C.V. 📄

Andrew James Steinmetz, Ph.D.

• Email: ajsteinmetz@arizona.edu
• Faculty Page: https://w3.physics.arizona.edu/person/andrew-steinmetz
• Website: https://ajsteinmetz.github.io/
• ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5474-2649

Employment and Positions

Position	Department	Institution	Dates
Global Professor	Department of Physics	The University of Arizona	Nov. 2023 – Present
Global Professor	Arizona College of Technology	Hebei University of Technology	Feb. 2024 – Present
Adjunct Faculty	Physics & Astronomy Department	Pima Community College	June 2020 – Dec. 2023
Graduate Teaching Assistant	Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry	The University of Arizona	Aug. 2019 – May 2023
Graduate Teaching & Research Assistant	Department of Physics	The University of Arizona	Jan. 2015 – May 2020

Education

Degree	Field	Institution	Dates
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)	Physics	The University of Arizona	2015 – 2023
Bachelor of Science (B.S.)	Physics	The University of Arizona	2009 – 2014
Bachelor of Science (B.S.)	Chemical Engineering	The University of Arizona	2009 – 2014

Research Interests

Advancing relativistic spin dynamics and anomalous magnetic dipole moments within quantum and classical frameworks. Researching the role of matter-antimatter interactions in cosmic magnetism. Developing novel asymptotic expansions for Fermi-Dirac integrals in extreme conditions, contributing to statistical mechanics in astrophysics, quark-gluon plasma, and cosmology.

Additional interests include analyzing the dynamics of charged particles with magnetic moments in electromagnetic fields and investigating radiation reaction. Integrating theoretical analysis with computational modeling to advance understanding of quantum systems and cosmological phenomena.

Dissertation

• Title: Modern Topics in Relativistic Spin Dynamics and Magnetism
• Committee: Dr. Johann Rafelski (Chair), Dr. Shufang Su (Member), Dr. John Rutherfoord (Member), Dr. Stefan Meinel (Member), Dr. Sean Fleming (Member)
• HDL: http://hdl.handle.net/10150/670301
• Presentation: 10.13140/RG.2.2.24323.27689

Journal Publications

1. Steinmetz, A., Rafelski, J. “Short Note on Spin Magnetization in QGP.” In press EPJ ST (2025). 10.48550/arXiv.2502.05052
2. Birrell, J., Formanek, M., Steinmetz, A., Yang, C. T., Rafelski, J. “Fermi-Dirac Integrals in Degenerate Regimes: Novel Asymptotic Expansion.” Int J Theor Phys 63, 163 (2024). 10.1007/s10773-024-05695-8
3. Rafelski, J., Steinmetz, A., Yang, C. T. “Dynamic fermion flavor mixing through transition dipole moments.” IJMPA 38.31 (2023): 2350163. 10.1142/S0217751X23501634
4. Steinmetz, A., Yang, C. T., Rafelski, J. “Matter-antimatter origin of cosmic magnetism.” Phys. Rev. D 108 (2023): 123522. 10.1103/PhysRevD.108.123522
5. Formanek, M., Steinmetz, A., Rafelski, J. “Motion of classical charged particles with magnetic moment in external plane-wave electromagnetic fields.” Phys. Rev. A 103.5 (2021): 052218. 10.1103/PhysRevA.103.052218
6. Formanek, M., Steinmetz, A., Rafelski, J. “Radiation reaction friction: Resistive material medium.” Phys. Rev. D 102.5 (2020): 056015. 10.1103/PhysRevD.102.056015
7. Formanek, M., Steinmetz, A., Rafelski, J. “Classical neutral point particle in linearly polarized EM plane wave field.” Plasma Phys. Control. Fusion 61.8 (2019): 084006. 10.1088/1361-6587/ab242e
8. Steinmetz, A., Formanek, M., Rafelski, J. “Magnetic dipole moment in relativistic quantum mechanics.” Eur. Phys. J. A 55, 40 (2019). 10.1140/epja/i2019-12715-5
9. Formanek, M., Evans, S., Rafelski, J., Steinmetz, A., Yang, C. T. “Strong fields and neutral particle magnetic moment dynamics.” Plasma Phys. Control. Fusion 60.7 (2018). 10.1088/1361-6587/aac06a
10. Rafelski, J., Formanek, M., Steinmetz, A. “Relativistic dynamics of point magnetic moment.” Eur. Phys. J. C 78 (2018): 1-12. 10.1140/epjc/s10052-017-5493-2

Book Chapters and Review Articles

1. Rafelski, J., Birrell, J., Grayson, C., Steinmetz, A., Yang, C. T. “Quarks to Cosmos: Particles and Plasma in Cosmological evolution.” In press EPJ ST (2024). 10.48550/arXiv.2409.19031
2. Rafelski, J., Steinmetz, A., Yang, C. T. “Dynamic Flavor Mixing Through Transition Moments.” Harald Fritzsch Memorial Volume, pp. 269-284 (2024). 10.1142/9789811292279_0015
3. Rafelski, J., Birrell, J., Steinmetz, A., Yang, C.T. “A Short Survey of Matter-Antimatter Evolution in the Primordial Universe.” Universe 9.7 (2023): 309. 10.3390/universe9070309

Works in Progress or Under Review

1. Steinmetz, A., Evans, S., Formanek, M., Grayson, C., Labun, L., Price, W., Rafelski, J. “Strong fields in classical and quantum physics.” In preparation (2025). (First draft nearly complete)
2. Steinmetz, A., Rafelski, J. “Magnetized primordial heavy-quark plasma.” In preparation (2025). (Partial first draft)
3. Steinmetz, A., Yang, C. T., Rafelski, J. “Electromagnetic field forcing of dynamic CP-violation in lepton sector.” In preparation (2025). (Partial first draft)
4. Steinmetz, A., Evans, S. “Anomalous magnetic moment in the QCD vacuum.” In preparation (2025). (Partial first draft)

Invited Talks and Conference Presentations

1. Title: Primordial Cosmic Magnetism Event: SMT 30th Anniversary Steward Observatory Symposium. Location: The University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona. Date: September 22, 2023. 10.13140/RG.2.2.19213.24806
2. Title: Magnetism in the Cosmic Plasma Epoch Event: ELI-Beamlines Strong Fields Frontiers. Location: The Extreme Light Infrastructure ERIC, Prague, Czech Republic. Date: June 13, 2023. 10.13140/RG.2.2.32635.02087
3. Title: Magnetism in the Cosmic Plasma Epoch Event: Margaret Island Symposium on Particles and Plasmas. Location: Wigner Research Centre for Physics, Budapest, Hungary. Date: June 8, 2023. 10.13140/RG.2.2.29279.57762
4. Title: Relativistic Two-Body Quantum Mechanics Event: Grad Talk. Location: The University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona. Date: March 2017

Teaching Experience (as Instructor-of-Record)

Course #	Course Title	Delivery Method	# of Sections	# of Students	Institution	Semester
PHYS 371	Quantum Theory	In-person	1	Est. 70	UA/ACT	Spring 2025
PHYS 381	Methods in Exp. Physics I	In-person	2	Est. 70	UA/ACT	Spring 2025
PHYS 321	Theoretical Mechanics	In-person	2	139	UA/ACT	Fall 2024
PHYS 382	Methods in Exp. Physics II**	In-person	2	46	UA/ACT	Fall 2024
ENGR 498A	Senior Design/Capstone**	In-person	1	43	UA/ACT	Fall 2024
PHYS 240	Intro. Electricity & Magnetism	In-person	3	203	UA/ACT	Spring 2024
PHYS 381	Methods in Exp. Physics I**	In-person	2	50	UA/ACT	Spring 2024
AST 101IN	The Solar System	Online	2	40	PCC	Fall 2023
AST 101IN	The Solar System	Online	1	17	PCC	Spring 2023
PHY 122IN	Intro. Physics II	Virtual	1	26	PCC	Spring 2023
AST 101IN	The Solar System	Online	1	15	PCC	Fall 2022
PHYS 216IN	Intro. Electricity & Magnetism	In-person	1	18	PCC	Summer 2022
AST 101IN	The Solar System	Virtual	1	17	PCC	Fall 2021
PHY 122IN	Intro. Physics II	Virtual	1	28	PCC	Fall 2021
AST 101IN	The Solar System	Virtual	1	18	PCC	Spring 2021
AST 101IN	The Solar System	Virtual	1	24	PCC	Fall 2020
PHY 121IN	Intro. Physics I	Online	1	25	PCC	Fall 2020

** First time offered at this institution. Designed, developed, and delivered curriculum.

Key:

• UA: The University of Arizona
• ACT: Arizona College of Technology, Hebei University of Technology
• PCC: Pima Community College
• IN: Integrated Lecture and Laboratory

Academic Service

• Member, Department of Physics, University of Arizona, Faculty Search Committee, 2025
• Member, Department of Physics, University of Arizona, Faculty Search Committee, 2024
• Reviewer for Physical Review D, Modern Physics Letters A, MDPI Universe, and ICPMS 2025.

Public Outreach and Press

• World Scientific Publishing. (2025, January 9). World Scientific Publishing on LinkedIn: The International Journal of Modern Physics A (IJMPA) celebrates 40 Years… LinkedIn. https://www.linkedin.com/posts/world-scientific-publishing_the-international-journal-of-modern-physics-activity-7282999555967610880-SJ78
• Steinmetz, A. (2024, November 7). Proving that SU(2) is compact (and other group theory bits). Persistent Illusion. https://ajsteinmetz.github.io/mathematics/2024/11/07/su2-compactness.html
• Steinmetz, A. (2024, October 17). Einstein’s mass-energy and kinetic energy. Persistent Illusion. https://ajsteinmetz.github.io/physics/2024/10/17/kinetic-energy-coefficient.html
• Steinmetz, A. (2024, October 16). Can we ever detect the graviton? Persistent Illusion. https://ajsteinmetz.github.io/physics/2024/10/16/graviton-detector.html
• Kong, X. (2024, March 20) Professor Andrew Steinmetz of the University of Arizona Visited the Physics Demonstration and Exploration Laboratory. Physics Experiments at HEBUT, Hebei University of Technology.
• The University of Arizona, Department of Physics. (2024, January 26). Announcing Department of Physics new Faculty Member Prof. Andrew Steinmetz. UA Science Physics. https://w3.physics.arizona.edu/news/announcing-department-physics-new-faculty-member-prof-andrew-steinmetz
• The University of Arizona, Department of Physics. (2023, July 25). International Symposium on “Particles and Plasmas” and “Strong Fields.” UA Science Physics. https://w3.physics.arizona.edu/news/international-symposium-particles-and-plasmas-and-strong-fields
• Springer. (2018, January 29). Relativity matters: Two opposing views of the magnetic force reconciled. Phys.org. https://phys.org/news/2018-01-relativity-opposing-views-magnetic.html
  • Also published in: EPJ C Highlight, Springer Press, ScienceDaily, EuroPhysicsNews, EurekAlert!, Science Newsline, Sky Nightly, Space Daily.

Other Links and Websites

• GitHub: https://github.com/ajsteinmetz
• INSPIRE-HEP: https://inspirehep.net/authors/1796313
• Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=fJBK1GIAAAAJ
• arXiv: https://arxiv.org/a/steinmetz_a_1.html
• BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/ajsteinmetz.com
• Wikipedia Userpage: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:CosmologicalDefect
• AstroBin: https://www.astrobin.com/users/djinn/
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ajsteinmetz/

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