RESEARCH FIELDS:

• Ultrafast nonlinear optics
• Computational physics/optics
• Ultrafast laser-induced damage
• Propagation modeling and simulation
• Ultrashort laser-material interaction

EDUCATION:

• Ph.D. in Physics, The University of Georgia (2009)
  • Dissertation:  Simulation of ultrashort laser pulse propagation and plasma generation in nonlinear media
• B.S. in Physics, Furman University (2003)

HONORS AND AWARDS:

• People's Choice Award, John C. Salerno Memorial Symposium (2018)
• Best Oral Paper Presentation, SPIE Laser Damage Symposium (2010)
• Bill Cummings Award for Outstanding Graduate Student and Teaching Assistant (2008)
• UGA Graduate School Doctoral Completion Assistantship Award (2008-2009)
• James L. Carmon Honorarium, University of Georgia (2005)

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY:

• Employer:   Kennesaw State University
  Position:     Associate Professor of Physics (Aug 2016 - Present)
• Employer:   Kennesaw State University
  Position:     Assistant Professor of Physics (Aug 2010 - July 2016)
• Employer:   Georgia Gwinnett College
  Position:     Assistant Professor of Physics (Spring 2010)
• Employer:   Georgia Gwinnett College
  Position:     Adjunct Professor of Physics (Fall 2009)
• Employer:   The University of Georgia
  Position:     Postdoc and Instructor (Summer/Fall 2009)
• Employer:   The University of Georgia
  Position:     Teaching Assistant and Graduate Student Researcher(2003-2009)

VISITING POSITIONS:

• Summer Faculty Fellow, Air Force Research Laboratory, (2021-2024)
• Summer Faculty Fellow, Air Force Research Laboratory, (2019-2020)
• Summer Faculty Fellow, Air Force Research Laboratory, (2015 - 2017)
• Visiting Faculty, GIAN, NIT Goa, India (Nov. 2016)
• Visiting Scientist, Technical University of Kaiserslautern (April - June 2012)

REFEREED PUBLICATIONS:

• Jeremy R. Gulley, Rachel Cooper, and Ethan Winchester, "Mobility and conductivity of laser-generated e-h plasmas in direct-gap nanowires," Photonics Nanostructures: Fundam. Appl. 59, 101259 (2024).
• Yen-Yu Chang, Jeremy R. Gulley, Zhengyan Li, James Welch, Rafal Zgadzaj, Aaron Bernstein, and Michael C. Downer, "Single-shot observation of nonlinear pulse splitting in Kerr medium," Opt. Lett. 49(1), 73 (2024).
• Jeremy R. Gulley and Danhong Huang, "Ultrafast transverse and longitudinal response of laser-excited quantum wires," Opt. Express 30(6), 9348-9359 (2022).  Download PDF
• Xuejun Lu, Danhong Huang, and Jeremy R. Gulley, "Laser-controlled ultrafast nonlinear optical response of interacting e-h pairs in electromagnetically-coupled GaAs quantum dots," J. Appl. Phys. 131(7), 073101 (2022).  Download PDF
• Jeremy R. Gulley and Danhong Huang, "Self-consistent quantum-kinetic theory for interplay between pulsed-laser excitation and nonlinear carrier transport in quantum-wire array," Opt. Express 27, 17154-17185 (2019).  Download PDF
• Klaus Huthmacher, Andreas K. Molberg, Bärbel Rethfeld, Jeremy R. Gulley, "A split-step method to include electron-electron collisions via Monte Carlo in multiple rate equation simulations," J. Comput. Phys. 322, 535-546 (2016).
• Thomas E. Lanier and Jeremy R. Gulley, “Nonlinear space-time focusing and filamentation of annular femtosecond pulses in dielectrics,” J. Opt. Soc. Am. B 33, 292-301 (2016). Download PDF, Download Supplementary Material .
• Jeremy R. Gulley and Thomas E. Lanier, "Model for ultrashort laser-pulse induced ionization dynamics in transparent solids," Phys. Rev. B. 90, 155119 (2014).  Download PDF
• Jiexi Liao and Jeremy R. Gulley, “Time-frequency control of ultrafast plasma generation in dielectrics,” J. Opt. Soc. Am. B 31, 2973-2980 (2014). Download PDF
• Jeremy R. Gulley, “Ultrafast laser-induced damage and the influence of spectral effects,” Opt. Eng.51, 121805 (2012).  Download PDF
• Jeremy R. Gulley, Sebastian W. Winkler, William M. Dennis , Carl L. Liebig, Razvan Stoian, “Interaction of ultrashort-laser pulses with induced undercritical plasmas in fused silica,” Phys. Rev. A 85, 013808 (2012).  Download PDF
• Jeremy R. Gulley and William M. Dennis, "Ultrashort-pulse propagation through free-carrier plasmas," Phys. Rev. A. 81, 033818 (2010).  Download PDF
  
• Jeremy R. Gulley, Sebastian W. Winkler, and William M. Dennis, "Simulation and analysis of ultrafast laser pulse induced plasma generation in fused silica," Opt. Eng.  47, 054302 (2008). Download PDF

CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS:

• Jeremy R. Gulley, Danhong Huang, and Ethan Winchester, "Ultrashort-laser pulse induced plasma dynamics in semiconductor nanowires," Proc. SPIE 12884, Ultrafast Phenomena and Nanophotonics XXVIII, 128840G (2024).
• Jeremy R. Gulley, Rachel Cooper, Ethan Winchester, Christopher Woolford, Pablo Limon, and Danhong Huang, "Photon-drag effect and plasma oscillations in 1D semiconductors." Frontiers in Optics + Laser Science 2022 (FIO, LS), Technical Digest Series (Optica Publishing Group, 2022), paper JW5A.34 (2022).
• Jeremy R. Gulley and Danhong Huang, "Modeling of ultrafast propagation and quantum kinetics of laser-generated electron-hole plasmas in nanowires." 22nd International Conference on Ultrafast Phenomena, OSA Technical Digest, M41A.10 (2020).
• Jeremy R. Gulley and Danhong Huang, "Strong-Coupling Model for Pulsed Light Propagation and Quantum Kinetics of Electron-Hole Plasmas in Quantum Wire Arrays", Frontiers in Optics /  Laser Science, OSA Technical Digest (Optical Society of America, 2018), JW4A.73 (2018). Download PDF
• Jeremy R. Gulley and Thomas E. Lanier, "Self-consistent modeling of photoionization and the Kerr effect in bulk solids," Laser-Induced Damage in Optical Materials: 2015, Proc. SPIE Int. Soc. Opt. Eng. 7632, 96320X (2015). Download PDF
• Thomas E. Lanier and Jeremy R. Gulley, "Calculation of nonlinear optical damage from space-time-tailored pulses in dielectrics," Laser-Induced Damage in Optical Materials: 2015,  Proc. SPIE Int. Soc. Opt. Eng. 9632, 96320Z (2015). Download PDF
• Thomas E. Lanier and Jeremy R. Gulley, "Annular space-time focusing in fused silica", Frontiers in Optics / Laser Science, OSA Technical Digest (Optical Society of America, 2015), FTu5E.6 (2015).
• Jeremy R. Gulley, Jiexi Liao, and Thomas E. Lanier, "Plasma generation by ultrashort multi-chromatic pulses during nonlinear propagation," Proc. SPIE 8972, Frontiers in Ultrafast Optics: Biomedical, Scientific, and Industrial Application XIV, 89720T (2014).  Download PDF
• Jeremy R. Gulley, "Modeling free-carrier absorption and avalanching by ultrashort laser pulses," Laser-Induced Damage in Optical Materials: 2011, Proc. SPIE Int. Soc. Opt. Eng. 8910, 819022 (2011).  Download PDF
• Jeremy R. Gulley, "Frequency dependence in the initiation of ultrafast laser-induced damage," Laser-Induced Damage in Optical Materials: 2010, Proc. SPIE Int. Soc. Opt. Eng. 7842, 7842-36 (2010).  Download PDF
• Jeremy R. Gulley, Sebastian W. Winkler, and William M. Dennis, "Simulation and analysis of ultrafast laser pulse induced plasma generation in dielectric materials,"  Enabling Photonic Technologies for Defense, Security, and Aerospace Applications III, Proc. SPIE Int. Soc. Opt. Eng.6572, 65720R (2007).  Download PDF

RESEARCH GRANTS:

• National Science Foundation, PI, Grant No. PHY 1903462, “Quantum kinetics of laser-induced electron hole plasmas in nanowire arrays,” June 2019 - May 2022, $116,948.
• Air Force Office of Scientific Research, PI, Grant No. FA9550-13-1-0069, “Multi-chromatic ultrashort pulse filamentation and bulk modification in dielectrics,” February 2013 - January 2016, $360,000.

INVITED PRESENTATIONS AT CONFERENCES AND WORKSHOPS:

• Jeremy R. Gulley [Presenter], "Self-consistent modeling of photoionization and nonlinear optics in dielectrics,” International High Power Laser Ablation and Directed Energy Symposia, Santa Fe, April (2016)
• "Self-consistent modeling of photoionization for nonlinear ultrashort pulse propagation in solids,” Jeremy R. Gulley [Presenter] and Thomas E. Lanier, 2015 Progress in Electromagnetics Symposium, Prague, Czech Republic, July (2015)

CONTRIBUTED PRESENTATIONS AT CONFERENCES AND WORKSHOPS:

• "Photon-drag effect and plasma oscillations in 1D semiconductors." Jeremy R. Gulley [Presenter], Rachel Cooper, Ethan Winchester, Christopher Woolford, Pablo Limon, and Danhong Huang, Frontiers in Optics + Laser Science 2022 (FIO, LS), Technical Digest Series (Optica Publishing Group, 2022), JW5A.34 (Oct. 2022).
• "Many-body effects during high harmonic generation in 1D solids," Ethan Winchester [Presenter], Rachel Cooper, and Jeremy R. Gulley, 8th International Conference on Attosecond Science and Technology, T68 (2022).
• "Carrier-phonon scattering in the optoelectronic response of laser-generated electron-hole plasmas in a GaAs nanowire," Rachel Cooper [Presenter], Ethan Winchester, Chris Foster, and Jeremy R. Gulley, March Meeting of the American Physical Society, N12.00003 (2022).  
• "Laser-field induced ultrafast responses of e-h plasmas in dipole-radiation-coupled double quantum dots," Danhong Huang [Presenter], Xuejun Lu, and Jeremy R. Gulley, March Meeting of the American Physical Society, A50.00006 (2022).
• "Laser-pulse propagation and interaction with low-temperature electron-hole plasmas in nanowire arrays," Rachel Cooper [Presenter] and Jeremy R. Gulley, Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Plasma Physics, (Nov. 2020).
• "Modeling of ultrafast propagation and quantum kinetics of laser-generated electron-hole plasmas in nanowires." Jeremy R. Gulley [Presenter] and Danhong Huang , 22nd International Conference on Ultrafast Phenomena, OSA Technical Digest, M41A.10 (2020).
• "Self-consistent model for ultrashort laser-pulse propagation and quantum kinetics of electron-hole plasmas in quantum wires," Jeremy R. Gulley [Presenter] and Danhong Huang, Annual Meeting of the APS Division of Plasma Physics, (Oct. 2019).
• “Ultrashort Pulsed Light Interactions with Nanowire Arrays,” Jeremy R. Gulley [Presenter], John C. Salerno Memorial Symposium, (Sept. 2018)
• "Strong-Coupling Model for Pulsed Light Propagation and Quantum Kinetics of Electron-Hole Plasmas in Quantum Wire Arrays", Jeremy R. Gulley[Presenter] and Danhong Huang, Frontiers in Optics / Laser Science, OSA Technical Digest (Optical Society of America, 2018), JW4A.73 (Sept. 2018)
• “Strong-coupling model for pulsed light propagation and quantum kinetics of driven electron-hole plasma in quantum wires,” Danhong Huang [Presenter] and Jeremy R. Gulley, March Meeting of the American Physical Society, P18.00011 (March 2018)
• "Self-consistent modeling of photoionization and the Kerr effect in bulk solids,” Jeremy R. Gulley[Presenter] and Thomas E. Lanier, SPIE Laser-Induced Damage in Optical Materials: 2015, Boulder CO, Sept. (2015)
• "Calculation of nonlinear optical damage from space-time-tailored pulses in dielectrics," Thomas E. Lanier [Presenter] and Jeremy R. Gulley, SPIE Laser-Induced Damage in Optical Materials: 1015, Boulder CO, Sept. (2015)
• "Annular space-time focusing in fused silica", Thomas E. Lanier [Presenter] and Jeremy R. Gulley, Frontiers in Optics / Laser Science, OSA Technical Digest (Optical Society of America, 2015), FTu5E.6 (2015)
• "Plasma generation by ultrashort multi-chromatic pulses during nonlinear propagation," Jeremy R. Gulley [Presenter], Jiexi Liao, and Thomas E. Lanier, SPIE Photonics West, Frontiers in Ultrafast Optics: Biomedical, Scientific, and Medical Applications XIV, San Francisco, CA, Feb. (2014)
• "Modeling free-carrier absorption and avalanching by ultrashort laser pulses," Jeremy R. Gulley,SPIE Laser-Induced Damage in Optical Materials: 2011, Boulder CO, Sept. (2011)
• "Frequency dependence in the initiation of laser-induced damage," Jeremy R. Gulley, SPIE Laser-Induced Damage in Optical Materials: 2010, Boulder CO, Sept. (2010)
• "Modeling plasma induced dispersion in a nonlinear Schrödinger equation," Jeremy R. Gulley [Presenter] and William M. Dennis, APS March Meeting, New Orleans, LA (2008)
• "Simulation and analysis of ultrafast laser pulse induced plasma generation in dielectric materials," Jeremy R. Gulley [Presenter], Sebastian W. Winkler, and William M. Dennis, SPIE Defense and Security Symposium, Orlando World Center, April (2007)
• "Real-time measurements on electron plasma response in dielectrics under influence of ultrafast laser radiation," S. W. Winkler [Presenter], J. R. Gulley, I. M. Burakov, R. Stoian, N. M. Bulgakova, A. Husakou, A. Mermillod-Blondin, A. Rosenfeld, D. Ashkenasi, I. N. Hertel, and W. M. Dennis, Optics in the Southeast, Charlotte, NC, September (2006)
• "Simulation of ultrashort laser pulse propagation with high-order dispersion, Raman scattering, and shock formation," Jeremy R. Gulley [Presenter], Erik Zeek, and William M. Dennis, UGA Engineering Conference, University of Georgia, October (2005)
• "Simulation of high intensity laser pulse propagation through optical systems," Jeremy R. Gulley [Presenter], Erik Zeek, and William M. Dennis, UGA Engineering Conference, University of Georgia, October (2004)
  

INVITED COLLOQUIA AND SEMINARS:

• “Lasers in Science and Technology” Jeremy R. Gulley, Keynote Presentation at the Georgia Academic Decathlon, Kennesaw State University, August (2018)
• “Ultrashort laser propagation and nonlinear response in dielectrics,” Jeremy R. Gulley, Seminar for the Physics Graduate students of Georgia State University, April (2017)
• “The Power of Light,” Jeremy R. Gulley, College of Science and Mathematics Seminar Series, Kennesaw State University, April (2017)
• "Femtosecond pulse propagation and ionization in dielectrics," Jeremy R. Gulley, Department of Physics Colloquium, Kennesaw State University, April (2015)
  
• "Ultrashort pulse propagation and ionization in dielectrics," Jeremy R. Gulley, Seminar, University of Texas, Austin, May (2014)
  
• "Ultrashort laser pulse propagation and ionization in solids," Jeremy R. Gulley, Department of Physics and Astronomy Colloquium, University of Georgia, September (2013)
  
• "Ultrashort pulse propagation and multi-chromatic ionization in dielectrics," Jeremy R. Gulley, Seminar for Centre de Physique Theorique, Ecole Polytechnique (France), June (2012)
  
• "Nonlinear ultrashort pulse propagation and multi-chromatic ionization in bulk dielectrics," Jeremy R. Gulley, Optimas Seminar, Technische Universität Kaiserslautern (Germany), April (2012) 

 

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS:

• American Physical Society
• Optical Society of America
• S.P.I.E

 

JOURNAL REFEREE:
 
     •   Physical Review Letters
     •   Physical Review Research
     •   Physical Review Applied
     •   Physical Review A
     •   Physical Review B
     •   Physical Review E
     •   Physica A
     •   Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion
     •   Applied Physics B
     •   Journal of Computational Physics
     •   Computer Physics Communications
     •   Optical Engineering
     •   Optics Express
     •   Journal of the Optical Society of America B
     •   Chinese Optics Letters
     •   GA Journal of Science
 
TEACHING EXPERIENCE:
 
My teaching experience includes teaching the lecture and lab components of the following courses:

     Graduate level courses
     •   GIANComputational Nonlinear Optics (Graduate Course held at NIT Goa, India)
     •   PHYS 5400   (Electromagnetism for Masters students)

     Upper level undergraduate courses
     •   PHYS 4400   (Directed Studies; computational optics, applied electromagnetics)
     •   PHYS 4220  (Electromagnetism 2)
     •   PHYS 4210  (Quantum Mechanics 1)
     •   PHYS 3220  (Electromagnetism 1)
     •   PHYS 3110   (Directed Methods)
     •   PHYS 2212L (calculus-based electromagnetism and optics lab)

     Intro level undergraduate courses
     •   PHYS 2212   (calculus-based electromagnetism, optics, and modern physics)
     •   PHYS 2212L (calculus-based electromagnetism, optics, and modern physics lab)
     •   PHYS 2211   (calculus-based mechanics )
     •   PHYS 2211L (calculus-based mechanics lab)
     •   PHYS 1112L (algebra-based electromagnetism and optics) 
     •   PHYS 1112L (algebra-based electromagnetism and optics lab) 
     •   PHYS 1111  (algebra-based mechanics)
     •   PHYS 1111L (algebra-based mechanics lab) 

I have taught these courses both in traditional lecture/lab settings as well as in the Studio Physics format.