James B. Spicer

Professor, Materials Science and Engineering

Principal Professional Staff, Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory

Director, Center for Materials Sensing and Detection

James B. Spicer at Materials Science and Engineering

office (410) 516-8524

Maryland Hall 101D

Research Interests

  • Materials science of optical processing/characterization of materials
  • Ultrafast thermal and acoustic/ultrasonic materials characterization
  • Ultrafast/femtosecond materials processing
  • Photothermal and photoacoustic processes
  • Nonlinear optical properties of polymer nanocomposites
  • Terahertz imaging and spectroscopy
  • High-temperature materials characterization

Classes

510.629 Advanced Transport Processes in Condensed Matter (spring 2009)
510.107 Modern Alchemy (fall 2010)
510.201 Introduction to Engineering Materials (spring 2011)
510.420 Stealth Science and Engineering (fall 2011)

86Publications by James B. Spicer

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  • Detection of microwave emission from solid targets ablated with an ultrashort pulsed laser

    Miragliotta, J.A.; Brawley, B.; Sailor, C.; Spicer, J.B.; Spicer, J.W.M.; SPIE Laser Radar Technology and Applications XVI, 80370N (2011)

  • Ultrasonic Birefringence Measurements of Elastic Anisotropy in Fatigue Damaged Brass, Copper and Alu

    Lindamood, L.R.; Spicer, J.B.; NDE for Safety 2011 / Přehled příspěvků na konferenci Defektoskopie 2011, (2011)

  • Photoacoustic imaging of prostate brachytherapy seeds in ex vivo prostate

    Kuo, N.; Kang, H.J.; DeJournett, T.; Spicer, J.; Boctor, E.; SPIE Medical Imaging 2011: Visualization, Image-Guided Procedures, and Modeling, 7964 796409 796409 (2011)

  • High-Spatial-Resolution Sub-Surface Imaging Using a Laser-Based Acoustic Microscopy Technique

    Balogun, O.; Cole, G.D.; Huber, R.; Chinn, D.; Murray, T.W.; Spicer, J.B.; IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control, 58 1 (2011)

  • Fluence and Wavelength Dependence of a Painted Surface Absorptance during Short-Pulse Laser Illumina

    Thomas, M.E.; Hahn, D.V.; Baldwin, K.C.; McEnnis, C.; Spicer, J.B.; Journal of Directed Energy, 4 189 (2010)

  • Ultrafast Laser-Based Spectroscopy and Sensing: Applications in LIBS, CARS, and THz Spectroscopy

    Leahy-Hoppa, MR; Miragliotta, J; Osiander, R; Burnett, J; Dikmelik, Y; McEnnis, C; Spicer, JB; Sensors, 10 4342 (2010)

  • Elastic wavefield interactions with solute species during precipitation processes in solids

    Spicer, JB; Dikmelik, Y; Acta Materialia, 57 1459 (2009)

  • A Comparative Study of Fatigue Damage Sensing in Aluminum Alloys using Electrical Impedance and Lase

    Channels, L.; Chakraborty, D.,; Butrym, B.; Kovvali, N.; Spicer, J.; Papandreou-Suppappolab, A.; Afshari, M.; Inman, D.; Chattopadhyay, A.; SPIE Health Monitoring of Structural and Biological Systems, Proc. of SPIE Vol. 7295 72950Q-1 (2009)

  • Laser ultrasonic inspection of the microstructural state of thin metal foils

    Balogun, O; Huber, R; Chinn, D; Spicer, JB; Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 125 1437 (2009)

  • Dynamic effects in nonlinearly coupled elastic deformation and diffusion fields in solids

    Spicer, JB; Dikmelik, Y; Journal of Applied Physics, 104 (2008)

  • Nonlinear effects on impurity segregation in edge dislocation strain fields

    Spicer, JB; Scripta Materialia, 59 377 (2008)

  • Substrate-related effects on molecular and atomic emission in LIBS of explosives - art. no. 695309

    McEnnis, C; Spicer, JB; Detection and Sensing of Mines, Explosive Objects, and Obscured Targets Xiii, 6953 95309 (2008)

  • Femtosecond and nanosecond laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy of trinitrotoluene

    Dikmelik, Y; McEnnis, C; Spicer, JB; Optics Express, 16 5332 (2008)

  • Linear and nonlinear optical behavior of palladium nanoparticle reinforced fluoropolymer composites

    Spicer, JB; See, KC; Zhang, D; Katsumi, Y; Brupbacher, J; Vargo, TG; Chemical Physics Letters, 445 246 (2007)

  • Femtosecond laser-induced fragmentation and cluster formation studies of solid phase trinitrotoluene

    McEnnis, C; Dikmelik, Y; Spicer, JB; Applied Surface Science, 254 557 (2007)

  • Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy of Polymer Matrix Nanocomposites

    McEnnis, C; Dikmelik, Y; O'Brien, B; Spicer, JB; Zhang, DJ; De Lucia, FC; Miziolek, AW; 2007 Conference on Lasers & Electro-Optics/quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference (Cleo/qels 2007), Vols 1-5, 1355 (2007)

  • Femtosecond laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy of trinitrotoluene

    McEnnis, C; Dikmelik, Y; Spicer, JB; Dagdigian, PJ; 2007 Ieee Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, Vols 1-12, 4481 (2007)

  • Investigation of the fragmentation of explosives by femtosecond laser mass spectrometry - art. no. 6

    McEnnis, C; Dikmelik, Y; Cornish, TJ; Antoine, MD; Demirev, PA; Spicer, JB; Detection and Remediation Technologies for Mines and Minelike Targets XI, Pts 1 and 2, 6217 21729 (2006)

  • Effects of surface roughness on reflection spectra obtained by terahertz time-domain spectroscopy

    Dikmelik, Y; Spicer, JB; Fitch, MJ; Osiander, R; Optics Letters, 31 3653 (2006)

  • Femtosecond laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy of explosives - art. no. 62172A

    Dikmelik, Y; McEnnis, C; Spicer, JB; Detection and Remediation Technologies for Mines and Minelike Targets XI, Pts 1 and 2, 6217 A2172 (2006)

  • Investigation of the fragmentation of explosives by femtosecond laser mass spectrometry - art. no. 6

    Mcennis, C., Dikmelik, Y., Cornish, T., Antoine, M., Demirev, P., Spicer, J. Detection and Remediation Technologies for Mines and Minelike Targets XI, Pts 1 and 2, 6217 21729 (2006)

  • Investigation of the fragmentation of explosives by femtosecond laser mass spectrometry - art. no. 6

    Mcennis, C., Dikmelik, Y., Cornish, T., Antoine, M., Demirev, P., Spicer, J. Detection and Remediation Technologies for Mines and Minelike Targets XI, Pts 1 and 2, 6217 21729 (2006)

  • Modeling interband transitions in silver nanoparticle-fluoropolymer composites

    See, KC; Spicer, JB; Brupbacher, J; Zhang, DJ; Vargo, TG; Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 109 2693 (2005)

  • Terahertz imaging for anti-personnel mine detection

    Dodson, C; Fitch, MJ; Osiander, R; Spicer, JB; Terahertz for Military and Security Applications III, 5790 85 (2005)

  • Fetosecond laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy of explosives and explosive-related compounds

    Dikmelik, Y; Spicer, JB; Detection and Remediation Technologies for Mines and Minelike Targets X, Pts 1 and 2, 5794 757 (2005)

  • THz diffuse reflectance spectra of selected explosives and related compounds

    Chen, YQ; Liu, HB; Fitch, MJ; Osiander, R; Spicer, JB; Shur, M; Zhang, XC; Terahertz for Military and Security Applications III, 5790 19 (2005)

  • Line source representation for laser-generated ultrasound in an elastic transversely isotropic half-

    Hurley, DH; Spicer, JB; Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 116 2914 (2004)

  • Spectroscopic characterization of explosives in the far infrared region

    Chen, YQ; Liu, HB; Deng, YQ; Veksler, D; Shur, M; Zhang, XC; Dodson, C; Spicer, JB; Terahertz For Military and Security Applications Ii, 5411 1 (2004)

  • THz spectroscopic investigation of 2,4-dinitrotoluene

    Chen, YQ; Liu, HB; Deng, YQ; Schauki, D; Fitch, MJ; Osiander, R; Dodson, C; Spicer, JB; Shur, M; Zhang, XC; Chemical Physics Letters, 400 357 (2004)

  • Line source representation for laser-generated ultrasound in an elastic transversely isotropic half-

    Hurley, D., Spicer, J. Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 116 2914 (2004)

  • Line source representation for laser-generated ultrasound in an elastic transversely isotropic half-

    Hurley, D., Spicer, J. Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 116 2914 (2004)

  • Interaction of lateral electromagnetic waves at microwave frequencies with metallic surfaces

    Yotsuji, J; Spicer, JB; Nondestructive Characterization of Materials Xi, 427 (2003)

  • Overview: MURI Center on spectroscopic and time domain detection of trace explosives in condensed an

    Spicer, JB; Dagdigian, P; Osiander, R; Miragliotta, J; Zhang, XC; Kersting, R; Crosley, D; Hanson, R; Jeffries, J; Detection and Remediation Technologies For Mines and Minelike Targets Viii, Pts 1 and 2, 5089 1088 (2003)

  • Characterization of heat-treated tungsten thin films using picosecond duration thermoelastic transie

    Richardson, CJK; Spicer, JB; Optics and Lasers in Engineering, 40 379 (2003)

  • Interaction of lateral electromagnetic waves with metallic surfaces

    Yotsuji, J; Spicer, JB; Review of Progress in Quantitative Nondestructive Evaluation, Vols 21a & B, 615 484 (2002)

  • Short-time thermoelastic contributions to picosecond-time scale reflectivity measurements of metals

    Richardson, CJK; Spicer, JB; Applied Physics Letters, 80 2895 (2002)

  • Narrowband generation of ultrafast acoustic and thermal transients in thin films for enhanced detect

    Matsuda, Y; Richardson, CJK; Spicer, JB; Ieee Transactions on Ultrasonics Ferroelectrics and Frequency Control, 49 915 (2002)

  • Hybrid laser/broadband EMAT ultrasonic system for characterizing cracks in metals

    Bernstein, JR; Spicer, JB; Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 111 1685 (2002)

  • Approach interactions of scanned probes in dynamic pecking mode

    Wetsel, GC; Farahi, RH; Richardson, CJK; Spicer, JB; Applied Physics Letters, 79 2657 (2001)

  • Effects of frictional loss on bicycle chain drive efficiency

    Spicer, JB; Richardson, CJK; Ehrlich, MJ; Bernstein, JR; Fukuda, M; Terada, M; Journal of Mechanical Design, 123 598 (2001)

  • High frequency laser based NDT of extreme ultraviolet lithography masks

    Richardson, CJ; Spicer, JB; Huber, RD; Thielen, P; Lee, HW; Materials Evaluation, 59 1223 (2001)

  • Direct detection of ultrafast thermal transients by use of a chirped, supercontinuum white-light pul

    Richardson, CJK; Spicer, JB; Huber, RD; Lee, WHW; Optics Letters, 26 1105 (2001)

  • Spectral compression of ultrafast acoustic transients in thin films for enhanced detectability

    Matsuda, Y; Richardson, CJK; Spicer, JB; Applied Physics Letters, 79 2288 (2001)

  • Shearographic monitoring of time-dependent thermoelastic deformations

    Champion, JL; Spicer, JB; Osiander, R; Spicer, JWM; Research in Nondestructive Evaluation, 13 173 (2001)

  • Sub-micron elastic property characterization of materials using a near-field scanning optical micros

    Blodgett, DW; Spicer, JB; Controlling and Using Light in Nanometric Domains, 4456 97 (2001)

  • Spatial and temporal control of the degree of cure in polymer composite structures

    Shull, PJ; Hurley, DH; Spicer, JWM; Spicer, JB; Polymer Engineering and Science, 40 1157 (2000)

  • Localized temperature control of microwave assisted cure in SCRIMP manufactured composites

    Shull, PJ; Champion, J; Spicer, JWM; Spicer, JB; Nondestructive Evaluation of Aging Materials and Composites Iv, 3993 19 (2000)

  • Electronic shearography with thermal loading for detecting debonds in thick polyurethane/steel panel

    di Scalea, FL; Spicer, JB; Green, RE; Research in Nondestructive Evaluation, 12 43 (2000)

  • Ultrasonic crack diffraction in metals using laser-generated ultrasonic shear waves and broadband EM

    Bernstein, JR; Spicer, JB; Review of Progress in Quantitative Nondestructive Evaluation, Vols 19a and 19b, 509 49 (2000)

  • Line source representation for laser-generated ultrasound in aluminum

    Bernstein, JR; Spicer, JB; Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 107 1352 (2000)

  • Point-source representation for laser-generated ultrasound in an elastic, transversely isotropic hal

    Hurley, DH; Spicer, JB; Journal of Applied Physics, 86 3423 (1999)

  • An investigation of the effects of material anisotropy and heterogeneity on pulsed, laser-generated

    Hurley, DH; Spicer, JB; Ieee Transactions on Ultrasonics Ferroelectrics and Frequency Control, 46 1387 (1999)

  • Remote laser generation of narrow-band surface waves through optical fibers

    di Scalea, FL; Berndt, TP; Spicer, JB; Djordjevic, BB; Ieee Transactions on Ultrasonics Ferroelectrics and Frequency Control, 46 1551 (1999)

  • Detection of ultrasound using an apertureless near-field scanning optical microscope

    Blodgett, DW; Spicer, JB; Applied Physics Letters, 74 3735 (1999)

  • Laser ultrasonic monitoring of aluminium alloy microstructural evolution

    Spicer, JB; Wallace, SL; Journal of Materials Science, 33 3899 (1998)

  • Modeling heterogeneities and elastic anisotropy in single crystal zinc and carbon fiber epoxy compos

    Hurley, DH; Spicer, JB; Wagner, JW; Murray, TW; Nondestructive Characterization of Materials Viii, 117 (1998)

  • Investigation of the anisotropic nature of laser-generated ultrasound in zinc and unidirectional car

    Hurley, DH; Spicer, JB; Wagner, JW; Murray, TW; Ultrasonics, 36 355 (1998)

  • Laser-generated ultrasound in single-crystal Mindlin-type plates: Theory and experiment

    Hurley, DH; Spicer, JB; Ultrasonics, 36 987 (1998)

  • Sub-micron materials characterization using near-field optics

    Blodgett, DW; Spicer, JB; Nondestructive Characterization of Materials Viii, 53 (1998)

  • In situ, laser-ultrasonic monitoring of stainless steel microstructural evolution during heat treatm

    Spicer, JB; High Temperature and Materials Science, 37 23 (1997)

  • Process control to reduce over-temperature in resin cure in SCRIMP manufactured composites

    Shull, PJ; Champion, JL; Spicer, JB; Spicer, JWM; Asnt Fall Conference and Quality Testing Show, 286 (1997)

  • Investigation of the anisotropic nature of laser generated ultrasound in HCP crystals and unidirecti

    Hurley, DH; Spicer, JB; Wagner, JW; Murray, TW; Review of Progress in Quantitative Nondestructive Evaluation, Vols 16a and 16b, 16 475 (1997)

  • Determination of the optical absorption coefficient via analysis of laser-generated plate waves

    Hurley, DH; Spicer, JB; Conant, RJ; Telschow, KL; Ieee Transactions on Ultrasonics Ferroelectrics and Frequency Control, 44 902 (1997)

  • Model-based signal processing for laser ultrasonic signal enhancement

    Huber, RD; Chinn, DJ; Thomas, GH; Candy, JV; Spicer, JB; Review of Progress in Quantitative Nondestructive Evaluation, Vols 16a and 16b, 16 757 (1997)

  • Analysis of time-resolved shearographic methods with controlled thermal stressing

    Champion, JL; Spicer, JB; Osiander, R; Spicer, JWM; Review of Progress in Quantitative Nondestructive Evaluation, Vols 16a and 16b, 16 617 (1997)

  • Comparison of time-resolved thermography and shearography for NDE

    Spicer, JWM; Osiander, R; Champion, JL; Spicer, JB; 9th International Conference on Photoacoustic and Photothermal Phenomena, Conference Digest, 71 (1996)

  • Epicentral and near epicenter surface displacements on pulsed laser irradiated metallic surfaces

    Spicer, JB; Hurley, DH; Applied Physics Letters, 68 3561 (1996)

  • Time resolved shearographic and thermographic NDE methods for graphite epoxy/honeycomb composite

    Spicer, JB; Champion, JL; Osiander, R; Spicer, JWM; Materials Evaluation, 54 1210 (1996)

  • Laser ultrasonics for process control: Issues for implementation

    Ehrlich, MJ; Murray, TW; Wagner, JW; Baldwin, KC; Spicer, JB; Nondestructive Evaluation For Process Control in Manufacturing, 2948 50 (1996)

  • Laser ultrasonic signal processing: A model-reference approach

    Candy, JV; Thomas, GH; Chinn, DJ; Spicer, JB; Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 100 278 (1996)

  • Ultrasonic characterization of degradation in lead magnesium niobate (PMN) smart materials

    Bernstein, J; Spicer, JB; Wagner, JW; Ritter, AP; Nondestructive Characterization of Materials Vii, Pts 1 and 2, 210- 775 (1996)

  • Thermal stressing techniques for flaw characterization with shearography

    SPICER, JWM; CHAMPION, JL; OSIANDER, R; SPICER, JB; Nondestructive Evaluation of Aging Aircraft, Airports, Aerospace Hardware, and Materials, 2455 250 (1995)

  • ANALYSIS OF THERMAL STRESSING TECHNIQUES FOR FLAW DETECTION WITH SHEAROGRAPHY

    CHAMPION, JL; SPICER, JB; OSIANDER, R; SPICER, JWM; Review of Progress in Quantitative Nondestructive Evaluation, Vols 14a and 14b, 14 401 (1995)

  • ACOUSTIC-WAVE STUDIES DURING FAST-ION BEAM INTERACTIONS WITH SOLIDS

    DEEMER, BC; MURPHY, JC; CLAYTOR, TN; TESMER, JR; SPICER, JB; Review of Progress in Quantitative Nondestructive Evaluation, Vols 12a and 12b, 12 995 (1993)

  • LASER SOURCE PARAMETER SELECTION AND ARRAY CONSIDERATIONS FOR ENHANCING DETECTION SENSITIVITY IN LAS

    WAGNER, JW; SPICER, JB; DEATON, JB; Ultrasonics International 91, 355 (1991)

  • LASER GENERATION AND INTERFEROMETRIC DETECTION OF ULTRASOUND IN ANISOTROPIC MATERIALS

    SPICER, JB; MCKIE, ADW; DEATON, JB; WAGNER, JW; Nondestructive Characterization of Materials Iv, 475 (1991)

  • DUAL-BEAM INTERFEROMETER FOR THE ACCURATE DETERMINATION OF SURFACE-WAVE VELOCITY

    MCKIE, ADW; WAGNER, JW; SPICER, JB; DEATON, JB; Applied Optics, 30 4034 (1991)

  • LASER GENERATION OF DIRECTED ULTRASOUND IN SOLIDS USING SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL BEAM MODULATION

    WAGNER, JW; MCKIE, ADW; SPICER, JB; DEATON, JB; Review of Progress in Quantitative Nondestructive Evaluation, Vols 9a and 9b, 9 487 (1990)

  • LASER GENERATION OF NARROW-BAND AND DIRECTED ULTRASOUND FOR NONCONTACT ULTRASONIC TESTING

    WAGNER, JW; DEATON, JB; SPICER, JB; MCKIE, ADW; Ieee 1990 Ultrasonics Symposium : Proceedings, Vols 1-3, 661 (1990)

  • LASER ULTRASONICS - GENERATION AND DETECTION CONSIDERATIONS FOR IMPROVED SIGNAL-TO-NOISE RATIO

    WAGNER, JW; DEATON, JB; MCKIE, ADW; SPICER, JB; Optical Testing and Metrology Iii : Recent Advances in Industrial Optical Inspection, Pts 1 and 2, 1332 491 (1990)

  • QUANTITATIVE THEORY FOR LASER ULTRASONIC-WAVES IN A THIN PLATE

    SPICER, JB; MCKIE, ADW; WAGNER, JW; Applied Physics Letters, 57 1882 (1990)

  • GENERATION OF NARROW-BAND ULTRASOUND WITH A LONG CAVITY MODE-LOCKED ND-YAG LASER

    DEATON, JB; MCKIE, ADW; SPICER, JB; WAGNER, JW; Applied Physics Letters, 56 2390 (1990)

  • LASER GENERATION OF NARROW-BAND AND DIRECTED ULTRASOUND

    MCKIE, ADW; WAGNER, JW; SPICER, JB; PENNEY, CM; Ultrasonics, 27 323 (1989)

  • GENERATION OF ULTRASOUND BY REPETITIVELY Q-SWITCHING A PULSED ND YAG LASER

    WAGNER, JW; DEATON, JB; SPICER, JB; Applied Optics, 27 4696 (1988)

  • THEORETICAL NOISE-LIMITED SENSITIVITY OF CLASSICAL INTERFEROMETRY

    WAGNER, JW; SPICER, JB; Journal of the Optical Society of America B-Optical Physics, 4 1316 (1987)

  • NONLINEAR EFFECTS IN PHOTOTHERMAL-OPTICAL-BEAM-DEFLECTION IMAGING

    WETSEL, GC; SPICER, JB; Canadian Journal of Physics, 64 1269 (1986)

Awards

  • Member, Phi Beta Kappa, Tau Beta Pi
  • Member, Pi Tau Sigma (Mechanical Engineering), Sigma Pi Sigma (Physics)
  • IBM Doctoral Fellowship
  • William H. Huggins Excellence in Teaching

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