Faculty & Staff

I teach all branches of Physics to students from the introductory level through the senior level at Ithaca College.  My hope is to increase students' understanding of Physics but also to increase their critical and analytical thinking skills while fostering a love of Physics and a sense of wonder about the natural world.

My research is in solid state physics.  I have spent many years studying superconductivity.  The phenomenon of superconductivity is so unusual and counter-intuitive that it never ceases to amaze me.  See the movies we've made about superconducting MagLev trains.  I also work on other aspects of solid state physics, most recently with semiconductors for neuromorphic computing.

I also go to local schools with an outreach program called "Temperature and Heat" to discuss the effects of high and low temperatures on different materials, and the how energy flows from hot to cold objects.

I teach and have taught a variety of courses in the Physics department.  I enjoy teaching all levels: from introductory courses for non-majors, introductory courses for majors, all the way to senior-level selected topics courses for majors.  My passion (and the reason I became a Physics major myself) is for experimental Physics, and I have taught several of the advanced laboratory courses.  Throughout my teaching, I emphasize analytical and critical thinking skills and problem-solving skills in a collaborative environment.

Below is the list of courses I teach or have taught at Ithaca College.  If anyone is interested in the courses below (for syllabi, course materials, etc.), please contact me via email.

• PHYS 10200: Introduction to Physics II
• PHYS 11400: Introduction to Experimental Physics
• PHYS 11700: Principles of Physics I: Mechanics
• PHYS 16000: Physics of Sound
• PHYS 21000: Intermediate Math Skills for Physics
• PHYS 21700: Principles of Physics III: Waves, Optics, and Thermodynamics
• PHYS 23200: Honors Intermediate Seminar: Relativity and Quantum Physics in Society
• PHYS 26000: Intermediate Physics Laboratory
• PHYS 31100: Analytical Mechanics
• PHYS 32000: Thermodynamics
• PHYS 36000: Advanced Physics Laboratory
• PHYS 42100: Quantum Mechanics
• PHYS 42200: Advanced Quantum Mechanics
• PHYS 45100: Advanced Physics Laboratory II
• PHYS 47003: Selected Topics in Physics: Solid State Physics
• PHYS 49500: Senior Projects
• PHYS 49700: Senior Thesis I
• PHYS 49800: Senior Thesis II