Dr. Andrew Roberts, Professor of Physics, Distinguished Faculty Scholar
PhD | Faculty
Office: N154 Trafton Science Center
507-389-6998
andrew.roberts@mnsu.edu
Education
- PhD, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1995
Research Specialties
- Applied Nuclear Science
- Medical Physics
Current Research/Interests
My research interests are broadly described as Applied Nuclear Science. The work is built on the use of nuclear particle accelerators, with applications in:
- radioisotope production
- high mass sensitivity ion beam analysis
- radiation interactions with materials
- fundamental nuclear physics
Past and current projects include the production of radiolabeled compounds suitable for in vivo studies of physiological processes, primarily with positron emission tomography (PET). Projects are run at MSU on our newly revitalized 400 keV proton/deuteron accelerator, with further applications to higher energy accelerators.
