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Brandon A. Kemp

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Professor of Electrical Engineering

Also affiliated: Lexmark (United States) (2008–2011); MIT Lincoln Laboratory (2007); Massachusetts Institute of Technology (2005–2009)

16 h-index 61 pubs 1,006 cited

Biography and Research Information

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Brandon A. Kemp's research investigates the application of advanced analytic methods to electromagnetic wave theory, optical phenomena, and related technical areas. His work has explored the theoretical underpinnings of light-matter interactions, including the Abraham-Minkowski debate and the nature of radiation pressure on dielectric and magnetic media. He has also studied optical momentum transfer, particularly to absorbing Mie particles, and the reversal of wave momentum in left-handed media.

Kemp's research extends to practical applications of optical forces, such as stable optical trapping based on optical binding forces and the binding of multiple cylindrical particles in electromagnetic fields. His experience prior to academia includes product and technology development at Lexmark International, Inc., suggesting an interest in applying theoretical knowledge to real-world engineering challenges. He holds the Verbeth and Henry Ezra Coe Professorship of Engineering at Arkansas State University, where he mentors students and contributes to the field through publications and an active lab website.

Metrics

  • h-index: 16
  • Publications: 61
  • Citations: 1,006

Positions

  • Professor of Electrical Engineering 2010–present
    Arkansas State University College of Engineering and Computer Science ORCID

Selected Publications

  • Electrostatic tunability of charged, binary nanoparticle assemblies in dielectric colloidal systems (2022)
    Journal of Applied Physics DOI OpenAlex
  • Enhanced radiation pressure reversal on free carriers in nanoparticles and polarization dependence in the Rayleigh regime (2021)
    Optical Engineering 6 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Electric field enhancement in the plasma coated/core-shell nanoparticles (2019)
    1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • Tunable and large plasmonic field enhancement in core-shell heterodimer/trimer (2019)
    Journal of Electromagnetic Waves and Applications 7 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Modeling optical manipulation using the field-kinetic and canonical formulations of electrodynamics (2019)
    2 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Non-touching confinement of ternary particle systems by electrostatic surface forces (2019)
    Journal of Applied Physics 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • Nonlinear Electrostatic Behavior of Multiple Charged Particles in Electrostatically Inverted Systems (2018)
  • Nonlinear Electrostatic Behavior of Multiple Charged Particles in Electrostatically Inverted Systems (2018)
  • Negative force on free carriers in positive index nanoparticles (2017)
    APL Photonics 15 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • A study of plasmonic field enhancement in bimetallic and active core-shell nanoparticles/nanorods (2017)
    3 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Radiation pressure on core-shell nanoparticles in Rayleigh regime (2017)
    3 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Analytical model of plasmonic resonance from multiple core-shell nanoparticles (2017)
    Optical Engineering 21 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Electromagnetic and material contributions to stress, energy, and momentum in metamaterials (2017)
    Advanced Electromagnetics 22 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • A relativistic treatment of the kinetic and canonical electromagnetic systems (2016)
  • Kinetic-energy-momentum tensor in electrodynamics (2016)
    Physical Review A 25 citations DOI OpenAlex

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