Eric Benton

Professor

Physics

  • Professor
    Physics
  • 405-744-2508 (Work)
  • Oklahoma State University System, Physics, 1110 S. Innovation Way, #203, Stillwater, OK, 74047, United States

TEACHING

  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Doctoral Dissertation Research
    8 Jun 2026 - 31 Jul 2026
    Offered for variable credit, 1-15 credit hours, maximum of 60 credit hours.Prerequisite(s): Admission to candidacy and permission of major professor.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Niblack Research Scholars
    8 Jun 2026 - 31 Jul 2026
    Scientific research in a laboratory environment at an early stage of an academic career.Offered for fixed, 1 fixed credit hour, maximum of 4 credit hours.Prerequisite(s): Current recipient of the Niblack Research Scholar Award.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Doctoral Dissertation Research
    12 Jan 2026 - 1 May 2026
    Offered for variable credit, 1-15 credit hours, maximum of 60 credit hours.Prerequisite(s): Admission to candidacy and permission of major professor.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Modern Laboratory Methods II
    12 Jan 2026 - 1 May 2026
    Introduction to the operating principles and applications of modern physical methods used in research. Laboratory experiments with lasers, wave propagation, thermometry, radiation detection, optical interferometry, and spectroscopy.Prerequisite(s): PHYS 2014, PHYS 2114.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Niblack Research Scholars
    12 Jan 2026 - 1 May 2026
    Scientific research in a laboratory environment at an early stage of an academic career.Offered for fixed, 1 fixed credit hour, maximum of 4 credit hours.Prerequisite(s): Current recipient of the Niblack Research Scholar Award.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Radiation Measurement Laboratory
    12 Jan 2026 - 1 May 2026
    Individual laboratory work of an advanced nature.Offered for variable credit, 1-3 credit hours, maximum of 9 credit hours.Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Radioactivity and Nuclear Physics
    12 Jan 2026 - 1 May 2026
    Natural and artificial radioactivity, decay laws; absorption, detection and measurement of radiations; nuclear transformations.Prerequisite(s): PHYS 3713 or consent of instructor.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Doctoral Dissertation Research
    18 Aug 2025 - 5 Dec 2025
    Offered for variable credit, 1-15 credit hours, maximum of 60 credit hours.Prerequisite(s): Admission to candidacy and permission of major professor.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    High Energy Electromagnetic Radiation
    18 Aug 2025 - 5 Dec 2025
    Special topics in physics.Offered for variable credit, 1-5 credit hours, maximum of 20 credit hours.Prerequisite(s): Graduate standing in physics.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Introduction to Health Physics
    18 Aug 2025 - 5 Dec 2025
    Individual laboratory work of an advanced nature.Offered for variable credit, 1-3 credit hours, maximum of 9 credit hours.Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Modern Physics
    18 Aug 2025 - 5 Dec 2025
    This is the first course in the undergraduate quantum physics sequence. It covers the basic features of quantum mechanics as they relate to atomic systems, nuclear matter, photons, and electrons.Prerequisite(s): PHYS 2203 with a “C” or better.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Niblack Research Scholars
    18 Aug 2025 - 5 Dec 2025
    Scientific research in a laboratory environment at an early stage of an academic career.Offered for fixed, 1 fixed credit hour, maximum of 4 credit hours.Prerequisite(s): Current recipient of the Niblack Research Scholar Award.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Doctoral Dissertation Research
    9 Jun 2025 - 1 Aug 2025
    Offered for variable credit, 1-15 credit hours, maximum of 60 credit hours.Prerequisite(s): Admission to candidacy and permission of major professor.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Niblack Research Scholars
    9 Jun 2025 - 1 Aug 2025
    Scientific research in a laboratory environment at an early stage of an academic career.Offered for fixed, 1 fixed credit hour, maximum of 4 credit hours.Prerequisite(s): Current recipient of the Niblack Research Scholar Award.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Doctoral Dissertation Research
    13 Jan 2025 - 2 May 2025
    Offered for variable credit, 1-15 credit hours, maximum of 60 credit hours.Prerequisite(s): Admission to candidacy and permission of major professor.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Modern Laboratory Methods II
    13 Jan 2025 - 2 May 2025
    Introduction to the operating principles and applications of modern physical methods used in research. Laboratory experiments with lasers, wave propagation, thermometry, radiation detection, optical interferometry, and spectroscopy.Prerequisite(s): PHYS 2014, PHYS 2114.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Radioactivity and Nuclear Physics
    13 Jan 2025 - 2 May 2025
    Natural and artificial radioactivity, decay laws; absorption, detection and measurement of radiations; nuclear transformations.Prerequisite(s): PHYS 3713 or consent of instructor.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Doctoral Dissertation Research
    19 Aug 2024 - 6 Dec 2024
    Offered for variable credit, 1-15 credit hours, maximum of 60 credit hours.Prerequisite(s): Admission to candidacy and permission of major professor.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Introduction to Health Physics
    19 Aug 2024 - 6 Dec 2024
    Individual laboratory work of an advanced nature.Offered for variable credit, 1-3 credit hours, maximum of 9 credit hours.Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Modern Physics
    19 Aug 2024 - 6 Dec 2024
    This is the first course in the undergraduate quantum physics sequence. It covers the basic features of quantum mechanics as they relate to atomic systems, nuclear matter, photons, and electrons.Prerequisite(s): PHYS 2203 with a “C” or better.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Seminar
    19 Aug 2024 - 6 Dec 2024
    Special topics in physics.Offered for variable credit, 1-5 credit hours, maximum of 20 credit hours.Prerequisite(s): Graduate standing in physics.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Doctoral Dissertation Research
    10 Jun 2024 - 2 Aug 2024
    Offered for variable credit, 1-15 credit hours, maximum of 60 credit hours.Prerequisite(s): Admission to candidacy and permission of major professor.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Doctoral Dissertation Research
    16 Jan 2024 - 3 May 2024
    Offered for variable credit, 1-15 credit hours, maximum of 60 credit hours.Prerequisite(s): Admission to candidacy and permission of major professor.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Modern Laboratory Methods II
    16 Jan 2024 - 3 May 2024
    Introduction to the operating principles and applications of modern physical methods used in research. Laboratory experiments with lasers, wave propagation, thermometry, radiation detection, optical interferometry, and spectroscopy.Prerequisite(s): PHYS 2014, PHYS 2114.
  • COURSE TAUGHT
    Nuclear Reactors
    16 Jan 2024 - 3 May 2024
    Individual laboratory work of an advanced nature.Offered for variable credit, 1-3 credit hours, maximum of 9 credit hours.Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor.