Physics faculty
Frank W. Bentrem, Ph.D.Assistant Professor of Physics Ph.D., University of Southern Mississippi
M.S., University of Southern Mississippi
B.S., Bob Jones University 712-707-7072
frank.bentrem@nwciowa.edu
ProfileDr. Bentrem joined Northwestern's faculty after spending 10 years as a research physicist at the Naval Research Laboratory, where he developed data inversion techniques to characterize the seafloor from the scattering of sound at the ocean bottom. He served as the principle investigator in the design, implementation and validation of the acoustic seafloor-sediment classification system trademarked as SediMap. He also holds a patent pending for "Computationally Efficient Method for Image Segmentation with Intensity and Texture Discrimination." Dr. Bentrem also was a visiting research professor of physics at Tulane University during a sabbatical, and taught physics lecture and laboratory courses at the University of Southern Mississippi.
Courses- Classical Physics I
Classical Physics I For students in mathematics, the physical sciences, and those students seeking candidacy to a medical school or other graduate program. Topics will include kinematics, Newtonian mechanics, energy, momentum, and thermodynamics. Prerequisite: C- or higher in MAT112, or consent of department chair. (MAT112 may be taken concurrently with PHY211). (4 credits) - General Physics I
General Physics I For students in mathematics, the physical sciences, and those students seeking candidacy to a medical school or other graduate program. Topics will include kinematics, Newtonian mechanics, energy, momentum and thermodynamics. Prerequisite: C- or higher in MAT109, or ACT math score of 24 or better (SAT 550 or above), or consent of department chair. (4 credits) - General Physics II
General Physics II A continuation of General Physics I. Topics will include simple harmonic oscillation, mechanical and electromagnetic waves, electromagnetism and modern physics.Prerequisite: successful completion of PHY111 with a grade of C- or better, or consent of department chair.(4 credits) - Classical Physics II
Classical Physics II A continuation of Classical Physics I. Topics will include simple harmonic oscillation, mechanical and electromagnetic waves, and electromagnetism.Prerequisite: successful completion of PHY211 with a grade of C- or better.(4 credits) - Classical Dynamics
Classical Dynamics
Publications and presentations- "A Q-Ising model application for linear-time image segmentation," Frank W. Bentrem, Central European Journal of Physics 8, 689-698 (2010)
- "Critical Field Strength of an Electroclinic Liquid Crystal Elastomer," Christopher M. Spillmann, Jawad Naciri, Frank W. Bentrem, Banahalli R. Ratna, Physical Review Letters 104, 227802 (2010)
- "Highly constrained polymer dynamics with an enhanced bond-fluctuation model," Frank W. Bentrem, American Physical Society, Annual March Meeting (2010)
- "Effect of Polymer on Response Time in an Electroclinic Elastomer," Frank Bentrem, Christopher Spillmann, Amit Kapur, Stanislas Tsoi, Jawad Naciri, Banahalli Ratna, American Physical Society, Annual March Meeting (2010)
Professional experience- Visiting Research Professor of Physics, Tulane University
- Research Physicist, Naval Research Laboratory
- Research and Teaching Assistant, University of Southern Mississippi
Memberships- American Physical Society
- Sigma Pi Sigma
- American Association of Physics Teachers
Honors- Naval Research Laboratory's Advanced Graduate Research (Sabbatical) Program, 2008-09
- Naval Research Laboratory Merit/Contribution Awards (8), 2000-08
- Technology Transfer Award, 2007
- Marquis Who's Who in Science and Engineering, 2002-present
- NASA Space Grant Fellowship, 1997
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