Associate Professor

Ph.D., Laser Optics, Air Force Institute of Technology, 1982
M.S., Physics, North Dakota State University, 1971
B.S., Physics, North Dakota State University, 1970

Department of Physics
South Engineering 220B
NDSU
Fargo, ND 58105
Tel: (701) 231-6294 or 231-8974
Fax: (701) 231-7088
orven.swenson@ndsu.edu

Fall 2005 PHYS 350 -- Modern Physics
Spring 2005 PHYS 499/696 -- ST/Lasers for Scientists and Engineers
Fall 2004 PHYS 411/611 -- Optics for Scientists and Engineers (Lecture Syllabus, Lab Syllabus)
Spring 2004 PHYS 402/602 -- ENGR PHYS II: Optical Electronics (Syllabus)
Spring 2003 PHYS 252 -- University Physics II (Syllabus)
Fall 2002 PHYS 361 -- Electromagnetic Theory
Fall 2002 PHYS 411/611 -- Optics for Scientists and Engineers

• Optics Education
• Laser ionization detection of trace molecules in air
• Photoemissive-ionization ion mobility spectroscopy for the detection of explosives
• Microchip laser-pumped tunable dye lasers
• Tunable fiber laser development

Melissa J. Meyer, Gregg M. Schieffer, Eric K. Moeker, Jeremy J. Brodersen, Orven F. Swenson, and Anthony J. Borgerding, "Selective Detection of Volatile Aromatic Compounds Using a Compact Laser Ionization Detector with Fast Gas Chromatography," Anal. Chem., 76, 1702-1707, 2004.

D. A. Rogers and O. F. Swenson, "Laboratory Emphasis in Optical Signal Transmission," Proc. of 2003 ASEE North Midwest Regional Meeting, Iowa State University, Ames, Oct. 11, 2003, Session J, 5 pp.

Orven F. Swenson, David A. Rogers, Floyd M. Patterson, Andres Campiglia, "Optics for Scientists and Engineers," Proceedings of the 32^nd ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference, Boston, Nov. 2002, paper no. 1318. (Refereed paper).

C. J. Walls, O. F. Swenson, and G. D. Gillispie, "Real-time monitoring of chlorinated aliphatic compounds in air using ion mobility spectrometry with photoemissive electron sources," T Vo-Dinh, R L Spellicy, eds. SPIE Vol. 3534, pp. 290-298 (1999).

M. R. Lucci, O. F. Swenson, and G. D. Gillispie, "Chemical Vapor Detection in Ambient Air via REMPI," Electro-Optic, Integrated Optic, and Electronic Technologies for On-Line Chemical Process Monitoring, M Fallahi, R J Nordstrom, T R Todd, eds. SPIE Vol. 3537, pp. 150-157 (1999).

O. F. Swenson, J. A. Williams, R. Wells, T. Tipton, S. Baxley, and S. Markgraf, "Ambient pressure REMPI monitoring of acetaldehyde production during the breakdown of ethyl-3-ethoxypropionate (EEP)," Advanced Sensors and Monitors for Process Industries and the Environment, W A de Groot, ed., SPIE Vol. 3535, pp 244-252 (1999).

O. F. Swenson, J. P. Carriere, H. Isensee, G. D. Gillispie, W. F. Cooper, M. A. Dvorak, "Real-time monitoring of BTEX in air via ambient-pressure MPI," Methods for Ultrasensitive Detection, Bryan L. Fearey, ed. SPIE Vol. 3270, pp. 216-225 (1998).

O. F. Swenson, G. D. Gillispie, W. F. Cooper, and M. A. Dvorak, "Real-Time Detection of Volatile Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Groundwater and Soil," OSA Trends in Optics and Photonics, Volume 8, Environmental Monitoring and Instrumentation, Frank Bucholtz, ed. (Optical Society of America, Washington , D.C. 1997), pp. 14-19.

O. F. Swenson, G. D. Gillispie, and C. J. Walls, "Detection of Organic Compounds by Ambient Pressure MPI," OSA Trends in Optics and Photonics, Volume 8, Environmental Monitoring and Instrumentation, Frank Bucholtz, ed. (Optical Society of America, Washington D.C. 1997), pp. 20-24.

O. F. Swenson and G. D. Gillispie, "REMPI detection of volatile aromatic hydrocarbons in ambient air," Advanced Technologies for Environmental Monitoring and Remediation, T Vo-Dinh ed., SPIE Vol. 2835 (Nov 1996).