Brief Vita

• Director, Undergraduate Labs, University of Tennessee Department of Physics and Astronomy (2016-present)
• Research Assistant Professor, University of Tennessee Department of Physics and Astronomy (2012-2015)
• Instructor, University of Tennessee Department of Physics and Astronomy (2007-2008; 2012-2015)
• Postdoctoral Research Associate, (Xray Spectroscopy, Ultrafast Laser Spectroscopy) University of Tennessee with Norman Mannella (2008-2011)
• Postdoctoral Research Associate, (Piezoresistive Telesensors) University of Tennessee with Thomas Ferrell (2004-2007)
• Postdoctoral Research Associate, (Spin Opto-electronics) University of Louisville with Bruce Alphenaar (2001-2002)
• PhD, Physics, Vanderbilt University (2001)
• MS, Physics, Wake Forest University (1995)
• BA, Physics, Wake Forest University (1994)

Selected Honors

• UT Alumni Association Public Service Award (2025)
• Phi Beta Kappa
• Sigma Pi Sigma

Teaching

• Modern Physics Lab
• Teach Tennessee Commissioner’s Fellow Program, July 2012

Research Areas

• Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy; Raman Spectroscopy; Ultrafast Laser Spectroscopy;
• Photoluminescence Spectroscopy; X-Ray Absorption Spectroscopy; X-Ray Emission Spectroscopy; Atomic Force Microscopy; Sensor Development

Selected Publications

• Origins of Electronic Band Gap Reduction in Cr/N Codoped TiO₂ By: Cheney, C. Parks; Vilmercati, P.; Martin, E. W.; et al. Physical Review Letters 112 3 (2014).
• Electronic structure of Rh-based CuRh_0.9Mg_0.1O₂ oxide thermoelectrics By: Vilmercati, P.; Martin, E.; Cheney, C. Parks; et al. Physical Review B 87 12 (2013).
• Direct probe of the variability of Coulomb correlation in iron pnictide superconductors By: Vilmercati, P.; Cheney, C. Parks; Bondino, F.; et al. Physical Review B 85 23 (2012).
• Piezoresistive Microcantilevers-Based Cocaine Biosensors By: Srijanto, Bernadeta R.; Cheney, Christine P.; Hedden, David L.; et al. Sensor Letters 10 3-4 (2012).
• Enhanced Dopant Solubility and Visible-Light Absorption in Cr-N Codoped TiO₂ Nanoclusters By: Chiodi, Mirco; Cheney, Christine Parks; Vilmercati, Paolo; et al. Journal of Physical Chemistry C 116 1 (2012).
• Orbital symmetry of Ba(Fe1-xCox)(2)As-2 superconductors probed with x-ray absorption spectroscopy By: Cheney, C. Parks; Bondino, F.; Callcott, T. A.; et al. Physical Review B 81 10 (2010).
• In vivo wireless ethanol vapor detection in the Wistar rat By: Cheney, C. Parks; Srijanto, B.; Hedden, D. L.; et al. Sensors and Actuators B-Chemical 138 1 (2009).
• In vivo real-time ethanol vapor detection in the interstitial fluid of a Wistar rat using piezoresistive microcantilevers By: Cheney, C. Parks; Wig, A.; Farahi, R. H.; et al. Applied Physics Letters 90 1 (2007).
• Ethanol vapor detection in saline solution using piezoresistive microcantilevers By: Cheney, C. Parks; Wig, A.; Hedden, D. L.; et al. Review of Scientific Instruments 77 9 (2006).
• Vibrational dynamics of isolated hydrogen in germanium By: Cheney, CP; Budde, M; Lupke, G; et al. Physical Review B 65 3 (2002).
• Vibrational dynamics of bond-center hydrogen in crystalline silicon By: Budde, M; Cheney, CP; Lupke, G; et al. Physical Review B 63 19 (2001).
• Local vibrational modes of isolated hydrogen in germanium By: Budde, M; Nielsen, BB; Cheney, CP; et al. Physical Review Letters 85 14 (2000).
• Vibrational lifetime of bond-center hydrogen in crystalline silicon By: Budde, M.; Lupke, G.; Cheney, CP; et al. Physical Review Letters 85 7 (2000).