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Carlos A. Ordonez

Title: Professor

Department: Physics

College: College of Science

Curriculum Vitae

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Education

  • PhD, University of Texas, 1990
    Major: Physics
  • BS, University of Texas, 1984
    Major: Physics

Current Scheduled Teaching

PHYS 4110.001Statistical and Thermal PhysicsSpring 2025
PHYS 4110.201Statistical and Thermal PhysicsSpring 2025
PHYS 4210.001Electricity and MagnetismFall 2024 Syllabus
PHYS 4210.201Electricity and MagnetismFall 2024 Syllabus
PHYS 6940.779Individual ResearchFall 2024

Previous Scheduled Teaching

PHYS 6940.754Individual ResearchSpring 2024
PHYS 6940.779Individual ResearchFall 2023
PHYS 5950.769Master's ThesisFall 2023
PHYS 3010.001Modern PhysicsFall 2023 Syllabus SPOT
PHYS 3010.201Modern PhysicsFall 2023 Syllabus SPOT
PHYS 4955.752Senior Thesis CapstoneFall 2023
PHYS 6940.754Individual ResearchSpring 2023
PHYS 5950.751Master's ThesisSpring 2023
PHYS 3010.001Modern PhysicsSpring 2023 Syllabus SPOT
PHYS 3010.201Modern PhysicsSpring 2023 Syllabus SPOT
PHYS 4950.751Senior ThesisSpring 2023
PHYS 4955.755Senior Thesis CapstoneSpring 2023
PHYS 5910.752Special ProblemsSpring 2023
PHYS 4210.001Electricity and MagnetismFall 2022 Syllabus SPOT
PHYS 4210.201Electricity and MagnetismFall 2022 Syllabus SPOT
PHYS 6940.779Individual ResearchFall 2022
PHYS 5950.768Master's ThesisFall 2022
PHYS 4950.002Senior ThesisFall 2022
PHYS 4955.002Senior Thesis CapstoneFall 2022
PHYS 5910.775Special ProblemsFall 2022
PHYS 6940.779Individual ResearchSpring 2022
PHYS 5950.750Master's ThesisSpring 2022
PHYS 4950.703Senior ThesisSpring 2022
PHYS 4955.701Senior Thesis CapstoneSpring 2022
PHYS 6940.779Individual ResearchFall 2021
PHYS 5950.768Master's ThesisFall 2021
PHYS 3010.001Modern PhysicsFall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
PHYS 3010.201Modern PhysicsFall 2021 SPOT
PHYS 3510.001Physics, Computation and Software ApplicationsFall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
PHYS 4950.002Senior ThesisFall 2021
PHYS 4910.701Special ProblemsSummer 10W 2021
PHYS 6950.779Doctoral DissertationSpring 2021
PHYS 6940.779Individual ResearchSpring 2021
PHYS 4955.015Senior Thesis CapstoneSpring 2021
PHYS 5910.779Special ProblemsSpring 2021
PHYS 4110.001Statistical and Thermal PhysicsSpring 2021 Syllabus SPOT
PHYS 4110.201Statistical and Thermal PhysicsSpring 2021 Syllabus SPOT
PHYS 6950.779Doctoral DissertationFall 2020
PHYS 4210.001Electricity and MagnetismFall 2020 Syllabus SPOT
PHYS 4210.201Electricity and MagnetismFall 2020 Syllabus SPOT
PHYS 6940.779Individual ResearchFall 2020
PHYS 4950.002Senior ThesisFall 2020
PHYS 4955.704Senior Thesis CapstoneFall 2020
PHYS 5910.779Special ProblemsFall 2020
PHYS 4955.002Senior Thesis CapstoneSummer 10W 2020
PHYS 4900.779Special ProblemsSummer 10W 2020
PHYS 4910.701Special ProblemsSummer 5W2 2020
PHYS 6950.779Doctoral DissertationSpring 2020
PHYS 6940.779Individual ResearchSpring 2020
PHYS 4950.006Senior ThesisSpring 2020
PHYS 4955.015Senior Thesis CapstoneSpring 2020
PHYS 4900.779Special ProblemsSpring 2020
PHYS 4910.779Special ProblemsSpring 2020
PHYS 4110.001Statistical and Thermal PhysicsSpring 2020 Syllabus
PHYS 4110.201Statistical and Thermal PhysicsSpring 2020 Syllabus
PHYS 6950.779Doctoral DissertationFall 2019
PHYS 4210.001Electricity and MagnetismFall 2019 Syllabus SPOT
PHYS 4210.201Electricity and MagnetismFall 2019 Syllabus SPOT
PHYS 4950.002Senior ThesisFall 2019
PHYS 5910.779Special ProblemsFall 2019
PHYS 5930.001Research Problems in Lieu of ThesisSummer 5W1 2019
PHYS 5900.779Special ProblemsSummer 5W1 2019
PHYS 5910.779Special ProblemsSummer 10W 2019
PHYS 6950.779Doctoral DissertationSpring 2019
PHYS 4980.001Experimental CourseSpring 2019 Syllabus SPOT
PHYS 5920.763Research Problems in Lieu of ThesisSpring 2019
PHYS 4955.015Senior Thesis CapstoneSpring 2019
PHYS 5900.779Special ProblemsSpring 2019
PHYS 5910.779Special ProblemsSpring 2019
PHYS 6950.779Doctoral DissertationFall 2018
PHYS 3010.001Modern PhysicsFall 2018 Syllabus SPOT
PHYS 3010.201Modern PhysicsFall 2018 SPOT
PHYS 4950.002Senior ThesisFall 2018
PHYS 4900.779Special ProblemsFall 2018
PHYS 5900.779Special ProblemsFall 2018
PHYS 5910.762Special ProblemsFall 2018
PHYS 6950.779Doctoral DissertationSpring 2018
PHYS 6940.779Individual ResearchSpring 2018
PHYS 4950.006Senior ThesisSpring 2018
PHYS 4955.015Senior Thesis CapstoneSpring 2018
PHYS 5910.779Special ProblemsSpring 2018
PHYS 4110.001Statistical and Thermal PhysicsSpring 2018 Syllabus SPOT
PHYS 4110.201Statistical and Thermal PhysicsSpring 2018 Syllabus SPOT
PHYS 5700.001Computational PhysicsFall 2017 SPOT
PHYS 4600.001Computer Based PhysicsFall 2017 Syllabus SPOT
PHYS 6950.779Doctoral DissertationFall 2017
PHYS 6940.779Individual ResearchFall 2017
PHYS 4950.002Senior ThesisFall 2017
PHYS 4955.704Senior Thesis CapstoneFall 2017
PHYS 5900.779Special ProblemsFall 2017
PHYS 4910.701Special ProblemsSummer 10W 2017
PHYS 6950.779Doctoral DissertationSpring 2017
PHYS 4951.001Honors College Capstone ThesisSpring 2017
PHYS 4950.006Senior ThesisSpring 2017
PHYS 4955.015Senior Thesis CapstoneSpring 2017
PHYS 4900.782Special ProblemsSpring 2017
PHYS 4110.001Statistical and Thermal PhysicsSpring 2017 Syllabus SPOT
PHYS 4110.201Statistical and Thermal PhysicsSpring 2017
PHYS 5700.001Computational PhysicsFall 2016 SPOT
PHYS 4600.001Computer Based PhysicsFall 2016 Syllabus SPOT
PHYS 6950.779Doctoral DissertationFall 2016
PHYS 4950.002Senior ThesisFall 2016
PHYS 4955.704Senior Thesis CapstoneFall 2016
PHYS 4900.781Special ProblemsFall 2016
PHYS 6950.779Doctoral DissertationSpring 2016
PHYS 4951.001Honors College Capstone ThesisSpring 2016
PHYS 6940.779Individual ResearchSpring 2016
PHYS 4950.006Senior ThesisSpring 2016
PHYS 4955.015Senior Thesis CapstoneSpring 2016
PHYS 4110.001Statistical and Thermal PhysicsSpring 2016 Syllabus SPOT
PHYS 4110.201Statistical and Thermal PhysicsSpring 2016
PHYS 5700.001Computational PhysicsFall 2015 SPOT
PHYS 4600.001Computer Based PhysicsFall 2015 Syllabus SPOT
PHYS 6950.779Doctoral DissertationFall 2015
PHYS 6940.779Individual ResearchFall 2015
PHYS 4950.002Senior ThesisFall 2015
PHYS 6950.779Doctoral DissertationSpring 2015
PHYS 6940.779Individual ResearchSpring 2015
PHYS 6950.779Doctoral DissertationFall 2014
PHYS 6940.779Individual ResearchFall 2014
PHYS 4950.003Senior ThesisSummer 5W1 2014
PHYS 4955.001Senior Thesis CapstoneSummer 5W1 2014
PHYS 6950.779Doctoral DissertationSpring 2014
PHYS 6940.779Individual ResearchSpring 2014
PHYS 3030.501Laboratory in Modern PhysicsSpring 2014
PHYS 3010.001Modern PhysicsSpring 2014
PHYS 5910.779Special ProblemsSpring 2014
PHYS 4600.001Computer Based PhysicsFall 2013
PHYS 6950.779Doctoral DissertationFall 2013
PHYS 6940.779Individual ResearchFall 2013
PHYS 5900.779Special ProblemsFall 2013
PHYS 5910.779Special ProblemsFall 2013
PHYS 6950.779Doctoral DissertationSpring 2013
PHYS 6940.779Individual ResearchSpring 2013
PHYS 3030.501Laboratory in Modern PhysicsSpring 2013
PHYS 3010.001Modern PhysicsSpring 2013
PHYS 3010.201Modern PhysicsSpring 2013
PHYS 4950.006Senior ThesisSpring 2013
PHYS 4955.007Senior Thesis CapstoneSpring 2013
PHYS 5900.779Special ProblemsSpring 2013
PHYS 5910.779Special ProblemsSpring 2013
PHYS 5700.001Computational PhysicsFall 2012
PHYS 6950.779Doctoral DissertationFall 2012
PHYS 4900.779Special ProblemsFall 2012
PHYS 4910.779Special ProblemsFall 2012
PHYS 5900.779Special ProblemsFall 2012
PHYS 5910.779Special ProblemsFall 2012
PHYS 5930.779Research Problems in Lieu of ThesisSummer 3W1 2012
PHYS 4950.001Senior ThesisSummer 3W1 2012
PHYS 6950.779Doctoral DissertationSpring 2012
PHYS 4951.001Honors College Capstone ThesisSpring 2012
PHYS 6940.779Individual ResearchSpring 2012
PHYS 5920.779Research Problems in Lieu of ThesisSpring 2012
PHYS 4950.006Senior ThesisSpring 2012
PHYS 5900.779Special ProblemsSpring 2012
PHYS 5910.779Special ProblemsSpring 2012
PHYS 4110.001Statistical and Thermal PhysicsSpring 2012
PHYS 4110.201Statistical and Thermal PhysicsSpring 2012
PHYS 5700.001Computational PhysicsFall 2011
PHYS 4600.001Computer Based PhysicsFall 2011
PHYS 6950.779Doctoral DissertationFall 2011
PHYS 4950.002Senior ThesisFall 2011
PHYS 5900.779Special ProblemsFall 2011
PHYS 5910.779Special ProblemsFall 2011
PHYS 6910.779Special ProblemsFall 2011
PHYS 5920.779Research Problems in Lieu of ThesisSummer 3W1 2011
PHYS 5930.779Research Problems in Lieu of ThesisSummer 5W2 2011
PHYS 6950.779Doctoral DissertationSpring 2011
PHYS 3030.501Laboratory in Modern PhysicsSpring 2011
PHYS 3010.001Modern PhysicsSpring 2011
PHYS 3010.201Modern PhysicsSpring 2011
PHYS 5900.779Special ProblemsSpring 2011
PHYS 5700.001Computational PhysicsFall 2010
PHYS 6950.779Doctoral DissertationFall 2010
PHYS 6940.779Individual ResearchFall 2010
PHYS 6950.779Doctoral DissertationSpring 2010
PHYS 6940.779Individual ResearchSpring 2010
PHYS 3030.501Laboratory in Modern PhysicsSpring 2010
PHYS 3010.001Modern PhysicsSpring 2010
PHYS 3010.201Modern PhysicsSpring 2010
PHYS 5700.001Computational PhysicsFall 2009
PHYS 4600.001Computer Based PhysicsFall 2009
PHYS 6950.779Doctoral DissertationFall 2009
PHYS 6940.779Individual ResearchFall 2009
PHYS 6950.779Doctoral DissertationSpring 2009
PHYS 6940.779Individual ResearchSpring 2009
PHYS 3030.501Laboratory in Modern PhysicsSpring 2009
PHYS 3010.001Modern PhysicsSpring 2009
PHYS 3010.201Modern PhysicsSpring 2009
PHYS 5700.001Computational PhysicsFall 2008
PHYS 5700.791Computational PhysicsFall 2008
PHYS 4600.001Computer Based PhysicsFall 2008
PHYS 6950.779Doctoral DissertationFall 2008
PHYS 6950.779Doctoral DissertationSummer 5W2 2008
PHYS 6910.779Special ProblemsSummer 5W2 2008
PHYS 6950.779Doctoral DissertationSpring 2008
PHYS 5700.001Computational PhysicsFall 2007
PHYS 4600.001Computer Based PhysicsFall 2007
PHYS 6950.779Doctoral DissertationFall 2007
PHYS 6940.779Individual ResearchFall 2007
PHYS 5900.779Special ProblemsFall 2007
PHYS 6950.779Doctoral DissertationSpring 2007
PHYS 3030.501Laboratory in Modern PhysicsSpring 2007
PHYS 3010.001Modern PhysicsSpring 2007
PHYS 3010.201Modern PhysicsSpring 2007
PHYS 6950.779Doctoral DissertationFall 2006
PHYS 6940.779Individual ResearchFall 2006
PHYS 3310.001Mathematical Methods in the Physical SciencesFall 2006
PHYS 3310.201Mathematical Methods in the Physical SciencesFall 2006
PHYS 6950.779Doctoral DissertationSummer 5W1 2006
PHYS 5900.779Special ProblemsSummer 5W2 2006
PHYS 6950.779Doctoral DissertationSpring 2006
PHYS 6940.779Individual ResearchSpring 2006
PHYS 3030.501Laboratory in Modern PhysicsSpring 2006
PHYS 3010.001Modern PhysicsSpring 2006
PHYS 3010.201Modern PhysicsSpring 2006
PHYS 5910.759Special ProblemsSpring 2006
PHYS 5700.001Computational PhysicsFall 2005
PHYS 4600.001Computer Based PhysicsFall 2005
PHYS 6950.779Doctoral DissertationFall 2005
PHYS 6940.779Individual ResearchSummer 5W1 2005
PHYS 6940.779Individual ResearchSpring 2005
PHYS 5900.779Special ProblemsSpring 2005
PHYS 5910.759Special ProblemsSpring 2005
PHYS 1061.106Stellar Systems Observations LaboratorySpring 2005
PHYS 1051.105The Solar Systems Observations LaboratorySpring 2005
PHYS 6940.779Individual ResearchFall 2004
PHYS 1251.002Science and Technology of Musical SoundFall 2004
PHYS 4910.779Special ProblemsFall 2004
PHYS 5910.779Special ProblemsFall 2004

Published Intellectual Contributions

    Conference Proceeding

  • Patel, S.S., Sun, S.R., Ordonez, C.A. (2019). Concentric Cone Antihydrogen Gravity Experiment. 2160 070003. AIP Conference Proceedings.
  • Hedlof, R.M., Ordonez, C.A. (2018). Artificially Structured Boundary for Confinement of Effectively Unmagnetized Cryogenic Antimatter Plasmas. 1928 020003. AIP Conference Proceedings.
  • Hermosillo, M., Thornton, E.A., Ordonez, C.A. (2017). Antihydrogen Beam Formation by Transporting an Antiproton Beam Through an Electron-Positron Plasma That Produces Magnetobound Positronium. Physics Procedia. 90 399-406. Physics Procedia.
  • Hermosillo, M., Ordonez, C.A. (2016). Antihydrogen Synthesis Via Magnetobound States of Protonium Within Proton-Positron-Antiproton Plasmas. P4.112. Forty-Third Conference on Plasma Physics.
  • Thornton, E.A., Ordonez, C.A. (2016). Effect of a Finite Antiproton Mass on Antihydrogen Synthesis Via Magnetobound Positronium Within Electron-Positron-Antiproton Plasmas. P4.115. Forty-Third Conference on Plasma Physics.
  • Journal Article

  • Hongtrakul, W., Weathers, D.L., Ordonez, C.A. (2024). A Particle-In-Cell Study of Electrostatic Potential Well Formation in an Edge-Confined Non-Neutral Plasma. AIP Advances. 14 085105.
  • Ordonez, C.A., Weathers, D.L. (2023). Centrifugal-Electrostatic Confinement Fusion. Physics of Plasmas. 30 092111.
  • Kiester, A.S., Ordonez, C.A., Weathers, D.L. (2022). Ionized molecular hydrogen build-up and confinement inside the space charge of a continually resupplied electron plasma. IEEE Transactions on Plasma Sciences. 50 (2) 210-221. Denton,
  • Aguirre, F.F., Ordonez, C.A. (2021). Simulation of the Formation of Antihydrogen Via Magnetobound Positronium. AIP Advances. 11 095211.
  • Hampton, S., Lane, R.A., Hedlof, R.M., Phillips, R.E., Ordonez, C.A. (2020). Closed-Form Expressions for the Magnetic Fields of Rectangular and Circular Finite-Length Solenoids and Current Loops. AIP Advances. 10 065320.
  • Ordonez, C.A. (2020). Magnetic Confinement of Effectively Unmagnetized Plasma Particles. Physics of Plasmas. 27 122501.
  • Hedlof, R.M., Ordonez, C.A. (2019). Artificially Structured Boundary Plasma Trap. Physics of Plasmas. 26 092509.
  • Martinez, A., Ordonez, C.A. (2019). Classical Trajectory Monte Carlo Simulation of Plasma Fueling Using Magnetic Plasma Expulsion. AIP Advances. 9 075209.
  • Lane, R.A., Ordonez, C.A. (2019). Electrostatic Equilibria of Non-Neutral Plasmas Confined in a Penning Trap With Axially Varying Magnetic Field. Physics of Plasmas. 26 052511.
  • Phillips, R.E., Ordonez, C.A. (2018). Magnetic Plasma Expulsion. Physics of Plasmas. 25 012508.
  • Hedlof, R.M., Ordonez, C.A. (2017). Charged Particle Reflection by a Planar Artificially Structured Boundary With Electrostatic Plugging. AIP Advances. 7 115123.
  • Aguirre, F.F., Ordonez, C.A. (2017). Giant Increase in Cross-Magnetic-Field Transport Rate as an Electron-Positron Plasma Cools. Physics of Plasmas. 24 104502.
  • Lane, R.A., Ordonez, C.A. (2016). Confinement of Antiprotons in the Electrostatic Space Charge of Positrons in a Model of the Alpha Antihydrogen Trap. Journal of Physics B: Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics. 49 074008.

Contracts, Grants and Sponsored Research

    Grant - Research

  • Ordonez, C.A. (Principal), "Equilibria of Two Relaxed Plasma Species With One Species Confined by the Space Charge of the Other Species," sponsored by National Science Foundation, Federal, $223000 Funded. (2018 - 2024).
  • Ordonez, C.A. (Principal), "Collaborative Research: Experimental and Theoretical Study of the Plasma Physics of Antihydrogen Generation and Trapping," sponsored by National Science Foundation, Federal, $228000 Funded. (2015 - 2019).
  • Ordonez, C.A. (Principal), "Collaborative Research: Experimental and Theoretical Study of the Plasma Physics of Antihydrogen Generation and Trapping," sponsored by Department of Energy, Federal, $440997 Funded. (2006 - 2019).
  • Ordonez, C.A. (Principal), "Equilibria of Two Relaxed Plasma Species With One Species Confined by the Space Charge of the Other Species," sponsored by National Science Foundation, FED, Funded. (2018 - 2022).
  • Ordonez, C.A. (Principal), "Collaborative Research: Experimental and Theoretical Study of the Plasma Physics of Antihydrogen Generation and Trapping," sponsored by National Science Foundation, FED, Funded. (2015 - 2019).
  • Ordonez, C.A. (Principal), "Collaborative Research: Experimental and Theoretical Study of the Plasma Physics of Antihydrogen Generation and Trapping," sponsored by U.S. Department of Energy, FED, Funded. (2006 - 2019).
  • Ordonez, C.A. (Principal), "Collaborative Research: Experimental and Theoretical Study of the Plasma of Antihydrogen Generation and Trapping," sponsored by National Science Foundation, FED, Funded. (2012 - 2016).
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