amf's CV

Curriculum Vitae

Updated: 8/14/2006

Personal Information

Name:	Alan M. Ferrenberg
Address:	122 Summerplace Drive
	Winterville, Georgia 30683
Foreign Languages:	Fluent in French, reading knowledge of German

Education

August 1989:	Ph.D. in Physics, Carnegie-Mellon University
May 1987:	M.S. in Physics, Carnegie-Mellon University
May 1985:	B.S. with University Honors in Physics and French, Carnegie-Mellon University
October 1985 -- July 1986	Attended the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (EPFL). Lausanne, Switzerland
October 1983 -- July 1984

Professional Background

Feb. 2002 – present	Business and Financial Officer
	Office of the CIO
	The University of Georgia
June 2001 – Jan. 2002	Special Assistant to the CIO
	Enterprise Information Technology Services
	The University of Georgia
July 2000 – Oct. 2001	Associate Director, Consulting and Application Support
	University Computing and Networking Services,
	The University of Georgia
Apr. 1999 – June 2000	Department Manager, Research and Computational Science Support
	University Computing and Networking Services
	The University of Georgia
Sept. 1997 – June 1998	Project Manager, DCE/Distributed Systems
	Share Inc.,
Jan 1996 – Mar. 2000	Academic Professional
	University Computing and Networking Services,
	The University of Georgia
Nov. 1993 – June 2000	Adjunct Assistant Professor
	Department of Physics and Astronomy,
	The University of Georgia
Feb. 1993 – Dec. 1995	Assistant Research Scientist
	University Computing and Networking Services,
	The University of Georgia
Sept. 1992 – June 1996	Physics Instructor
	Department of Evening Classes
	The University of Georgia
Nov. 1991 – Feb. 1993	Computer Consultant
	UGA/IBM Joint Research Project
Aug. 1989 – Feb. 1993	Postdoctoral Research Associate
	Center for Simulational Physics,
	The University of Georgia
Aug. 1986 – Jul. 1989	Graduate Research and Teaching Assistant
	Department of Physics,
	Carnegie-Mellon University,
July 1985 – July 1986	Computer Programmer and Teaching Assistant
	Department of Physics,
	Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (EPFL), Lausanne, Switzerland
Sept. 1984 – May 1985	Developed software for Computer Aided Language Instruction
Sept. 1982 – May 1983	Modern Languages Program,
	Carnegie-Mellon University,

Publications

A.M. Ferrenberg and R.H. Swendsen, "Correlation Time Measurements for the d =2 Ising Model", in "Computer Simulation Studies in Condensed Matter Physics, I", D.P. Landau, K.K. Mon and H.-B. Schüttler, Eds. (Springer-Verlag, Heidelberg, 1988).
A.M. Ferrenberg and R.H. Swendsen, "New Monte Carlo Technique for Studying Phase Transitions", Phys. Rev. Lett., 61, 2635 (1988).
A.M. Ferrenberg and R.H. Swendsen, "Optimized Monte Carlo Data Analysis", in Computers in Physics, Vol. 3, No. 5, (1989).
A.M. Ferrenberg and R.H. Swendsen, "Optimized Monte Carlo Data Analysis", Phys. Rev. Lett. 63, 1195 (1989).
R.H. Swendsen and A.M. Ferrenberg, "Histogram Methods for Monte Carlo Data Analysis", in "Computer Simulation Studies in Condensed Matter Physics, II", D.P. Landau, K.K. Mon and H.-B. Schüttler, Eds. (Springer-Verlag, Heidelberg, 1989).
P. Peczak, A.M. Ferrenberg and D.P. Landau, "High-Accuracy Monte Carlo Study of the 3d Classical Heisenberg Ferromagnet", Phys. Rev. B 43, 6087 (1991).
A.M. Ferrenberg, "Histogram Techniques for Studying Phase Transitions", in "Computer Simulation Studies in Condensed Matter Physics, III", D.P. Landau, K.K. Mon and H.-B. Schüttler, Eds. (Springer-Verlag, Heidelberg, 1991).
A.M. Ferrenberg, D.P. Landau and K. Binder, "Statistical and Systematic Errors in Monte Carlo Sampling", J. Stat. Phys. 63, 867 (1991).
A.M. Ferrenberg, D.P. Landau and P. Peczak, "Monte Carlo Studies of Magnetic Critical Phenomena Using Histogram Techniques", J. Appl. Phys. 69, 6153 (1991).
A.M. Ferrenberg and D.P. Landau, "Critical Behavior of the Three Dimensional Ising Model: A High-Resolution Monte Carlo Study", Phys. Rev.B, 44, 5081 (1991).
A.M. Ferrenberg and D.P. Landau, "Monte Carlo Study of Phase Transitions in Ferromagnetic Bilayers", J. Appl. Phys., 70, 6215 (1991).
R.H. Swendsen, J.-S. Wang and A.M. Ferrenberg "New Monte Carlo Methods for Improved Efficiency of Computer Simulations in Statistical Mechanics" in "The Monte Carlo Method in Condensed Matter Physics", K. Binder Ed. (Springer, Berlin, 1992).
S. Chen, A.M. Ferrenberg and D.P. Landau, "Randomness Induced Second Order Transition in the Two-Dimensional Eight-State Potts Model: A Monte Carlo Study", Phys. Rev. Lett. 69, 1213 (1992).
A.M. Ferrenberg, Y.J. Wong and D.P. Landau, "Monte Carlo Simulations: Hidden Errors from "Good" Random Number Generators", Phys. Rev. Lett., 69, 3382 (1992).
R.K. Heilmann, A.M. Ferrenberg, D.P. Landau and R.W. Gerling, "Histogram Monte Carlo Study of Phase Transitions in a Highly Degenerate System" in "Computer Simulation Studies in Condensed Matter Physics, IV" D.P. Landau, K.K. Mon and H.-B. Schüttler, Eds. (Springer-Verlag, Heidelberg, 1993).
S. Chen, A.M. Ferrenberg and D.P. Landau, "Multi-hit Swendsen-Wang Monte Carlo Algorithm" in Computer Simulation Studies in Condensed Matter Physics, IV" D.P. Landau, K.K. Mon and H.-B. Schüttler, Eds. (Springer-Verlag, Heidelberg, 1993).
K. Chen, A.M. Ferrenberg and D.P. Landau, "Monte Carlo Study of Critical Behavior in the Three-Dimensional Classical Heisenberg Ferromagnet", J. Appl. Phys., 73, 5488 (1993).
D.P. Landau and A.M. Ferrenberg, "High Resolution Monte Carlo Study of Critical Behavior in the Three Dimensional Ising Model", in "The Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Computer Applications to Materials and Molecular Science and Engineering (CAMSE)" M. Doyama, Ed. (Elsevier, Amsterdam, 1993).
K. Chen, A.M. Ferrenberg and D.P. Landau, "Static Critical Behavior of Three- Dimensional Classical Heisenberg Models: A High-Resolution Monte Carlo Study", Phys Rev. B, 48, 3249 (1993).
S. Burés, D.P. Landau, A.M. Ferrenberg and F.A. Pokorny, "Monte Carlo Computer Simulation in Horticulture: A Model for Container Media Characterization", HortScience, 28, 1074 (1993).
S. Burés, D.P. Landau, A.M. Ferrenberg and F.A. Pokorny, "Computer Simulation of Volume Shrinkage after Mixing Container Medium Components", J. Amer. Soc. Hort. Sci., 118, 757 (1993).
S. Burés, M.A. Farmer, D.P. Landau, A.M. Ferrenberg and F.A. Pokorny, "Container Medium Characterization by Scanning Electron Microscopy and Comparison with a Monte Carlo Computer Simulated Medium", Commun. Soil Sci. Plant Anal., 24, 2649 (1993).
D.P. Landau and A.M. Ferrenberg, "A High-Resolution Monte Carlo Study of Critical Behavior: The Three Dimensional Ising Model", J. Korean Physical Society, 26, S371 (1993).
S. Burés, F.A. Pokorny, D.P. Landau, M.A. Farmer and A.M. Ferrenberg, "Shrinkage, Porosity Characterization and Computer Simulation of Horticultural Substrates", Acta Horticulturae, 342, 229 (1993).
K. Binder, A.M. Ferrenberg and D.P. Landau, "Wetting and Capillary Condensation of Lattice Gases in Thin Film Geometry", Ber. Bunsenges. Phys. Chem., 98, 340 (1994).
K. Binder, D.P. Landau and A.M. Ferrenberg, "Character of the Phase Transition in Thin Ising Films with Competing Walls", Phys. Rev. Lett., 74, 298 (1995).
K. Binder, D.P. Landau and A.M. Ferrenberg, "Thin Ising Films with Competing Walls: A Monte Carlo Study", Phys. Rev. E, 51, 2823, (1995).
A.M. Ferrenberg, D.P. Landau and R.H. Swendsen, "Statistical Errors in Histogram Reweighting", Phys. Rev. E, 51, 5092 (1995).
S. Chen, A.M. Ferrenberg and D.P. Landau, "Monte Carlo Simulation of Phase Transitions in a 2-D Random-Bond Potts Model", Phys. Rev. E, 52, 1377 (1995).
R.H. Swendsen, J.-S. Wang and A.M. Ferrenberg "New Monte Carlo Methods for Improved Efficiency of Computer Simulations in Statistical Mechanics" in "The Monte Carlo Method in Condensed Matter Physics: Second, Corrected and Updated Edition", K. Binder Ed. (Springer, Berlin, 1995).
K. Binder, A. Baumgärtner, A.N. Burkitt, D. Ceperley, A.M. Ferrenberg, D.W. Heermann, H.J. Herrmann, D.P. Landau, W. von der Linden, H. De Raedt, K.E. Schmidt, W. Selke, D. Stauffer and A.P. Young, "Recent Developments in the Monte Carlo Simulation of Condensed Matter" in "The Monte Carlo Method in Condensed Matter Physics: Second, Corrected and Updated Edition", K. Binder Ed. (Springer, Berlin, 1995).
K. Binder, R. Evans, D.P. Landau and A.M. Ferrenberg, "The Interface Localization Transition in Ising Films with Competing Walls: Ginzburg Criterion and Crossover Scaling", Phys. Rev. E, 53, 5023 (1996).
A.M. Ferrenberg, "The d=3 Ising Model Revisited -- On the Road to Higher Resolution", Int. J. Mod. Phys. C 7, 321 (1996).
B. Foley, A.M. Ferrenberg and N.G. Adams, "Simulation of a Reacting Plasma: Preliminary Results", in "Computer Simulation Studies in Condensed Matter Physics, IX" D.P. Landau, K.K. Mon and H.-B. Schüttler, Eds. (Springer-Verlag, Heidelberg, 1997).
A. Heuer, B. Dünweg and A.M. Ferrenberg, "Considerations on Correlations in Shift-Register Pseudorandom Number Generators and Their Removal", Comp. Phys. Comm. 103, 1 (1997).
A.M. Ferrenberg, D.P. Landau and K. Binder, "First Order versus Second Order Interface Localization Transition of Thin Ising Films with Competing Walls", Phys. Rev. E, 58, 3353 (1998).
D.P. Landau, Alan M. Ferrenberg and K. Binder, "The Ising Model as a Playground for the Study of Wetting and Interface Behavior", Braz. Jour. Phys, 30, 748 (2000).
J.A. Plascak, Alan M. Ferrenberg and D.P. Landau, "Cluster Hybrid Monte Carlo Simulation Algorithms", Phys. Rev. E, 65, 066702-1_066702-8 (2002).
R. Liu, A.M. Ferrenberg, L.U. Gilliland, R.B. Meagher, and M.A. Asmussen, "Detection of Deleterious Genotypes in Multigenerational Studies. III. Estimation of Selection Components in Highly Selfing Populations", Genetical Research 82, 41 (2003).
M.S. Sánchez, C.J. Basten, A.M. Ferrenberg, M.A. Asmussen and J. Arnold, "Exact Sample Sizes Needed to Detect Dependence in 2 x 3 Tables", Theoretical Population Biology, 69, 111 (2006) .

Invited Talks: National/International Conferences

"Monte Carlo Studies of Phase Transitions Using Histogram Techniques", at the workshop on "Recent Developments in Computer Simulation Studies in Condensed Matter Physics", Center for Simulational Physics, The University of Georgia, February,16, 1990.

"High Accuracy Monte Carlo Study of 3-d Ising critical behavior", at the workshop on "Large-scale Computations in Statistical Physics", The University of Southern Mississippi, February 26, 1990.

"Monte Carlo Studies of Magnetic Critical Phenomena Using Histogram Techniques", at the 35th Conference on Magnetism and Magnetic Materials (MMM), San Diego, CA, November 1, 1990.

"Statistical and Systematic Errors in Monte Carlo Sampling", at the "Physics Computing '91" Conference, San Jose CA, June 14, 1991.

"Stochastic Dynamics in Statistical Physics" at the "Physics Computing '93" Conference, Albuquerque, NM, June 2, 1993.

"The 3-d Ising Model Revisited: On the Road to Higher Resolution" at the U.S.-Japan Bilateral Seminar on New Trends in Computer Simulations of Spin Systems, Maui, HI, August 28, 1995.

"On the Bleeding Edge: Fun with DCE at the University of Georgia", talk given at the SHARE Technical Conference, Atlanta, GA, August 12, 1997.

"ARCHES (Academic Resources for Computing and Higher Education Services) at UGA", talk given at the SHARE Technical Conference, Anaheim, CA, February 25,1998.

"On the Bleeding Edge: Fun with DCE at the University of Georgia", talk given at the SHARE Technical Conference, Anaheim, CA, February 25, 1998.

"Data Visualization with OpenDX", at the workshop on "Recent Developments in Computer Simulation Studies in Condensed Matter Physics", Center for Simulational Physics, The University of Georgia, February 22, 2001.

University/Industry Talks

"Optimal Use of Monte Carlo Data", University of Mainz, Germany, January 1989.

"Optimal Use of Monte Carlo Data", KFA Jülich, Germany, February 1989.

"Optimal Use of Monte Carlo Data", Ecole Normale, Paris, France, February 1989.

"Innovative Monte Carlo Studies of Arbitrary State Potts Models", University of Georgia, Athens GA, May 1989.

"Lack of Self-Averaging in Monte Carlo Simulations", Carnegie-Mellon University, December 1989.

"Histogram Monte Carlo Studies of Critical Phenomena", Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada, March 1992.

"Hybrid Monte Carlo Simulation Algorithms", Université de Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada, March 1992.

"Histogram Monte Carlo Studies of Critical Phenomena", University of Erlangen, Germany, July 1992.

"Randomness Induced 1st Order Transition in the d=2, q=8 Potts Model", University of Mainz, Germany, August 1992.

"Cluster Hybrid Monte Carlo Simulation Algorithms", IBM Research Laboratory, Rüschlikon, Switzerland, August 1992.

"High-resolution Studies of Critical Phenomena Using Histogram Methods", Wake Forest University, February 1993.

"The Pleasures and Perils of Distributed Computing", University of Mainz, Germany, June 1993.

"Random Thoughts on Random Numbers", University of Mainz, Germany, June 1993.

"Randomness Induced 1st Order Transition in the d=2, q=8 Potts Model", Virginia Tech, August 1993.

"Statistical Errors in Histogram Reweighting", University of Mainz, Germany, June 1994.

"Statistical Errors in Histogram Reweighting", SCRI, Florida State University, December 1994.

"Cluster Hybrid Monte Carlo Simulation Algorithms: An Update", University of Mainz, Germany, March 1995.

"A Gentle Introduction to Parallel Computing and PVM", University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad, December 1995.

"Simulations of a Reacting Plasma: Preliminary Results", University of Mainz, Germany, June 1996.

Contributed Talks/Posters: National/International Conferences

"Correlation Time Measurements for the d=2 Ising Model", talk given at "Recent Developments in Computer Simulation Studies in Condensed Matter Physics", Center for Simulational Physics, The University of Georgia, February 1988.

"High-Accuracy Determination of Tc for the d=3 Ising Model", talk given at the March 1990 Meeting of the American Physical Society, Anaheim, CA, March 1990.

"Monte Carlo Study of the Simple Cubic Ising Model with Competing Interactions", talk given at the 1990 Meeting of the Southeastern Section of the American Physical Society, Atlanta, GA, November 1990.

"Monte Carlo Study of Phase Transitions in Ferromagnetic Bilayers", talk given at the 5th Joint MMM/Intermag Conference, Pittsburgh, PA, June 1991.

"Hybrid Monte Carlo Simulation Algorithms", talk given at "Recent Developments in Computer Simulation Studies in Condensed Matter Physics", Center for Simulational Physics, The University of Georgia, February 1992.

"Optimization Techniques for the IBM RISC/6000", talk given at "Recent Developments in Computer Simulation Studies in Condensed Matter Physics", Center for Simulational Physics, The University of Georgia, February 1992.

"Cluster Hybrid Monte Carlo Simulation Algorithms", poster presented at STATPHYS 18, Berlin, Germany, August 1992.

"Cluster Hybrid Monte Carlo Simulation Algorithms", talk given at "Recent Developments in Computer Simulation Studies in Condensed Matter Physics", Center for Simulational Physics, The University of Georgia, February 1994.

"Parallel Computing on the IBM SP2", talk given at "Recent Developments in Computer Simulation Studies in Condensed Matter Physics", Center for Simulational Physics, The University of Georgia, February 1995.