PUI-MAN LAM

 

Professor

Physics Department, Southern University

Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70813

(225) 771-5757;  pmlam@grant.phys.subr.edu

 

EDUCATION:

    

     B.S. San Diego State University, San Diego, CA, May 1972

     Ph.D., Washington University, St. Louis, MO, May 1977

 

 

TEACHING:

 

·        Supervised many master degree thesis and undergraduate research projects

 

RESEARCH:

 

     Statistical physics; theoretical biophysics, Monte-Carlo simulation of models of epitaxial growth; kinetic roughening in surface growth; surface critical

     phenomena; scaling properties of polymers; percolation theory; ground-state properties of liquid helium.

 

 

PUBLICATIONS

 

[79]Driven Translocation of a Polynucleotide Chain Through a Nanopore—A continuous Time Monte-Carlo Study, Pui-Man Lam, Fei Liu and Zhong-can Ou-Yang,  Phys. Rev. E74,011911 (2006)
[78] Unzipping DNA from the condensed globule state—effects of unraveling, P.M. Lam
and J.C. Levy, Biopolymers 79, 287 (2005)
[77] Comment on “Theory of high force DNA stretching and overstretching”, P.M. Lam,  Phys. Rev. E70, 013901 (2004)

[76] Effects of excluded volume in gene stretching, P.M. Lam, Biopolymers 64, 57 (2002)

[75] Monte-Carlo simulation of pulsed laser deposition, P.M. Lam, S.J. Liu and C.H. Woo, Phys. Rev. B66, 45408 (2002)

[74] Monte-Carlo investigation of vertical correlations in self-organized multilayer growth of islands, S. Tan, P.M. Lam and J.C.S. Levy, Physica A303, 105 (2002)

[73]  A kinetic Monte-Carlo simulation of self-organization in quantum dot superlattices, P.M. Lam and S. Tan, Phys. Rev. B64,35321 (2001)

[72] P.M. Lam and S. Tan, Phys. Rev. E62, 6246 (2000)

[71] Extremal-point densities of interface fluctuations in a quenched random medium, 66] Effect of Monomer evaporation in the Clarke-Vvedensky model of submonolayer growth, P.-M. Lam, R. Tashakkori, Phys. Rev. B56, 4893 (1997)

[70] Monte-Carlo simulation of three-dimensional islands, S. Tan and P.-M. Lam, Phys. Rev. B60, 8314 (1999)

[69] Monte-Carlo simulation of coarsening in a model of submonolayer epitaxial growth, P.-M. Lam, D. Bagayoko and X.-Y. Hu, Surf. Sci. 429 161 (1999)

[68] Monte-Carlo investigation island growth in strained layers, S. Tan and P.-M. Lam, Phys. Rev. B59 5871 (1999)

[67] Effects of randomness and spatially dependent relaxation on sandpile models, P.M. Lam, I. Akanbi and D.E. Newman, Physica A253, 307 (1998)

[66] Comment on “Theory of high force DNA stretching and overstretching”, P.M. Lam, to be published in Phys. Rev. E

[65] 3d transition-meetal impurities in aluminum, D. Bagayoko, P.M. Lam, N. Brener and J. Callaway, Phys. Rev. B54, 12184 (1996)

[64] Hidden symmetry, exact relations, and a small parameter in surface growth models with diffusion,  P.M. Lam and D. Bagayoko, Physica  A223, 413 (1996)

[63] Colored noise in the dynamics of aqueous protein solutions, P.M. Lam and D. Bagayoko, Phys. Rev. E53, 1280 (1996)

[62] Dynamic scaling of the island-size distribution and percolation in a model of submonolayer molecular beam epitaxy, J.G. Amar, F. Family and P.M. Lam,  Phys. Rev.  B50, 8781 (1994)

[61] Ward identities for surface growth models with diffusion, P.M. Lam and D. Bagayoko,  Phys. Rev. E50, 2488 (1994)

[60] Dynamics of concentration fluctuations in polymer solutions with spatiotemporal orrelated  noise, P.M. Lam and D. Bagayoko, Phys. Rev. E50, 437 (1994)

[59] Polymer brushes with density dependent excluded volume parameters, P. Anderson,  D.C. Hong, P.M. Lam and B.E. Vugmeister, J. Physique  II4, 1157 (1994)

[58] Renormalization-group analysis and simulational studies of groove instabilities in  surface growth, F. Family and P.M. Lam, Physica  A205, 272 (1994)

[57] Spatiotemporal correlations in colored noise, P.M. Lam and D. Bagayoko,  Phys. Rev. E48, 3267 (1993)

[56] Groove instabilities in surface growth with diffusion, J.G. Amar, P.M. Lam  and F. Family,  Phys. Rev. E47, 3242 (1993)

[55] Mode-coupling theory and simulation of a running sandpile model of self-organized criticality,  P.M. Lam and F. Family, Phys. Rev. E47, 1570 (1993)

[54] Surface growth of molecular-beam epitaxy with correlated noise, P.M. Lam and F. Family, Phys. Rev. A44, 4854 (1991)

[53] Dynamics of a height-conserving surface growth model with spatially correlated noise, P.M. Lam and F. Family, Phys. Rev. A44, 7939 (1991)

[52] Surface growth with long range correlated noise, J.G. Amar, P.M. Lam and F. Family, Phys. Rev. A43, 4548 (1991)

[51] End-point distribution and structure function of polymers, P.M. Lam and F. Family, Physica A171, 223 (1991)

[50] Correction to scaling exponent for self-avoiding walks, P.M. Lam, Phys. Rev. B42, 4447, (1990)

[49] Exact series studies of self-avoiding walks in two-dimensional critical percolation clusters, P.M. Lam, J. Phys. A23, L831 (1990)

[48] Universal distance ratios for two-dimensional self-avoiding walks: Monte-Carlo and exact series analysis, P.M. Lam, J. Phys. A23, L325 (1990)

[47] The structure function of branched polymers in good-solvents--a lattice calculation, P.M. Lam, J. Chem. Phys. 92, 3136 (1990)

[46] The structure function of linear polymers in good solvent--a self-avoiding walk model, P.M. Lam, Phys. Rev. B41, 2257 (1990)

[45] Surface order parameter in three dimensional percolation, Alex Hansen, P.M. Lam and S. Roux, J. Phys. A22, 2635(1989)

[44] Resisitivity exponent of two-dimensional lattice animals, P.M. Lam and Alex Hansen, J. Stat. Phys. 52, 47(1988)

[43] Semi-infinite Potts model and percolation at surfaces, H.W. Diehl and P.M. Lam, Z. Phys. B74, 395(1989)

[42] Collapse of percolation clusters--a transfer matrix study, P.M. Lam, J. Stat. Phys. 54, 1081(1989)

[41] Adsorption of branched polymers at a surface--Monte Carlo and scaling analysis, P.M. Lam and K. Binder, J. Phys. A21, L405 (1988)

[40] A scaling analysis of the collapse transition in branched polymers, P.M. Lam, Phys. Rev. B38, 2813(1988)

[39] A percolation approach to the Kauffman model, P.M. Lam, J. Stat. Phys. 50, 1263(1988)

[38] Specific heat and collapse transition of branched polymers, P.M. Lam, Phys. Rev. B13, 6988(1987)

[37] Comment on "Eden model on Manhattan lattice", P.M. Lam, J. Phys. A20, 5409(1987)

[36] Collapse transition and cyclomatic number distribution in directed lattice animals,  P.M. Lam and J.A.M.S. Duarte, J. Stat. Phys. 49, 245(1987)

[36]  On the universality class of growing self-avoiding walks and trails, P.M. Lam, J. Phys. A20, 4399(1987)

[35] Branched polymers with a prescribed number of cycles--Monte Carlo and  exact series studies, P.M. Lam, Phys. Rev. A35, 349(1987)

[34] Monte-Carlo study of lattice animals in d-dimensions, P.M. Lam, Phys. Rev.A34, 2339(1986)

[33] Monte-Carlo method for series expansions, D. Dhar and P.M. Lam, J. Phys. A19, L1057(1986)

[32] Correction to scaling for branched polymers, P.M. Lam, Z. Phys.B64, 227(1986)

[31] On Monte-Carlo generation and study of anisotropy of lattice animals , P.M. Lam,  J. Phys. A19}, L155(1986)

[30] Constant fugacity Monte-Carlo enumeration method for linear and branched polymers, Y.S. Yang and P.M. Lam, Comm. Theor. Phys. (Beijing, China) 4, 497(1985)

[29]  Renormalization group study of anomalous acoustic behavior of critical percolation  networks, P.M. Lam, W. Bao and Y.S. Yang, Z. Phys. B61, 283(1985)

[28] Self-avoiding walk model for proteins, Y.S. Yang, Y. Liu and P.M. Lam, Z. Phys.B59, 445(1985)

[27]  Recursion method for the density of states and spectral dimension of central force elastic percolation networks, P.M. Lam and W. Bao, Z. Phys. B59, 333(1985)

[26]  Recursion method for the density of states and spectral dimension of  percolation networks, P.M. Lam, W. Bao and Z. Zheng, Z. Phys. B59, 63(1985)

[25] True self-avoiding walks on critical percolation clusters and lattice animals, P.M. Lam,  Z. Phys. B57, 301(1984)

[24] Kinetic growth walk on critical percolation clusters and lattice animals, P.M. Lam and Z.Q. Zhang, Z. Phys.B57, 65(1984

[23] Self-avoiding walks on percolation clusters at criticality and lattice animals, P.M. Lam and Z.Q. Zhang, Z. Phys. B56, 155(1984)

[22] Renormalization group approach to the surface and defect critical behavior in the Potts model, P.M. Lam and Z.Q. Zhang, Z. Phys.B52, 315(1983)

[21] Ground state correlations in the two-dimensional polarized electron gas,  P.M. Lam, Z. Phys. B50, 337(1983)

[20] Surface tension of liquid helium, P.M. Lam, Z. Phys. B53, 245(1983)

[19] Soliton propagation in liquid crystals, Lin Lei, Shu Changqing, Shen Juelian, P.M. Lam and Huang Yun, Phys. Rev. Lett. 49, 1335(1982)

[18]  Quasi long range order in two-dimensional Bose systems, P.M. Lam, Z. Phys. B48, 51(1982)

[17] On momentum distribution in Bose fluids, P.M. Lam and M.L. Ristig, Z. Phys. B45, 179(1982)

[16] Spin alignment in condensed atomic hydrogen, M.L. Ristig and P.M. Lam, in: Recent Progress in Many-body Theories, Proceedings, Oaxtepex, Mexico 1981, ed. J.G. Zabolitzky, M. deLlano, M. Tortes and J.W. Clark

[15] Spatial correlations in model Fermi fluids, M.L. Ristig and P.M. Lam  J. Low Temp. Phys. 40,571(1980)

[14] Ground state fluctuations in polarized helium three, M.L. Ristig and P.M. Lam, J. Physique (Paris) 41,C7, 213(1980)

[13] Momentum distribution for model nuclear matter, M.L. Ristig and P.M. Lam, Phys. Lett. 93B, 240(1980)

[12] Hypernetted-chain calculations for the electron plasma at matallic densities, M.L. Ristig and P.M. Lam, Kinam 1, 407(1979)(Mexico)

[11] Long range order in Bose fluids, M. L. Ristig and P.M. Lam, Nucl. Phys. A328, 267(1979)

[10] Condensed phase of liquid helium four, P.M. Lam and M. L. Ristig, Phys. Rev. B20, 1960(1979)

[9] Theoretical momentum distribution for liquid helium three, J.W. Clark, P.M. Lam,  J.G. Zabolitzky and M.L. Ristig, Phys. Rev. B17, 1147(1978)

[8] Condensate fraction of liquid helium four at low temperature, P.M. Lam and  M.L. Ristig, Phys. Lett. 65A, 307(1978)

[7] Pairing energy of liquid helium four, M.L. Ristig, P. Hecking, P.M. Lam and  J.W. Clark, Phys. Lett. 63A, 94(1977)

[6] Numerical comparision of three theories of nuclear matter, J.W. Clark, M.T.  Johnson, P.M. Lam and J.G. Zabolitzky, Nucl. Phys. A283, 253(1977)

[5] Density matrix and momentum distribution of helium liquids and nuclear

 matter, P.M. Lam, J.W. Clark and M.L. Ristig, Phys. Rev. B16, 222(1977)

[4] Ground state condensate fraction of liquid helium four, P.M. Lam and C. C. Chang,  Phys. Lett. 59A, 356(1976)

[3] Dynamic structure function of liquid helium three, P.M. Lam, H.W. Jackson, M.L. Ristig and J.W. Clark, Phys. Lett. 58A, 454(1976)

[2] Condensate fraction and momentum distribution of liquid helium, M.L. Ristig,  P.M. Lam and J.W. Clark, Phys. Lett. 55A, 101(1975)

[1] Perturbation correction to the Jastrow energy for simple models of nuclear matter, J.W. Clark, P.M. Lam and W.J. Ter Louw, Nucl. Phys. A255,1(1975)

faculty of Department of Physic