Lieutenant Colonel Robert Vincent
Assistant Professor of Physics
Education
D.Phil., Atmospheric Physics, University of Oxford, Oriel College, Oxford, United Kingdom (2016)
Masters of Military Operational Art and Science, Air Command and Staff College, Air University, Maxwell AFB, Alabama (2020)
Master of Science, Applied Physics, Air Force Institute of Technology, Wright Patterson AFB, Ohio (2011)
Bachelor of Science, Physics and Astronomy (double major), The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio (2006)
Professional Experience
Assistant Professor, Department of Physics, U.S. Air Force Academy, CO (2020-present)
Nuclear Threats Program Manager, Research and Development – Nuclear Technologies, Defense Threat Reduction Agency, Fort Belvoir, VA (2016-2019)
Instructor of Physics and Executive Officer, Department of Physics, U.S. Air Force Academy, CO (2011-2013)
Executive Officer, AF Comprehensive Assessment of Nuclear Sustainability (AFCANS) II, Kirtland AFB, NM (2009)
Optics Lead, AngelFire Team III, Air Force Research Laboratory, Al Asad Air Base, Iraq (2008)
Lead Image Processing Analyst, Starfire Optical Range, Air Force Research Laboratory, Kirtland AFB, NM (2006-2009)
Honors & Awards
Defense Meritorious Service Medal
AF Meritorious Service Medal
Joint Service Achievement Medal
AF Achievement Medal (two oak leaf clusters)
Research and Scholarly Interests
Atmospheric Retrievals, Trace Gas Estimation, Radiative Transfer, Information Theory, Applied Spectroscopy, Remote Sensing, Fourier and Adaptive Optics, and Quantum Information and Computation.
Publications
Vincent, R. A. and A. Dudhia, “Fast retrievals of tropospheric carbonyl sulphide with IASI,” Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 17, 2981-3000 (2017).
Vincent, R. A. and A. Dudhia, “Fast radiative transfer using monochromatic look-up tables,” Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer, 186, 254-264 (2017).
Vincent, R. A., A. Dudhia, and L. J. Ventress, “Vertical level selection for temperature and trace gas profile retrievals using IASI,” Atmospheric Measurement Techniques, 8, 2359-2369 (2015).
Hawks, M. R., R. A. Vincent, J. Martin, and G. P. Perram, “Short-range demonstrations of monocular passive ranging using O2 absorption spectra,” Applied Spectroscopy, 67, 513-519 (2013).
Vincent, R. A. and B. S. Ryden, “The dependence of galaxy shape on luminosity and surface brightness profile,” The Astrophysical Journal, 623, 137-147 (2005).