LTC-MARK-HASEMAN

LTC Mark R. Haseman

Assistant Professor

Deputy Core Program Director

Physics and Nuclear Engineering

mark.haseman [at] westpoint.edu

LTC Mark Haseman is in his second tour as an instructor with the Department of Physics and Nuclear Engineering.  He graduated from the United States Military Academy in 2005 with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Physics.  He commissioned as an Engineer Officer and served as a platoon leader and company executive officer with the 27th Engineer Battalion (Combat)(Airborne) at Fort Bragg, NC.  Following the Engineer Captain’s Career Course, he served as the company commander for the combat engineer company in the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division at Fort Riley, KS. Following his first rotation as an instructor at USMA, he became a Functional Area 52 Officer and served as a member of the Nuclear Weapons Effects Analysis team, J5N9, for USSTRATCOM at Offutt AFB, NE. LTC Haseman has two Master of Science Degrees (Engineering Management, and Physics), and a Doctor of Philosophy Degree in Physics. His research interests include nuclear and particle physics, and directed energy (high energy lasers).

LTC Haseman’s deployment history includes Afghanistan (03/2006 – 04/2007) as a combat engineer platoon leader with the 27th EN BN (C)(A), and Iraq (12/2009 – 6/2010) as the Brigade Engineer for 4th IBCT, 1st ID.

LTC Haseman is originally from Laguna Niguel, CA.  He has been married to Heather since 2007 and has 7 kids: Mylique (21), Zayvion (18), Sophia (15), Shane (15), Madelyn (14), Hadley (11), Luke (8).  He resides in Chester, NY.  His outside interests include working on cars, wrangling children, traveling, and exploring new places.

Ph.D. in Physics - Colorado School of Mines

M.S. in Physics - Naval Postgraduate School

M.S. in Engineering Management - Missouri University of Science and Technology

B.S. in Physics - U.S. Military Academy

Research Interests

High Energy Lasers, Directed Energy, Nuclear Physics, Fission, Nuclear Weapons Effects

Selected Publications

Haseman, M.R. (2023). Study of spontaneous (Cf-252) and neutron-induced (U-235,8) non-binary fission using the fission time projection chamber (Doctoral Dissertation). Colorado School of Mines.