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Professor
Union College (Nebraska)• July 2003 - May 2020
Taught all physics and astronomy courses. Additional duties and committee assignments include: • Campus Technology Committee Chair (2012-2015) • Faculty Instructional Technology Subcommittee (2004-2015) • Course Management System (Moodle) Administrator (2004-2010) • Technology Planning Team Member (2010-2011) • Computer Coordinating Committee Member (2008-2011) • Data Team Member (2018-2020) • Faculty Senate Chair (2007-2008, 2012-2013) • Faculty Representative on Union College Finance and Development Committee (2014-2019) • Faculty Representative on Union College Master Planning and Facilities Committee (2008-2014) • Committee of the Professoriate Member (2007-2011, 2015-2018) • Faculty Senate Parliamentarian (2005-2007, 2017-2018) • Academic Integrity Committee (2016-2019, chair 2017-2019) • Physics Advisor (2003-2020) • Pre-Radiation Technology Advisor (2003-2020) • Pre-Med Advisor (2008-2020) • Pre-Dental Advisor (2003-2020) • Biomedical Science Advisor (2013-2020) • Pre-Health Professions Club Sponsor (2013-2020) • Science Club Sponsor (2003-2013)
Professor
Pacific Union College• July 1995 - June 2003
Taught physics, astronomy, geology, and engineering courses. Additional duties and committee assignments included: • Technology Committee Chair (1997-2003) • OnLine Advising Task Force (2001) • Faculty Reporter for meetings of the Board of Trustees (1999-2001) • Retention Task Force (2001) • Assessment Task Force (2000) • Summer Session Committee (2001-2002) • Pre-Dental Advisor (1996-2003) • Pre-Professional Advising Committee (1996-2003) • Senior Class Sponsor (2000, 2003)
Education
Washington State University
Physics, PhD• August 1988 - August 1995
PhD Thesis: Interactions of UV Excimer Laser Radiation with Dielectric Materials MS Project: Transmission of 300-500 nm light through Z-cut sapphire shocked beyond its elastic limit
Loma Linda University
Physics, BS• June 1984 - June 1988