Books
Sema`an I. Salem and Alok Kumar
University of Texas Press, Austin, TX, 1991 (ISBN: 0-292-78519-4) and 1996 (ISBN: 0-292-71185-9). The second edition is a revised paperback edition. The book is based on an eleventh-century manuscript from the Muslim Spain (Tabaqat al-`Umam by S`aid al-Andalusi). This is the first English translation of the manuscript.
Laboratory Manual for College Physics I
Alok Kumar
John Wiley & Sons, New York, 2004. (Non-refereed)
Laboratory Manual for College Physics II
Alok Kumar
John Wiley & Sons, New York, 2004. (Non-refereed)
Chapter in a Book
The Physics of X-Rays
S. I. Salem and A. Kumar
A chapter in the book, Horizons of Physics, Ed. A. W. Joshi, Wiley Eastern Ltd., India, 1989.
Atomic Physics
Evidence of double-vacancy excitations in the X-ray absorption spectrum of zinc
S. I. Salem, D. D. Little, A. Kumar, and P. L. Lee
Physical Review (USA) 24A, 1935-1938 (1981).
Double-vacancy excitations in the L atomic levels of Pr and Sm
S. I. Salem, A. Kumar, and P. L. Lee
Splitting of the two-electron, one-photon transitions in Fe and Co
S. I. Salem, A. Kumar, B. L. Scott, and R. D. Ayers
S. I. Salem, A. Kumar, and P. L. Lee
Physics Letters (Netherlands) 92A, 331-332 (1982).
Double-vacancy excitations in the L atomic levels of neodymium
S. I. Salem, A. Kumar, K. G. Schiessel, and P. L. Lee
Physical Review (USA) 26A, 3334-3337 (1982).
Two-electron, one-photon transitions in nickel
S. I. Salem, A. Kumar, B. L. Scott
Physics Letters (Netherlands) 97A, 100-102 (1983).
Ka hypersatellites of Zr
S. I. Salem and A. Kumar
Physical Review (USA) 28A, 2245-2247 (1983).
Two-electron, one-photon transitions in Cr, Fe, Co, and Cu
S. I. Salem, A. Kumar, and B. L. Scott
Physical Review (USA) 29A, 2634-2239 (1984).
One-photon, multielectron excitations in the L atomic levels of thulium
A. Kumar, S. I. Salem, and B. L. Scott
J. Physics (UK) 18B, 3105-3109 (1985).
One-photon, multielectron excitations in copper
S. I. Salem, A. Kumar
J. Physics (UK) 19B, 73-78 (1986).
Radiative decay of a multi-ionized atom
A. Kumar and H. Genz
Physics Education (India) 2, 16-23 (1986).
Electron Impact Energy Dependence of the Sodium K-shell Double Ionization Cross section: A study of Hypersatellite Spectra
J. Auerhammer, H. Genz, G. Kilgus, A. Kumar, and A. Richter
Physical Review (USA) 35A, 4505-4511 (1987).
Two electron, one photon transition in aluminumfollowing double K-shell ionization
J. Auerhammer, H. Genz, A. Kumar, and A. Richter
Physical Review (USA) 38, 688-693 (1988).
Radiative Transition Probability
A. Kumar and T. Mukoyama
Physics Education (India)10, 109-115 (1993).
X-ray Radiography--Applications in Art, Medicine, and Technology
Alok Kumar
Physics Education (India) 12 (4) 21-27 (1996).
Chemical Physics
X-ray K-absorption edges of some niobium complexes
A. N. Nigam, A. Kumar, T. S. Srivastava, and U. C. Agarwala
Indian J. Physics (India) 52A, 255-258 (1978).
X-ray K-absorption edges of bromine in some cobalt complexes
A. Kumar and A. N. Nigam
X-ray Spectrometry (UK) 8 (3), 135-137 (1979).
X-ray K-absorption edges in some cobalt compounds
A. Kumar, A. N. Nigam, and U. Agarwala
Japanese J. Applied Physics (Japan) 18 (12), 2299-2302 (1979).
X-ray K-absorption studies on some 1,10 phenanthroline based cobalt compounds
A. Kumar, A. N. Nigam, and B. D. Srivastava
X-ray Spectrometry (UK) 9 (2), 77-80 (1980).
On the K-absorption edges of copper in some nitrogen ligand complexes
A. Kumar, A. N. Nigam, and B. D. Srivastava
J. Physics (UK) 13C, 3523-3527 (1981).
X-ray K-absorption spectra in some phenylthiourea and dimethylglyoxime based cobalt complexes
A. Kumar, A. N. Nigam, and U. Agarwala
Zeit. fur Phyk. Chemie (GDR) 262, S34-38 (1981).
X-ray K-absorption edge studies of cobalt in complexes with nitrogen based aromatic ligands
A. Kumar, A. N. Nigam, and B. D. Srivastava
X-ray Spectrometry (UK) 10, 25-27 (1981).
A study of K-absorption edge of cobalt in 2H-1, 2, 4-triazole-3-thiol based complexes of cobalt
A. Kumar, and A. N. Nigam
Indian J. Pure and Appl. Physics (India) 19, 1127-1128 (1981).
X-ray K-absorption studies on some pyridine based cobalt complexes
A. Kumar, A. N. Nigam and U. Agarwala
Zeit. fur Phys. Chemie (GDR) 262, S908-912 (1981).
A comparison of K-absorption edge shifts of cobalt in some thiourea and diphenylthiourea based cobalt complexes
A. Kumar and A. N. Nigam
Indian J. Physics (India) 55A, 335-338 (1981).
L1 and L2 X-ray absorption discontinuity of Tb in some Tb compounds
A. Kumar and S. I. Salem
X-ray Spectrometry (UK) 41A(3), 164-166 (1982).
On the K-absorption spectra of copper complexes as models of biologically activemetallobiomolecules
S. Patil, A. Kumar, B. D. Padalia, and S. V. Deshpande
Spectrochimica Acta (UK) 41A, 495-498 (1985).
Science Education
Mathematics, Science and Reality
A. W. Joshi and A. Kumar
Science and Culture (India) 49, 308-314 (1983).
A Bird's Eye View of Science in India
A. Kumar
Bulletin of the Indian Association of Physics Teachers (India) 1, 5 (1984).
Science Education in India
A. Kumar, D. P. Khandelwal, and S. George
Science Education (USA) 71 (2), 189-200 (1987).
Improving Science Instruction by Utilizing Historical Ethnic Contributions
Alok Kumar
Physics Education (India) 11, 154-163 (1994).
Teaching Science from a World-Cultural Point of View,
Alok Kumar and Ronald A. Brown
Science as Culture (UK) 8(3) 357-371 (1999).
Some Thoughts on Sharing Science
Ivan Brady and Alok Kumar
Science Education (USA) 84, 507-523 (2000).
Telling Stories: Some Remarks on Orality in Science
Scott Montgomery and Alok Kumar
Science as Culture (UK) 9(3) 391-404 (2000).
Sharing a Cake is No Monkey Business: Mathematics as an Instrument of Conflict Resolution
Marcel Kitissou and Alok Kumar
Regional Peace Studies Consortium Annual Journal, Editor: Alice L. Crume, Northeast Regional Peace Studies Consortium, Brockport, New York, p. 123 - 140, 2002.
Scalars and Vectors in Physics-I and II.
A. W. Joshi and Alok Kumar
Resonance (India), 9(10), 62 - 77, 2004; 9(11), 56 - 67, 2004.
Global Warming
Alok Kumar
Cultural Encyclopedia of Vegetarianism, [Editor] Margaret Puskar-Pasewicz, Greenwood Press, ABC-CLIO, Santa Barbara, 2010. This articles deals with the relationship of the dietary habits and global warming.
World Hunger
Alok Kumar
Cultural Encyclopedia of Vegetarianism, [Editor] Margaret Puskar-Pasewicz, Greenwood Press, ABC-CLIO, Santa Barbara, 2010. The article deals with the population growth and hunger issues.
Pythagoras
Alok Kumar
Cultural Encyclopedia of Vegetarianism, [Editor] Margaret Puskar-Pasewicz, Greenwood Press, ABC-CLIO, Santa Barbara, 2010. Dealing with the dietary choices of Pythagoras.
A New Perspective on Eratosthenes' Measurement of the Earth
Ronald A. Brown and Alok Kumar,
The Physics Teacher, in press.
Articles of General Interests
Vedas in the Modern Scientific Perspective
A. Kumar
Bulletin of the Indian Association of Physics Teachers (India) 3, 73 (1986).
Ancient India's Contribution to Science
Alok Kumar
Bulletin of the Indian Association of Physics Teachers (India) 10, 273 (1993).
The Impact of Vedas on Western Scientists
Alok Kumar
Vishwa (USA) 10 (3), 11 (1994). In Hindi language.
The Journey of Pythagoras to India
Alok Kumar
Viswa (USA), 11 (3), 26-27 (1995). In Hindi language.
Wilhelm Conrad Rontgen:Discoverer of X-rays
Amar Nath Nigam and Alok Kumar
Bulletin of the Indian Assn. of Physics Teachers (India)13 (3) 69 (1996).
A Global Nuclear Power
Alok Kumar
The World & I, A Washington Times Corporation monthly magazine, October 1996, p. 36.
Nuclear Power: Blessing or Blight?
Alok Kumar
The World & I, A Washington Times Corporation monthly magazine, May 1997, p. 176-181.
A Wonderful World of Colours
Alok Kumar and A. W. Joshi
Science Reporter (India), 39, no. 7, 9 - 15, 2002.
What can we Learn from the Electromagnetic Spectrum?
A.W. Joshi and Alok Kumar
Resonance (India), 8, no. 3, 8 - 25, 2003.
We Become What We Think: Some Ideas for Science Education
Alok Kumar
Vigyan Shikshak (India), p. 29 - 36, Jan. 2003.
Science Education in India
A. Kumar, D. P. Khandelwal and S. George
National Conf. American Association of Physics Teachers, Maryland, USA, June 25, 1984.
Multi-electron, one-photon transitions
S. I. Salem and A. Kumar
Int. Conf. on X-ray and Inner-shell Process in Atoms, Molecules and Solids, Leipzig, GDR, August 20-24, 1984, p. 393.
One-photon, multielectron excitation in copper
S. I. Salem and A. Kumar
Arbeitsgruppe Energiereiche Atomare Stosse, Tiefenbach, FRG, June 27-31, 1986.
Messung des elektroneninduzierten K Schalen Doppelionizationswirkungsquerschritts von Natrium aus dem Hypersatellitenspektrum
A. Kumar, J. Auerhammer, H. Genz, C. Jacoby, and A. Richter
Deutsche Physikalische Gesellschaft E. V., Heidelberg, FRG, March 17-21, 1986, p. 411.
Zerfallswahrscheinlichkeit von Zwei-K-Schalen Leerstellen
J. Auerhammer, H. Genz, A. Kumar, and A. Richter
Arbeitsgruppe Energiereiche Atomare Stosse, Tiefenbach, FRG, January 26-30, 1987.
Two electron, one photon transition probability in aluminum following double K-shellionization by electron impact
A. Kumar, J. Auerhammer, H. Genz, and A. Richter
International Conference on X-ray and Inner-shell Processes, Paris, September 14, 1987.
An Issue of Cultural Diversity in Science
Alok Kumar and Patrick Kenealy
International Conference on History and Philosophy of Science Teaching, Kingston, Canada, May 11-17, 1992.
Development and Assessment of a School/Business/University Partnership for Enhancement of Science Teaching
Alok Kumar in a Multiple-Presenter Session.
American Educational Research Association, New Orleans, LA, April 4-8, 1994.
Science from a World-Cultural Point of View
Alok Kumar and Ronald A. Brown
International Conference on Science and Culture, Kentucky State University, Frankfurt, Kentucky, March 30-April 1, 1995.
Teaching Science from a World-Cultural Point of View
Alok Kumar and Ronald A. Brown
International Conference on History, Philosophy, and Science Teaching, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Oct. 29-Nov. 1, 1995.
Sharing a Cake is No Monkey Business: Mathematics as an Instrument of Conflict Resolution
Marcel Kitissou and Alok Kumar
Regional Peace Studies Conference, Hamilton College, Clinton, New York, September 29, 2001.
Miscellaneous
Co-chair, Hiroshima Speaks, an exhibition designed by the Hiroshima City and Hiroshima Museum, Japan was brought to Penfield Library, SUNY, Oswego by John Kares Smith (Communication Studies) and myself, 2009. This exhibition was later displayed in SUNY New Paltz (2010), SUNY Buffalo (2010), and Hudson Valley Community College (2011), all in New York, with our help.
National Science Bowl, The Department of Energy. It is a nationwide academic competition that tests students' knolwdedge in all areas of science. High School and Middle School students are quizzed in a fast paced question and answer format similar to Jeopardy. I served on the team that made the energy exam for the high school students that will be administered nationally. Tracey Beckendorf-Edou, Project Manager, Science Education Programs, Oak Ridge Associated Universities, Oak Ridge, TN, 2011.
Panelist, The Transforming Undergraduate Education in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (TUES): Panel to improve the quality of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education for all undergraduate, National Science Foundation, July 29-30, 2010.
Talks
Human Diversity, Chamber of Commerce, Oswego, New York, November 16, 1993.
Cultural Diversity in Science, Onondaga Hall, November 30, 1993.
On pressure, Oswego Middle School, December 2, 1993.
Asian Science, SUNY Oswego, under the auspices of ALANA, March 15, 1994.
The Nature of Science, Oswego High School, May 3, 1994.
Cultural Diversity in Science, State University of New York, Albany, February, 25, 1994.
Historical Perspective: Cultural Diversity in Science, Xavier University of Louisiana, New Orleans, April 5, 1994.
A new Course on Cultural Diversity in Science; its Description, Rationale, and Educational Impact, Quest `94, SUNY Oswego, April 1994.
Teaching the Origins of Science from World-Cultural Point of View, (with Ronald Brown), Quest `94, SUNY Oswego, April 1994.
The First Centennial of the Discovery of X-rays, (with David Parker), Quest `94, SUNY Oswego.
Sciences of the Ancient Hindus, India Community Center, Rochester, October 31, 1994.
Science in the Rural Areas, District Secretariat, Bijnor, India. Along with R. K. Singh, Secretary, Science and Technology, U.P. Government, India, January 11, 1995.
Cultural Wars in the Global Village: Bart Simpson goes abroad, Round Table Discussion for International Studies, Moderator: Stephen Rostow, SUNY Oswego, April 27, 1995.
Cultural Wars and India, Summer program for the Puerto Rican students to learn English, SUNY Oswego, July 24, 1995.
Ancient Indian Science, India Community Center, Rochester, September 10, 1995.
Current Issues Facing Today's Religions, Panelist, Hart Hall, SUNY Oswego, Nov. 14, 1995.
Multiculturalism in Science, Austin Pea State University, Clarksville, Tennessee, February 18, 2000.
Redesigning the Energy Technology Course (TEL 355), Quest `00, SUNY Oswego, April 19, 2000.
A Potpourri of Issues in Science Education, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand, January 24, 2006.
Ancient Indian Science, Gurukul Kangri University, Hardwar, India, February 8, 2006.
Panelist, Hiroshima Speaks and We Respond: A panel discussion inspired by the photos from the bombing of Hiroshima, Tuesday, April 28, 5:45 - 7:30 PM, Lake Effect Cafe, Penfield Library,SUNY Oswego.
Sixty-Five Years and Counting: Are We Over Hiroshima? Will We Ever Be? This was a joint talk with John Kares Smith of SUNY Oswego. This lecture was a part of Framing the Future, the Spring 2011 Voices Library Lecture Series at Hudson Valley Community College, Troy, New York, February 16, 2011.