Julie Roche
Professor of Physics
Director of the Institute of Nuclear and Particle Physics
Undergraduate Chair for the Physics and Astronomy Department (programs)

206 Edwards Accelerator Laboratory
University Terrace
Ohio University
Athens, OH 45701
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My research focuses on the study of the internal structure of protons and neutrons. This structure is governed by the Strong force, one of the four fundamental forces of our universe. I have studied the limits of our understanding of these four forces by looking for Physics beyond the Standard Model of particle physics in the precision frontier. As an experimentalist, I measure the products of reaction induced by high energy electrons impinging on proton or neutron targets. I currently work with the JLab electron beam but have experience working with the electron beam at MAMI, a facility in Germany. I plan to work at the upcoming Electrion-Ion Collider. I am the spoke-person of three JLab experiments with scientific grading A: one completed and two on-going. Here is a short statement of my current and future research direction. For a more complete description of my research please consult the following links:

• Publications:  as reflected by the inSPIRES web site
• The Nucleon Electro-Weak Structure group page at OU . This page describes the current research of my group as well as opportunities for students-researcher to join us.
• A summary of the research I did for my PhD . That's the work I did in France and at the MAMI facility before joining JLab, before joining OU.

• NSF: 2022-2025: Award #2209199 , NSF: 2019-2022: Award #1913170 , 2016-2019: Award #1614479 2013-2016: Award #1306376 , 2010-2014: Award #0969788 , 2007-2011: Award # 0653422
• NSF MRI: Award #1530874
• Ohio U Office of Vice President for Research and INPP : 2009-2011: (support for a postdoctoral researcher)
• JLab : 2016: Teaching buy-out (1/2), 2014: Sabbatical Salary Supplement (1/3), 2006-2009: Faculty bridge position (1/3)
• JSA : 2014: JLab Sabbatical/Research Leave Support Program.

• Within my research community
  • Chair of the DNP Education Committee October 2024- Present. Member at Large June 2023 - September 2024.
  • Co-convenor of the Working Group 5:Spin and 3D structure of the DIS2024 conference.
  • Member at large of the Eastern Great Lake Section APS Honor and Awards commitee. June 2020 - June 2022.
  • Member at large of the DNP Dissertation Award Committee (June 2021 to August 2022). For information about the prize go there
  • Member at large of the executive commitee of the Division of Nuclear Physics of the APS , 2019-2021.
  • Chair of the JLab User Organization . (chair line participation from June 2016 to June 2020, chair in 2018-2019)
  • Chair of the 2018 Photonuclear reactions Gordon research conference. (vice-chair in 2016).
  • Member at large of the program commitee of Division of Nuclear Physics pf the APS , 2017-2019.
  • Member of the executive committee of the Ohio-Region Section of the American Physics Society. (February 2015- April 2018)
  • Member of the 2015 Commitee of Visitor of the Physics Division of NSF Report (Winter 15)
  • Chair of the Hall A/Jefferson Lab coordinating committee (Secretary the first year (2012-2013), chair the second (2013-2014) .
  • Chair The Jefferson Lab/Hall C steering committee (the group of users of the Hall C facility in Jefferson Lab). regular member in 2007 and chair in 2008.
• Within Ohio University
  • Undergraduate Chair for the Physics and Astronomy Department, Fall 2024-Present, (programs)
  • Senator of the Faculty senate (2022-2024), on leave AY 23-24.
  • Director of the Institute of Nuclear and Particle Physics (INPP) July 2020 to 2026, on leave AY 23-24.
  • Member of the Council for Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity , F21-F24, on leave AY 23-24.
  • Chair of the Inclusion and Equity Commitee of the Physics and Astronomy department, F2019-F23, ( web site ).
  • Member of the Physics and Astronomy department advisory commitee, F2019-Present
  • Member at large of the Ohio University Research Committee (OURC), S2019-Sp2021 web site
• Student mentoring and outreach
  • Academic advisor (Fall 2017-present): Each year, I advise about 10 undergraduate students majoring within the Physics and Astronomy department. Useful documents
  • 2015:2022: Faculty advisor for the Women in Physics and Astronomy group of the Ohio University Physics and Astronomy Department. (2006-2013: co-mentor)
  • Facilitator for the physics workshop of the Ohio U. TechSavvy 2019 and three other times. Audience: girls in grades 6-9.
  • Web forum host for the "Adopt a Physicist" Fall 18 and 4 other times. session.
  • 2010-2013: member of the undergraduate scholarship committee of Physics and Astronomy department at OU (chair since 2011): the departemental web page . Also . this page lists other source of scholarship award and organizations offering (payed) summer internships.
  • 2010, 2011 and 2012: guest speaker at the Women In Science and Engineering event at Ohio University.
  • 2009 and 2012: Mentor in the Ohio University Women Center mentoring program.
• For previous synergistic activities, please read my vitae.

Here is a short statement of my philosophy of teaching. I have a special interest in teaching advanced labs .

The following list gives the classes I taught since I joined OU:

• First-year Learning Community Seminar (UC1900-Physics): F22 and 4 other times since 2018, ( Fall 22 syllabus ).
• First year Physics seminar (PHYS1900): F24, ( Fall 24 syllabus ).
• SCALE-UP: Calculus based Introductory physic (PHYS-2051)s: F13.
• Introductory physics calculus based (2nd quarter) (PHYS-252:); W11 and 3 other times since 2007, (Winter 2011 syllabus).
• Introduction to Modern Physics (PHYS-2053): Sp21 and 3 other times since 2018, ( Spring 2021 syllabus ).
• Undergraduate Electronic lab (PHYS-2701): Sp17 and 3 other times since 2011, (Spring 2017 syllabus) .
• Advanced undergraduate laboratory - atomic physics (PHYS-3701): F24 and 12 other times since 2006,( Fall 2024 syllabus ).
• Advanced undergraduate laboratory - nuclear physics (PHYS-3702): Sp23 and Sp22, ( Spring 2023 syllabus ).
• Graduate Nuclear Laboratory (PHYS6751): F22, ( Fall 22 syllabus ).
• Particles and Nuclei, advanced graduate class (PHYS-7502): F15 and 4 other times since 2008, (Fall 2015 syllabus) .
• Research Seminar for the Institute of Nuclear and Particle Physics (PHYS-897A): F24 and 7 other times since 2007.
• For a more complete list of teaching experience please refer to my vitae.

• 08-22: Photo-nuclear Reactions 2022 Gordon Conference: "New Measurements of GPDs: Results from Hall A, CLAS12 and COMPASS"
• 07-22:APCTP Focus Program in Nuclear Physics 2022:Hadron Physics Opportunities with JLab Energy and Luminosity Upgrade. "Studies of exclusive processes at JLab Hall-A/C"f
• 06-22: Deeply Virtual Compton Scattering Cross Section at High Bjorken x _B , F. Georges et al. (Jefferson Lab Hall A Collaboration) Phys. Rev. Lett. 128, 252002 –2022, here
• 04-22: Deep Exclusive Electroproduction of π0 at High Q2 in the Quark Valence Regime, seminar presentation for the Center for Nuclear Femtography, slides
• 11-21: Deep Exclusive Electroproduction of π0 at High Q2 in the Quark Valence Regime, M. Dlamini et al. (Jefferson Lab Hall A Collaboration) Phys.Rev.Lett. 127 (2021) 15, 152301, here
• 01-20: Deeply virtual Compton scattering off the neutron, M. Benali and the Hall A DVCS collaboration, Nature Physics, January 2020, here
• 08-19: JLab Hall A DVCS measurements , Invited talk HIX2019, Kolympari, Greece, slides
• 07-19: Experimental study of generalised parton distributions , Invited talk at INPC2019, Glasgow, UK. slides
• 06-18: Pion and eta production at JLab with 6 and 12 GeV Invited talk at the Next-generation GPD studies with exclusive meson production at the EIC. slides , workshop webpage .
• 05-18: Precision measurement of the weak charge of the proton Nature 557, 207-211. here
• 04-18: A Glimpse of Gluons through Deeply Virtual Compton Scattering on the Proton invited talk at the April APS meeting, Columbus OH. slides