Books Recently Read

2011
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  • The Battle of Betazed, (Star Trek: TNG)
  • The Dominion War series (1-4) (Star Trek: TNG & DS9)
  • A Voyage to Arcturus, by David Lindsay
  • Doomwyte, by Brian Jacques
  • The Bat-Poet, by Randall Jarell
  • Unfinished Tales of Numenor and Middle Earth, by J.R.R. Tolkien
  • The Silmarilion, by J.R.R. Tolkien
  • The Adventures of Tom Bombadil, by J.R.R. Tolkien
  • On Fairy-Stories, by J.R.R. Tolkien
  • The Smith of Wootton Major, by J.R.R. Tolkien
2010
  • The Lord of the Rings trilogy, by J.R.R. Tolkien
  • The Austin Family series (1-5), by Madeleine L'Engle
  • The Wind's Twelve Quarters, by Ursula Le Guin
  • The Earthsea series (1-6), by Ursula Le Guin
  • The Q Continuum trilogy (Star Trek: The Next Generation), by Alan Cox
  • Anathem, by Neal Stephenson
  • The Tale of Sigurd and Gudrun, by JRR Tolkien
  • Ship of the Line (Star Trek: The Next Generation), by Diane Carey (April)
  • The Raven King trilogy, by Stephen Lawhead
2009
  • Tales Before Narnia: The Roots of Modern Fantasy and Science Fiction, edited by Douglas A. Anderson (December)
  • Fantastic Mr. Fox, by Roald Dahl
  • The Well at the World's End, by William Morris
  • The Big U, by Neal Stephenson
Publications
  • J. M. Lang, Jr. and Y. M. Gupta, "Experimental determination of third-order elastic constants of diamond," Physical Review Letters 106(12), 125502 (2011). [Abstract] [Read] [Download] Copyright (2011) by the American Physical Society.
  • J. M. Lang, Jr. and Y. M. Gupta, "Strength and elastic deformation of natural and synthetic diamond crystals shock compressed along [100]," Journal of Applied Physics 107(11), 113538 (2010). [Abstract] [Read] [Download] Copyright (2010) American Institute of Physics. This article may be downloaded for personal use only. Any other use requires prior permission of the author and the American Institute of Physics.
Presentations
  • J. M. Lang and Y. M. Gupta,"Strength and nonlinear elasticity of natural and
    synthetic diamond crystals shocked along [100]," 17th APS Topical Conference on Shock Compression of Condensed Matter, Chicago, IL (2011). [Abstract]
  • J. M. Lang and Y. M. Gupta, "Shock compression of natural and synthetic diamond crystals along [100]: strength and elastic deformation," 12th Annual Meeting of the Northwest Section of the APS, Walla Walla, WA (2010). [Abstract]
  • J. M. Lang and Y. M. Gupta, "Time-Resolved Raman Spectroscopy of Diamond Crystals Shocked to 60 GPa and Above," 16th APS Topical Conference on Shock Compression of Condensed Matter, Nashville, TN (2009). [Abstract]