education and training
- Ph.D. in Physics, The University of Texas at Austin - (Austin, Texas, United States) 1968
- B.A. in Physics, Rice University - (Houston, Texas, United States) 1963
selected publications
Academic Articles214
- LaFontaine, C., Tallman, B., Ellis, S., Croteau, T., Torres, B., Hernandez, S., ... Allen, R. (2021). A Dark Matter WIMP That Can Be Detected and Definitively Identified with Currently Planned Experiments. Universe. 7(8), 270-270.
- Thornberry, R., Frohaug, G., LaFontaine, C., Tallman, B., Behne, A., Sellers, S., Sadler, M., & Allen, R. E. (2021). Present and potential future experimental evidence supporting a multicomponent dark matter scenario. European Physical Journal: Special Topics. 230(4), 1121-1130.
- Lidstrom, S., & Allen, R. E. (2021). Toward a physics description of consciousness. 230(4), 1081-1087.
- Thornberry, R., Throm, M., Frohaug, G., Killough, J., Blend, D., Erickson, M., ... Allen, R. E. (2021). Experimental signatures of a new dark matter WIMP. Europhysics Letters: a letters journal exploring the frontiers of physics. 134(4), 49001-49001.
- Alexander, G., Allen, R. E., Atala, A., Bowen, W. P., Coley, A. A., Goodenough, J. B., ... Lidstrom, S. (2020). The sounds of science-a symphony for many instruments and voices. 95(6), 062501-062501.
Chapters4
- Menon, M., & Allen, R. E. (1989). Simulation of Atomic and Molecular Processes at Solid Surfaces. Atomistic Simulation of Materials. 425-442. Springer Nature.
- Menon, M., & Allen, R. E. (1988). Indiffusion and Chemisorption of B, C, and N on GaAs and InP. Springer Series in Surface Sciences. The Structure of Surfaces II. 399-403. Springer Nature.
- Dow, J. D., Hjalmarson, H. P., Sankey, O. F., Allen, R. E., & Bttner, H. (1981). Theory of Core Excitons. Inner-Shell and X-Ray Physics of Atoms and Solids. 789-792. Springer Nature.
- Kenner, V. E., & Allen, R. E. (1974). Surface Thermal Expansion in Noble Gas Solids. Low Temperature Physics-LT 13. 245-250. Springer Nature.
Conference Papers43
- Tallman, B., Boone, A., LaFontaine, C., Croteau, T., Ballard, Q., Hernandez, S., ... Allen, R. (2022). Indirect detection, direct detection, and collider detection cross-sections for a 70 GeV dark matter WIMP. Proceedings of 41st International Conference on High Energy physics PoS(ICHEP2022). 988.
- Allen, R., Blend, D., Thornberry, R., Arroyo, A., Frohaug, G., & LaFontaine, C. (2020). A multicomponent dark matter scenario and the experimental evidence supporting it. Proceedings of European Physical Society Conference on High Energy Physics PoS(EPS-HEP2019). 099.
- Allen, R. E. (2019). An alternative to string theory. Journal of Physics : Conference Series. 1275(1), 012022-012022.
- Lidstrom, S., & Allen, R. E. (2019). Consciousness as the collective excitation of a brainwide web - understanding consciousness from below quantum fields to above neuronal networks. Journal of Physics : Conference Series. 1275(1), 012021-012021.
- Allen, R. E. (2016). Electronic and structural response of materials to fast intense laser pulses, including light-induced superconductivity. Proceedings of SPIE, Ultrafast Bandgap Photonics. 9835, 98351j-98351j-11.
Repository Documents / Preprints7
- Tallman, B., Boone, A., Vijayakumar, A., Lopez, F., Apata, S., Martinez, J., & Allen, R. (2022). Potential for definitive discovery of a 70 GeV dark matter WIMP with only second-order gauge couplings.
- Tallman, B., Boone, A., LaFontaine, C., Croteau, T., Ballard, Q., Hernandez, S., ... Allen, R. (2022). Indirect detection, direct detection, and collider detection cross-sections for a 70 GeV dark matter WIMP.
- LaFontaine, C., Tallman, B., Ellis, S., Croteau, T., Torres, B., Hernandez, S., ... Allen, R. E. (2021). A dark matter WIMP that can be detected and definitively identified with currently planned experiments.
- Thornberry, R., Throm, M., Frohaug, G., Killough, J., Blend, D., Erickson, M., ... Allen, R. E. (2021). Experimental signatures of a new dark matter WIMP.
- Thornberry, R., Arroyo, A., LaFontaine, C., Frohaug, G., Blend, D., & Allen, R. E. (2019). Gauge couplings in a multicomponent dark matter scenario.
awards and honors
recent teaching activities
- ASTR291 Research Instructor
- ASTR491 Hnr-research Instructor
- ASTR491 Research Instructor
- PHYS201 College Physics Instructor
- PHYS206 Newtonian Mechanics Engr & Sci Instructor
chaired theses and dissertations
- Yokoo, Seiichiro (2009-05). Model for a fundamental theory with supersymmetry. (Doctoral Dissertation)
- Streszewski, Marcin (1988-09). Theoretical studies of surfaces, clusters, and the many-body problem using semiempirical models. (Doctoral Dissertation)
- Streszewski, Marcin (1988-08). Theoretical studies of surfaces, clusters, and the many-body problem using semiempirical models. (Doctoral Dissertation)
Email
allen@tamu.edu
First Name
Roland
Last Name
Allen
mailing address
Texas A&M University; Physics And Astronomy; 4242 TAMU
College Station, TX 77843-4242
USA