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Education

PhD, Stanford University, 1987
MS, Stanford University, 1983
BS, Louisiana State University, 1981

Professional Interests

My research interests focus around the field of thin film condensed matter, primarily in metal superconductors. I have done much work in the superconducting proximity effect, as well in magnetic oxides, such as the MnO CMR materials. I have extensive experience in low temperature methods, vacuum equipment, and film characterization techniques.

I also am very interested in the areas of how we as Christians view the calling of science, especially in the realm of realism.

Professional Membership

• American Physical Society
• American Association of Physics Teachers

Selected Publications

• “A Pedagogical Extension of the One Dimensional Schrödinger’s Equation to Symmetric Proximity Effect System Film Sandwiches,” B.J. Luke and P.R. Broussard, AIP Advances 12, 015015 (2022)
• "Parallel Critical Fields in Thin Niobium Films: Comparison to Theory", P.R. Broussard, J. Low Temp. Phys. Volume 189, 108 (2017)
• "Proximity effect in Nb-Mo layered films: Transition temperature and critical current dependence on period", A.E. Walker, J. Veldhorst, D.M. Myers, Z McElrath, J.B. Lewis, and P.R. Broussard, J. Appl. Phys. Volume 110, pg 073916 (2011)
• "Pedagogical applications of the one-dimensional Schrodinger's equation to proximity effect systems: Comparison of Dirichlet and Neumann boundary conditions", P.R. Broussard, Am. J. Phys. Volume 77, pg 360 (2009)
• "Advances in the development of the magnetoquenched superconducting valve: Integrated control lines and a Nb-based device", T.W. Clinton, P.R. Broussard, and Mark Johnson, J. Appl. Phys. 91, 1371 (2002)
• "Origin of high transport spin polarization in La0.7Sr0.3MnO3: Direct evidence for minority spin states", B. Nadgorny, I.I. Mazin, M. Osofsky, R.J. Soulen, P. Broussard, R.M. Stroud, D.J. Singh, V.G. Harris, A. Arsenov, and Ya. Mukovskii, Phys. Rev. B63, 184433 (2001).