Department of Physics and Astronomy Faculty Research Pages

Robert A. Fox

B.S., New York University, 1964
M.A., New York University, 1971
Ph.D., New York University, 1971

Research

Professional Papers and Publications (Physics)

As part of the PISCES Collaboration:

M. B. Duke, F. D. Schowengerdt, J. Crisafulli, S. M. D. Day, R. A. Fox, M. Henley, N. I. Marzwell, (2007) PISCES: Hawaii Facility for Simulation and Training, to be submitted for presentation at the Space Foundation National Symposium, April, 2007, Colorado

F.D. Schowengerdt, M.B. Duke, R.A. Fox, M. Henley, N.I. Marzwell, B. McKnight, J. Crisafulli, S.M.D. Day, (2007), PISCES: Developing Technologies for Sustained Human Presence on the Moon and Mars, Submitted to Space 2007 Conference and Exhibition, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, September 2007, Long Beach, CA (under review)

F.D. Schowengerdt, M.B. Duke, R.A. Fox, M. Henley, N.I. Marzwell, J. Crisafulli, S.M.D. Day, (2007), PISCES: A Lunar Outpost for ISRU Partnerships Submitted to the Space Technology Applications International Forum, February 2007, Albuquerque, NM

M. B. Duke, F. D. Schowengerdt, J. Crisafulli, S. M. D. Day, R. A. Fox, M. Henley, N. I. Marzwell. (2007), PISCES: HAWAII FACILITY FOR SIMULATION AND TRAINING, 38th Lunar & Planetary Science Meeting, March 13, 2007, League City, Tx. (accepted for presentation)

As part of the Ashra Collaboration:

Aita, Y., Aoki, T., Asaoka, Y., Browder, T., Chonan, T., Dye, Eguchi, M., Fox, R., Guillian, G., Hamilton, J., Kimura, T., Kohta N., Kuze, H., Learned, J., Masuda, M., Matsuno, S., Morimoto, Y., Noda, K., Ogawa, S., Okumura, A., Olsen, S., Sasaki, M., Shibuya, H., Shinomiya, K., Sugiyama, N., Yamaguchi, Y., Yasuda, M., Vaner, G.,Watanabe, Y., Watanabe, Y. (2007), The Ashra Experiment, 5th Fluorescence Workshop, El Escorial, Spain, 17 September 2007 Aita, Y., Aoki, T., Asaoka, Y., Browder, T., Chonan, T., Dye, Eguchi, M., Fox, R., Guillian, G., Hamilton, J., Kimura, T., Kohta N., Kuze, H., Learned, J., Masuda, M., Matsuno, S., Morimoto, Y., Noda, K., Ogawa, S., Okumura, A., Olsen, S., Sasaki, M., Shibuya, H., Shinomiya, K., Sugiyama, N., Yamaguchi, Y., Yasuda, M., Vaner, G.,Watanabe, Y., Watanabe, Y. (2007), Ashra Mauna Loa Observatory and Slow Control System, 30th International Cosmic Ray Conference, Merida, Mexico, July, 2007, (abstract accepted)

Aita, Y., Aoki, T., Asaoka, Y., Eguchi, M., Jobashi, M., Manago, N., Masuda, M., Noda, K., Okumura, A., Sasaki, M., Fukagawa, S., Koga, I., Kuze, H., Kimura, T., Sugiyama, N., Arai, Y., Ieiri, M., Morimoto, Y., Ogawa, S., Shibuya, H., Chonan, T., Yasuda, M. Watanabe, Y., Browder, T., Dye, S., Gary, V., Guillian, G., Learned, J., Olsen, S., Hamilton, J., Fox, R., Hou, W., Hsiung, Y., Wang, M., Huang, M.; (2006a); ASHRA PROJECT, Report I, Joint Meeting of Pacific Particle Physics Communities, Honolulu Hawaii, 31 October, 2006

Aita, Y., Aoki, T., Asaoka, Y., Eguchi, M., Jobashi, M., Manago, N., Masuda, M., Noda, K., Okumura, A., Sasaki, M., Fukagawa, S., Koga, I., Kuze, H., Kimura, T., Sugiyama, N., Arai, Y., Ieiri, M., Morimoto, Y., Ogawa, S., Shibuya, H., Chonan, T., Yasuda, M. Watanabe, Y., Browder, T., Dye, S., Gary, V., Guillian, G., Learned, J., Olsen, S., Hamilton, J., Fox, R., Hou, W., Hsiung, Y., Wang, M., Huang, M.; (2006b) Ashra Report 2: Current Status, Joint Meeting of Pacific Particle Physics Communities, Honolulu Hawaii, 31 October, 2006

Aita, Y., Aoki, T., Asaoka, Y., Eguchi, M., Jobashi, M., Manago, N., Masuda, M., Noda, K., Okumura, A., Sasaki, M., Fukagawa, S., Koga, I., Kuze, H., Kimura, T., Sugiyama, N., Arai, Y., Ieiri, M., Morimoto, Y., Ogawa, S., Shibuya, H., Chonan, T., Yasuda, M. Watanabe, Y., Browder, T., Dye, S., Gary, V., Guillian, G., Learned, J., Olsen, S., Hamilton, J., Fox, R., Hou, W., Hsiung, Y., Wang, M., Huang, M.;(2006c); Ashra Report 3, Hybrid Photo Pixel Detector as the Trigger Sensor, Joint Meeting of Pacific Particle Physics Communities, Honolulu Hawaii, 31 October, 2006

Aita, Y., Aoki, T., Asaoka, Y., Eguchi, M., Jobashi, M., Manago, N., Masuda, M., Noda, K., Okumura, A., Sasaki, M., Fukagawa, S., Koga, I., Kuze, H., Kimura, T., Sugiyama, N., Arai, Y., Ieiri, M., Morimoto, Y., Ogawa, S., Shibuya, H., Chonan, T., Yasuda, M. Watanabe, Y., Browder, T., Dye, S., Gary, V., Guillian, G., Learned, J., Olsen, S., Hamilton, J., Fox, R., Hou, W., Hsiung, Y., Wang, M., Huang, M.;(2006d) Ashra Report 4: VHE Neutrino Detection , Joint Meeting of Pacific Particle Physics Communities, Honolulu Hawaii, October, 2006

Aita, Y., Aoki, T., Asaoka, Y., Eguchi, M., Jobashi, M., Manago, N., Masuda, M., Noda, K., Okumura, A., Sasaki, M., Fukagawa, S., Koga, I., Kuze, H., Kimura, T., Sugiyama, N., Arai, Y., Ieiri, M., Morimoto, Y., Ogawa, S., Shibuya, H., Chonan, T., Yasuda, M. Watanabe, Y., Browder, T., Dye, S., Gary, V., Guillian, G., Learned, J., Olsen, S., Hamilton, J., Fox, R., Hou, W., Hsiung, Y., Wang, M., Huang, M.;(2006e) Ashra Report 5: VHE Gamma-ray Detection, Joint Meeting of Pacific Particle Physics Communities, Honolulu Hawaii, October, 2006

Trang, D., Aita, Y., Aoki, T., Asaoka, Y., Eguchi, M., Jobashi, M., Manago, N., Masuda, M., Noda, K., Okumura, A., Sasaki, M., Fukagawa, S., Koga, I., Kuze, H., Kimura, T., Sugiyama, N., Arai, Y., Ieiri, M., Morimoto, Y., Ogawa, S., Shibuya, H., Chonan, T., Yasuda, M. Watanabe, Y., Browder, T., Dye, S., Gary, V., Guillian, G., Learned, J., Olsen, S., Hamilton, J., Fox, R., Hou, W., Hsiung, Y., Wang, M., Huang, M.;(2006f) Ashra: All-Sky High Resolution Air Shower Detector, Joint Meeting of Pacific Particle Physics Communities, Honolulu Hawaii, 30 October, 2006

Hardman, J., Aita, Y., Aoki, T., Asaoka, Y., Eguchi, M., Jobashi, M., Manago, N., Masuda, M., Noda, K., Okumura, A., Sasaki, M., Fukagawa, S., Koga, I., Kuze, H., Kimura, T., Sugiyama, N., Arai, Y., Ieiri, M., Morimoto, Y., Ogawa, S., Shibuya, H., Chonan, T., Yasuda, M. Watanabe, Y., Browder, T., Dye, S., Gary, V., Guillian, G., Learned, J., Olsen, S., Hamilton, J., Fox, R., Hou, W., Hsiung, Y., Wang, M., Huang, M.;(2006e)., Construction of the Ashra Detector, Joint Meeting of Pacific Particle Physics Communities, Honolulu Hawaii, 30 October, 2006

Sasaki, M., et. al., Status of Ashra project, 29th International conf., Pune, India, 00, 101-106 (2005)

Fox, R.A., Canter, K.F. & Fishbein, M. (1978) Positron and orthopositronium decay rates in helium at high densities . Phys. Rev. A , 15

Fox, R.A. & Canter, K.F. (1977) Positronium lifetimes in helium-oxide-powder mixtures. J. Phys. B: Atom, Molec. Phys, 7

Noda, K., Fox, R.A., Moran, A., Kamoku, R., Batkin, S. & Herlicska, E. (1977) A preliminary report on fish-fin regeneration in an electromagnetic field. Proceedings of the Fifth Annual Xavier-MBRS Biomedical Symposium

Fox, R.A., Kogan, R.M. Robinson, E.J. (1971) Laser triple-quantum photoionization of cesium. Phys. Rev. Letters, 26

Kogan, R.M., Fox, R.A. Burnham, G.T. & Robinson, E.J. (1971) Two-photon ionization of cesium. Paper presented at the International Symposium on Quantum Electronics, Amsterdam, Netherlands

Current Research (Physics)

All-sky Survey High Resolution Air-shower Detector, Co-Principal Investigator-Hilo, An international collaboration experiment using high resolution, wide field-of-view cherenkov and fluorescence detectors to track ultra-high energy cosmic radiation.

Member of the Pacific International Space Center for Exploration Systems, Japanese United States Technology and Space Applications Program

Member of the International Executive Board and UH Hilo Principal Investigator, All-sky Survey High Resolution Air Shower Detector (Ashra) Project

UH Hilo Work Package Manager and local Principal Investigator, Panoramic Survey Telescope and Rapid Response System (PanSTARRS)

Related Professional Activities (Physics)

Reviewer, Scientific Journals International

Grant Reviewer; U.S. Civilian Research and Development Foundation; 2005

Chairman, Host Committee, Third International Collaboration Meeting, Ashra Neutrino Collaboration, Hilo Hawaii, March 2005

Chairman, Local Host Committee, KAMLand International Collaboration Meeting, Hilo Hawaii, October 2004

Elected member of International Collaboration Executive Committee, Ashra Neutrino Collaboration, Tokyo Japan, 2004

External Reviewer for the Department of Physics, University of Alaska at Anchorage, 2004

Grantee, University of Hawaii President's Fund, for travel associated with All-sky Survey High Resolution Air Shower Detector (ASHRA), March 2004

Grantee, Matson Navigation Company, for equipment associated with All-sky Survey High Resolution Air Shower Detector (ASHRA), March 2004

Grantee, VCAA Instructional Improvement Small Grant, for purchase of Einstruction Classroom Performance System, 2004

Appointed member, University of Hawaii Ethics Committee, 2004-2006

Professional Papers and Publications (Educational Policy)

Referreed or Invited
Book Reviews

Fox, R.A., (2007), Book Review of: “The End of School Reform,” Maurice R. Berube & Claire T. Berube, CHOICE, Current Reviews for Academic Libraries, American Library Association (in press)

Fox, R.A., (2007), Book Review of: “Liberty & Learning: Milton Friedman’s voucher idea at fifty,” Robert C. Enlow and Lenore T. Ealy, eds., CHOICE, Current Reviews for Academic Libraries, American Library Association, (in press)

Fox, R.A., (2005) Book Review of: “The Charter School Dust-up: Examining the Evidence on Enrollment and Achievement,” Carnoy, M., Jacobsen, R., Mishel, L., and Rothstein, R., Teachers College Press, Volume 108, No. 5, May, 2006 (see, also, electronic citation below)

Fox, R.A., (2005) Book Review of: “The Charter School Dust-up: Examining the Evidence on Enrollment and Achievement,” Carnoy, M., Jacobsen, R., Mishel, L., and Rothstein, R., Teachers College Press, August 29, 2005, New York. available at http://www.tcrecord.org ID Number: 12129

Journal Articles and Books

Buchanan, N. K and Fox, R. A., (2008), Every School a School of Choice: What American Education Can Learn from a Small Country Like Ireland, submitted to Irish National Studies.

Fox, R.A. and Buchanan, N.K., (2008), It’s Easier to See from 3,000 miles Away: A Comparison of Education in the United States and the Republic of Ireland, Teachers College Press, (title and author order tentative), book under negotiation with Teachers College Press, NY.

Fox, R.A. and Buchanan, N.K., (2007), A Charter School Law in Transition, submitted to School Choice and the Law, special issue of the Journal of School Choice, Volume 1, Number 3, (2007) (in press)

Fox, R. A., Editor, School Choice and the Law, special issue of Journal of School Choice, Volume 1, Number 3 (2007) (in press)

Buchanan, N.K., Fox, R.A., and Martin, D., (2006), Challenging Gifted and Talented Students in Charter Schools, Journal of School Choice, Volume 1, No. 2.

Fox, R. A. & Buchanan, N. K. (2006) Charter School Attitudes and Practices in States with Diverse Public Sector Bargaining Laws: Arizona, Hawai’i and Minnesota, Journal of School Choice, Volume 1, No. 1, January, 2006

Buchanan, N.K. and Fox, R.A., (2004), Back to the Future: Ethnocentric Charter Schools in Hawaii, in The Emancipatory Promise of Charter Schools: Towards a Progressive Politics of School Choice, edited by Lisa M. Stulberg and Eric Rofes, SUNY Press.

Fox, R.A. & Buchanan, N.K. (2004) The Impact of Collective Bargaining on Charter Schools in Hawaii; One State’s Story, (June 2004) Hawaii Educational Policy Center, Available from http://www.hawaii.edu/hepc/pdf/Reports/Impact_ClctvBrgngCharterSchlsHawaii.pdf

Buchanan, N.K. & Fox, R.A. (2003, February 23). To learn and to belong: Case studies of emerging ethnocentric charter schools in Hawaii. Education Policy Analysis Archives, 11 (8). Available from http://epaa.asu.edu/epaa/v11n8/

Papers and Presentations

Fox, R.A., Gordon, L., DiGiorgio, C., Carnoy, M., and Buchanan, N. K. (2007), An International Journey Into School Reform: Going Outside the Country To Think Outside the Box, Symposium, submitted to the 2008 American Educational Research Association, 2008 Annual Meeting, New York

Fox, R.A, and Buchanan, N.K., (2007), School Choice in the Republic of Ireland, submitted to the 2008 American Educational Research Association, 2008 Annual Meeting, New York

Buchanan, N.K. and Fox, R.A. (2007), Teaching in an Ethos of Choice: Life in Irish Primary Schools, submitted to the 2008 American Educational Research Association, 2008 Annual Meeting, New York

Fox, R.A. (2007), Educational Consequences of Fundamental Assumptions in the United States Constitution: A Comparison of Education in the United States and the Republic of Ireland, submitted to the 2008 American Educational Research Association, 2008 Annual Meeting, New York

Alyan, N., Buchanan, N.K., Fox, R.A., Eidelman, G. and Garber, B., (2007), Charter School Movement: An International Perspective, (presented at the 2007 National Charter School Conference, Albuquerque, NM)

Fox, R.A., (2005), State Charter School Legislation, An Interactive Guide and Roadmap, (presented at the 2005 meeting of the American Educational Research Association meeting in Montreal, April 2005)

Buchanan, N.K. and Fox, R.A., (2005), “Recent Developments in Hawai’i Ethnocentric Charter Schools,” (title approximate) in “School Choice and Progressive Politics,” (title of panel presentation approximate). (presented at the 2005 meeting of the American Educational Research Association meeting in Montreal, April 2005)

Buchanan, N.K., Fox, R.A., and Martin, D., (2005), Challenging Gifted and Talented Students in Charter Schools: An Exploratory Study, (presented at the 2005 meeting of the American Educational Research Association meeting in Montreal, April 2005)

Buchanan, N.K. & Fox, R.A., (2005), Multiple Motives, Different Strokes for Different Folks; Hawaii's Charter School Landscape, (invited presentation as part of "The Sociology of School Choice: Public Policy & Public Debate", Pacific Sociological Association, Portland, OR, April 2005)

Fox, R.A., (2004), E PLURIBUS UNUM, From Many, One (How to apply simple small-group techniques to Local Charter School Boards), (presented at the 11th California Charter School Conference, Sacramento, CA, March 2004)

Fox, R.A. & Buchanan, N.K.,(2004), Right-to-Work Legislation and Attitudes in Public Charter Schools: Comparison of Arizona and Minnesota, (presented at the 2004 meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Chicago, IL, April 2004)

Buchanan, N.K. & Fox, R.A. (2002). To learn and to belong: Case studies of emerging ethnocentric charter schools in Hawaii. (presented at the 2002 meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New Orleans LA, April 2002)

Non Refereed Presentations

Fox, R.A. and Buchanan, N.K. (2007), A Comparison of Education Systems, Ireland, United States and Hawai’i, (presented to the Education Committee of the Irish National Teachers Organization, Dublin, Ireland, March 15, 2007)

Buchanan, N.K. and Fox, R.A. (2006), The Charter School Option for Ka’u, Hawaii, (presented to the community of Naalehu, Hawaii, November 11, 2006)

Buchanan, N.K. and Fox, R.A. (2006), The Charter School Option for Ka’u, Hawaii, (presented to the community of Hawaiian Ocean View, Hawaii, November 4, 2006)

Fox, R.A. and Buchanan, N.K. (2006), Local School Board Training Session II, Lanikai Elementary Public Charter School, Lanikai, Hawaii, November 3, 2006

Fox, R.A. and Buchanan, N.K. (2006), Local School Board Training Session I, Lanikai Elementary Public Charter School, Lanikai, Hawaii, October 27, 2006

Fox, R.A. and Buchanan, N.K. (2006), Education in Laupahoehoe; Are Charter Schools the Answer, (presented to the community of Laupahoehoe, Hawaii, May 15, 2006)

Fox, R.A. and Buchanan, N.K., (2004), Charter Schools in Hawai'i; The Price of Ambiguity, (presented to the Rotary Club of Hilo, Hawai'i, January 30, 2004)

Fox, R.A., (2004), The State of Education in the State, (presented to the Rotary Club of South Hilo, Hawai’i, March 23, 2004)

Current Research (Educational Policy)

School Description/Student Performance Correlations using the Schools and Staffing Survey and the National Assessment of Educational Progress, The development of a predictive model using hierarchical linear regression base on SASS and NAEP databases. (In progress)

A Qualitative Analysis of America's Charter School Laws, A statute-by-statute summary of charter school laws in 42 states accompanied by a content analysis and comparison of application procedures, renewal and revocation regulations, collective bargaining requirements, etc. Designed to accompany the annual Center for Education Reform Charter School Report Card. (In progress)

Related Professional Activities (Educational Policy)

Invited External Tenure Reviewer, College of Education, University of Colorado, Colorado Springs, (2007)

Member, State Leaders’ Council, National Alliance for Public Charter Schools, Washington, D.C. (2007)

Consultant, Kona Pacific Public Charter School, 2007

Grant Reviewer, Florida State Department of Education, Charter School Grant Program, 2006

Peer Reviewer; Journal of School Choice, 2006

Annual Meeting Program Referee, American Educational Research Association, 2007 Annual Meeting (13 papers reviewed)

Education Reviewer, Choice: Current Reviews for Academic Libraries, Association of College and Research Libraries, American Library Association, Chicago, Illinois.

Principal Investigator, Hawaii Local School Board Training Project, contract funded by the Hawaii Charter School Administrative Office.

Annual Meeting Program Referee, American Educational Research Association, 2006 Annual Meeting (22 papers reviewed)

Peer Reviewer; Journal of School Choice, 2006

Annual Meeting Program Referee, American Educational Research Association , 2007 Annual Meeting (13 papers reviewed)

Principal Investigator, Hawaii Local School Board Training Project, contract funded by the Hawaii Charter School Administrative Office.

Annual Meeting Program Referee, American Educational Research Association , 2006 Annual Meeting (22 papers reviewed)

Peer Reviewer; Journal of School Choice, 2005

Intramural Grant for the purchase of web-based survey software, May, 2005

Travel Grant to present papers at American Educational Research Association Meeting, Montreal, Canada, April 2005

Invited Participant, Technical Assistance Customizer Workgroup, National Associate of State Directors of Special Education and Hawaii Doe, 2005

Federal Grant Reviewer, Charter Schools Program, US Department of Education, 2005

Principal Project Officer, Federal Licensee, # 030523762, School and Staffing Survey and National Assessment of Educational Progress , National Center For Education Statistics, 2003 to present.

Annual Meeting Program Referee, American Educational Research Association , 2004 Annual Meeting (15 papers reviewed)

Federal Grant Reviewer, Parent Information and Resource Center Program, US Department of Education , 2003

Member, Editorial Board, Journal of School Choice , Harworth Press

Research Mini-Grant for Right to Work Legislation and Attitudes in Public Charter Schools , UHH Research Council, 2003

Paper presentation at American Educational Research Association Meeting, San Diego, California, April 2004

Recent Grants

Co-Director, Pacific International Space Center for Exploration Systems, funded by Hawaii State Legislature, $400,000

Principal Investigator, Panoramic Survey Telescope and Rapid Response System, Hilo Work Group, United States Air Force, current, $60,000.

Principal Investigator, Hawaii Charter School LSB Training Project, Hawaii Charter School Administrative Office, current, $15,000.

Principal Investigator, Intra-mural travel grant, 2005, $2,000

Principal Investigator, Intra-mural Educational Research Software grant, 2005, $1,800.

Principal Investigator, All-sky High Resolution Air shower detector, UH Presidential grant, 2004, $7,500.

Principal Investigator, Intra-mural travel grant, 2004, $2,000

Related Experience

Volunteer Mediator, Neighborhood Justice Center of Honolulu and Kuikahi medication Center, 1982 - present

For more than fifteen years, Dr. Fox has been involved in Hawaii community mediation as a mediator, trainer of mediators, Chairman of the Kuikahi Mediation Center Steering Committee, and officer in Mediation Centers of Hawaii (funded in part by the State Judiciary.

Elected Member, Hawaii State Board of Education, 1992 - 1996

The Hawaii State Board of Education is established by State Constitution to manage all public schools in the State of Hawaii. Members are elected to four year terms. As such, members have direct responsibility for 186,000 children and an annual budget in excess of one billion dollars. Dr. Fox has served as Chairman of Board Committees on: Student Services, Curriculum, Collective Bargaining, and Special Education. Membership on the Board of Education provides a unique exposure to current public problems and solutions and to the political process.

President, University of Hawaii Professional Assembly, 1982 - 1986

The University of Hawaii Professional Assembly in the collective bargaining agent for the 2700 member faculty of Hawaii’s public higher education institutions. As elected President (and Acting Executive Director for eighteen months) Dr. Fox was responsible for negotiations, contract management, budget preparation and implementation and political representation.

Related Community Service

Dr. Fox has served on the Board of Directors of Aloha United Way, Hawaii Island United Way, LaHikina Community Association, Waiakea Settlement YMCA ( served as President for two years), Aloha Aquatic Club, the Rotary Club of Hilo, the Hilo Yacht Club (served as Commodore), the Collective Bargaining Congress of the American Association of University Professors ( served as National Vice Chairman), the Higher Education Caucus of the National Education Association (served as National Chairman).

Related Training

In addition to completing numerous training workshops in mediation, domestic disputes and small claims mediation, Dr. Fox has completed training courses in Meeting Facilitation (Hawaii State Judiciary), Advanced Collective Bargaining (U.S. Department of Labor), Verbal Skills in Negotiation (National Education Association), Academic Advising (American College Testing, Inc.), Evaluation in Higher Education (National Center for Higher Education Management Systems) and the Myers-Briggs Type Inventory (Association for Psychological Type.

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