

Anderson, M. E. (Principal), "Learning Glass – Physics 195," Sponsored by CSU, State - California, $75,000.00. (January 1, 2014 - Present).

Anderson, M. E. (Co-Principal), Bendall, S. (Principal), Houle, M. (Co-Principal), "Bridging Challenging Waters: Responsive Teaching and the New Science Education Standards in Elementry Grades," Sponsored by National Science Foundation, Federal, $567,201.00. (January 1, 2013 - December 31, 2013).

Anderson, M. E. (Principal), "SDSU Society of Physics Students Solar Spectrograph Competition 2012," Sponsored by National Space Grant Foundation, Federal, $2,000.00. (October 1, 2012 - May 18, 2013).

Anderson, M. E. (Principal), "Solar Spectrograph SDSU," Sponsored by National Space Grant Foundation, Federal, $2,000.00. (July 1, 2011 - June 30, 2012).

Anderson, M. E. (Principal), "Vortex Beams," Sponsored by The San Diego Foundation, Local - San Diego Region, $74,827.00. (July 1, 2011 - June 30, 2012).

Anderson, M. E. (Principal), "Sculpted Femtosecond White-light Vortices and Applications to Microscopy, Trapping, and Quantum Information Protocols," Sponsored by National Science Foundation, Federal, $141,397.00. (June 1, 2011 - May 31, 2012).

Anderson, M. E. (Principal), Bromley, M. (Co-Principal), "Theoretical and Experimental Studies of Femtosecond Optical Vortices," Sponsored by The San Diego Foundation, Local - San Diego Region, $74,600.00. (July 1, 2010 - June 30, 2011).

Media

  1. "The Physics of Roller Coasters," Vox Media on YouTube. (August 2022).
  2. ""Bowling Ball Pendulum" on Japanese TV program "Itte Q!" on Nippon Television Network Corporation." (2018).
  3. "Magnetic Field of a Solenoid." (2018).
  4. "Reframing Learning with Learning Glass and Lightboard." (2018).
  5. "Einstein’s E=mc2." (2016).
  6. "SDSU – Georgia Program," Georgia TV. (May 2016).
  7. "Professor Matt Anderson's YouTube Channel," YouTube. (2012).

Publications

Bowers, J. S., Beckhard, K., & Anderson, M. E. (accepted). A Mathematics Educator Walks into A Physics Class: Applying Math Standards to Frame Student-Created Physics Videos. Journal for STEM Education Research.

Luque, A., Mullinix, J., Williams, K. S., Anderson, M. E., & Bowers, J. S. (2021). Aligning Calculus with Life Sciences Disciplines: The argument for Integrating Statistical Reasoning. PRIMUS Special Issue: Mathematics and the Life Sciences: Initiatives, Program, Curricula. Published. https://doi.org/10.1080/10511970.2021.1881847

Anderson, M. E. (2020, October). So you want to hire a professor!. Physics Today, 73(10), 52. https://physicstoday.scitation.org/doi/pdf/10.1063/PT.3.4592

Anderson, M. E., Serrano, A., Stinson, C., Talamantes, A., Miller, N., & Chaloupka, J. (2020). Spatial Manipulation of a Supercontinuum Beam for the Study of Vortex Interference Effects. Applied Sciences, 10(6), 1966.

Anderson, M. E. (2018). Surface profilometry using vortex beams generated with a spatial light modulator. Optics Communications, 427, 557–562.

Anderson, M. E. (2015). Ultra–large field-of-view two-photon microscopy. Optics Express, 23, 13833.

Anderson, M. E., Goldhaber, J., Houser, S. R., Puceat, M., & Sussman, M. A. (2014). Embryonic stem cell-derived cardiac myocytes are not ready for human trials. Circulation Research, 115(3), 335–338. https://doi.org/10.1161/CIRCRESAHA.114.304616

Anderson, M. E. (2012). Measuring the topological charge of ultra-broadband, optical-vortex beams with a triangular aperture. J. Opt. Soc. Am. B, 29, 1968.