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faculty
Christian McHugh, PhD he/him/his
Assistant Teaching Professor
Physics
Contact
508-999-8356
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Science & Engineering 203B
Education
| 2022 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | PhD in Physics |
| 2015 | University of Delaware | Hon BS in Physics |
| 2015 | University of Delaware | BBE |
Teaching
Programs
Programs
Teaching
Courses
Exploration of what it means to be human. This course will sample insights into ourselves from the unraveling of the human genome to the uncovering of the earliest evidence of distinctively human culture. Topics could include human consciousness, biomedical discoveries, defining human experiences, or the origins of human societies or belief sets. May be repeated with change of content.
A calculus-based introduction to the concepts of electricity and magnetism. Study of electric and magnetic fields, electric potential, capacitance and inductance, elementary circuits, and electromagnetic oscillations. Laboratory experiments provide students with a solid understanding of basic DC circuit concepts and an introduction to AC circuits.
A calculus-based introduction to the concepts of electricity and magnetism. Study of electric and magnetic fields, electric potential, capacitance and inductance, elementary circuits, and electromagnetic oscillations. Laboratory experiments provide students with a solid understanding of basic DC circuit concepts and an introduction to AC circuits.
A calculus-based introduction to the concepts of electricity and magnetism. Study of electric and magnetic fields, electric potential, capacitance and inductance, elementary circuits, and electromagnetic oscillations. Laboratory experiments provide students with a solid understanding of basic DC circuit concepts and an introduction to AC circuits.
A calculus-based introduction to the concepts of electricity and magnetism. Study of electric and magnetic fields, electric potential, capacitance and inductance, elementary circuits, and electromagnetic oscillations. Laboratory experiments provide students with a solid understanding of basic DC circuit concepts and an introduction to AC circuits.
Mechanics of particle systems including central force motion and two body scattering, accelerating coordinate systems, rigid body kinematics and dynamics, coupled oscillators, small vibrations and normal modes, introduction to Lagrangian methods. Analytical and numerical approaches towards problem solving emphasized.
An activities-based introduction to basic DC and AC analog electronics and circuit theory in which students build, test, and troubleshoot a variety of electronic circuits involving discrete components and integrated circuits. Measurement techniques using the multimeter and oscilloscope will be covered. The course fulfills one semester of the two-semester upper-class laboratory requirement for physics major.
Research
Research activities
- Dual-modality molecular imaging using microbubbles
- Chemical exchange saturation transfer with hyperpolarized xenon
- Computational quantitative hyperCEST for multipool systems
- Low-field NMR
Research
Research interests
- Medical Physics
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Molecular Imaging
- Chemical Exchange NMR
- Physics Education Research
Select publications
- McHugh CT, Durham PG, Atalla S, Kelley M, Bryden NJ, Dayton PA, Branca RT (2022).
Low-boiling Point Perfluorocarbon Nanodroplets as Dual-Phase Dual-Modality MR/US Contrast Agent
ChemPhysChem - McHugh CT, Kelley M, Bryden NJ, Branca RT (2021).
In vivo hyperCEST imaging: Experimental considerations for a reliable contrast
Magnetic Resonance in Medicine - McHugh CT, Durham PG, Kelley M, Dayton PA, Branca RT (2021).
Magnetic Resonance Detection of Gas Microbubbles via HyperCEST: A Path Toward Dual Modality Contrast Agent
ChemPhysChem
Dr. Christian McHugh is a faculty member in the physics department at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth. In 2015, he earned degrees in both Physics and Biomedical Engineering from the University of Delaware. He then worked as an MRI Research Specialist within the Laboratory for Structural, Physiologic, and Functional Imaging at the the University of Pennsylvania. He continued his work in the field of Medical Physics at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he earned his PhD in Physics in 2022. He is driven by an interdisciplinary approach to research, working at the intersection of physics and biomedical engineering. Dr. McHugh is also devoted to improving physics education and science communication for the students of UMass Dartmouth as well as its neighboring communities.