Curriculum
Vitae
Guy Vandegrift, Ph. D., Assistant
Professor of Physics
Wright State University Lake Campus, 7600 State Route 703,
Celina, OH 45822
<guy.vandegrift@wright.edu>
EDUCATION
(degrees,
granting institutions, dates)
·
A.B. (Physics) 1974, University of California at Berkeley
Distinction in General Scholarship (Sep 1970 - Jun 1974)
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Ph.D. (Physics) 1982, University of
California at Berkeley (Sep 1976 - Jun 1982)
Courses taken after receiving
doctorate:
·
Two exams for the Actuarial Society
of America (Spring 1993) Exam 100 Calculus, and Exam 110 Statistics
·
STA 661 Advanced Statistics for Behavorial
Research (4 credits with lab) University of North Carolina at Greensboro (Fall
1993)
MA 330 Concepts in Geometry (Independent Study 3 credits by challange)
Purdue University North Central (Spring 2006)
·
Education
Courses at Purdue University Calumet
o
EDCI 355 Teaching and Learning in the K-12 Classroom (3 credits
– Spring 2005)
o
EDCI 309 Reading in Middle and Secondary Schools (3 credits –
Summer 2005)
o
EDCI 344 Strategies of Mathematics Instruction in Senior High,
Junior High & Middle School (3 credits – Fall 2005)
o
EDPS 370 Teaching Students with Diverse Needs in K-12 Class (3
credits – Fall 2005)
Research interests: Plasma Physics, Acoustics, Classical and Quantum Mechanics,
Relativity, and now Amateur Boatbuilding.
·
Have refereed 8 manuscripts
submitted to the American Journal of Physics. Physics Teacher,
and Physics Essays.
Courses taught
·
Graduate
Physics: Classical and Quantum Mechanics,
Electrodynamics, General Relativity
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Undergraduate
Physics: Introductory Physics, Waves,
Electromagnetism, Mathematical Physics, Modern Physics
·
College
Science: Algebra-based Physics, World
Geography, Physical Science, Introductory Astronomy, Pre-service science
education
·
College
Mathematics: Quantitative Reasoning,
Pre-Calculus, Algebra, Introductory Statistics, Finite Mathematics
·
High
School Mathematics: College Algebra
Teaching interests: Education Reform, Cooperative Learning, Science Fairs,
Science and Boatbuilding Clubs
·
Fluent in Russian
·
Play the viola
Non-academic Appointments
* Research Specialist, Department of Applied Physics and
Electrical Engineering, Columbia University, New York City | December 1984 –
November 1985
* Visiting Scientist to Soviet Union, National Academy of Sciences, Washington,
D.C. | February 1984 – November 1984
* Research Specialist Associate, Physics Department, University of California
at Irvine | June 1982 – December 1984
Consulting
* ALWEK and UVERG
Corporations (Berkeley, Califormia: 1987-1989) Helped
design pulsed plasma discharges to produce high intensity UV lamps. MHD stability, electronics for high power pulsed circuit,
intensity measurements for application to water purification.
* Piezo Crystal Company (Carlisle, Pennsylvania:
1988) Consulted on strength forces on nickel electrode
in strong magnetic field.
Academic Appointments
Assistant Professor of Physics, Dickinson College Carlisle, Pennsylvania 17013 [phone (717) 243-5121] January 1987 –
June 1991
o Taught Introductory Physics, Mathematical Physics,
Electrodynamics, Astronomy, and Waves
o Participated in the development of Workshop Physics under the leadership of
Priscilla Laws.
o Science Fair Judge (for the annual regional fair)
o Supervised student research for 13 undergraduate students and one high school
o Received external funding for the Dickinson Plasma Lab (Research Corporation
– $5,780, and Whitaker Foundation – $11,809 and $8,000)
Physics Lecturer, University of North Carolina, Greensboro, Greensboro, NC 27402 [phone (336) 334-5000] August 1991 –
June 1995
o Taught Astronomy and Physical Science for non-science
majors, Electromagnetism and Quantum Mechanics for physics majors, to Classical
Dynamics, Electromagnetism, and General Relativity for physics graduate
students.
o Thesis Advisor for 4 Master Degree dissertations: ‘Noise in Optical Fiber
Signal Propagation’, the ‘Helmholtz Air Resonance’, ‘Gravity Waves in a
Two-Fluid System’, and ‘Charge Exchange Scattering’.
o Visiting professor at Bennet
College (with Gerald Meisner, for the purpose of
introducing Workshop Physics).
o Community outreach: Six guest lectures
to local ; judge for the annual Physics Olympiad
Assistant Professor of Physics, University of Texas at El
Paso
TX 79968 [phone (915) 747-5000]
August 1995 – June 1999
o Taught Modern and Introductory Physics, Astronomy, and
Physical Science for elementary education majors.
o External funding (with Sally Blake as Principle Investigator): Eisenhower
Agency, "Sixth Grade Physical Science Enhancement and Mathematics
Integration" ; $73,000; Texas Education Service Center Region 19 – $8,963
o Internal Funding for Middle School Science Clubs: Region 19 Service Center –
$1,500; Faculty Senate Research Committee – $3,026.
o Conducted approximately 60 school visits in effort
to explore Science Education in local schools. Activities included observation,
guest lectures, recruitment for the Box Cello science club, and support of
university outreach efforts.
o Conferences and Presentations:
o Invited talk, "Stick and Wineglass Demonstration", National meeting
of the American Association of Physics Teachers, New Orleans (January 1998)
o Two contributed talks for the Texas Section of the Fall Meeting of the
"Association of Physics Teacher’s Conference" in El Paso (15-17
October 1998). Also served as chair of one session.
o Contributed poster (with A. Larabee and A. Dean) to
Project Kaleidoscope Physics Workshop, University of Nebraska, Lincoln
(September 26-28, 1997)
o Contributed talk at the "Fourth International Seminar —From
Misconceptions to Constructed Understanding", Cornell University
Department of Education, Ithaca, New York (June13-15, 1997)
o Attended "Third Annual Meeting of the Regional Collaborative for
Excellence in Science Teaching" at Austin, Texas, (July 17-19, 1997)
o Attended 44th Annual Conference for the Advancement of Mathematics Teaching (CAMPT) Houston, Texas, (July30 – August1, 1997).
o Attended "Cloudcroft Workshop on Cooperative
Learning", Cloudcroft, New Mexico (August 12-16, 1996)
o Attended the "Association of Physics Teacher’s Conference" at
Arlington, Texas (October 10-11, 1996).
Assistant Professor of Physics, Purdue University North
Central
Westville, Indiana 46391-9528 [phone
(219) 785-5200] August 1999 – Spring 2006
·
Coordinator for Astronomy and
Geography courses. Wrote laboratory manual for second-semester physics. Served
as Chairman of Judges for Northwestern Indiana Science and Engineering Fair 2002,
2003, 2004, 2005. Conducted 22 School Visits to local-area schools. Initiated a
boatbuilding and sailing club. Engaged four PNC students in other research
activities.
·
Conference presentations:
o
CLUME Workshop on Cooperative Learning at Notre Dame University:
"The use of cooperative groups entirely replace lectures" (April 8-9,
2000)
o
Quantum Mind Conference at Tucson,
Arizona: Bell’s theorem and the Quantum Maze. (March 16-20, 2003)
o
Internal funding: Purdue Research
Foundation Grant– $5,000 to study General Relativity
Visiting Professor of Mathematics, Valparaiso University Valparaiso, Indiana 46383-6493
[phone (219) 464-5195] August 2006 – August 2007.
·
Taught pre-calculus, finite
mathematics, a project/group oriented course in
quantitative reasoning, and a co-taught a mathematical topics course for local
high school students.
·
Formed boat design club with Engineering students.
·
Volunteered to coach high school
students for SAT tests
Assistant
Professor of Physics, WSU-L
(Wright State University Lake
Campus): August 2007 – present
TEACHING
(WSU-L)
Courses
Taught
MTH 130 Precalculus
(Credits: 5)[Taught 1 time]
PHY 111 Principles of Physics (Credits: 4) With PHY 101 Principles of Physics Lab (Credits: 1) [Taught 1
time]
PHY 112 Principles of Physics (Credits: 4) With PHY 102 Principles of Physics Lab (Credits: 1) [Taught
twice as independent studies]
PHY 113 Principles of Physics (Credits: 4) With PHY 103 Principles of Physics Lab (Credits: 1) [Taught
twice as independent studies]
PHY
105 Sounds and Colors (Credits: 3) With PHY 115
Sounds and Colors Laboratory (Credits: 1) [Taught 1 time]
PHY 106 Planetary Astronomy (Credits: 3) With PHY 116 Planetary Astronomy Laboratory (Credits: 1) [Taught
3 times]
PHY 107 Stars, Galaxies,and The Cosmos (Credits: 3) With PHY
117 Stars, Galaxies and Cosmos Lab (Credits: 1) [Taught 1 time]
PHY 245 Concepts in Physics (Credits: 4.5) [Taught 2
times]
PHY 246 Concepts and Applications in Physics I (Credits:
4.5) [Taught 2 times]
PHY 346 Concepts and Applications in Physics II
(Credits: 4.5) [Taught 1 times]
SM 144 Foundations in Physical Science
(Credits: 4.5) [Taught x time]
STT 160 Statistical Concepts (Credits: 5) [Taught 2
times]
Independent
Studies Supervised (WSU-L)
·
Andrea Stammen [Phy 112, 102, 113, 103] Winter 2007 and Spring 2008
·
Victoria
Shelby [STT 160 – though was enrolled in the regular
class]
·
Amanda
Spray [Phy 112, 102,
113, 103] Winter 2008 and Spring 2009
·
Amanda
Harting [Phy 246]
·
Stacey
Jones [Phy 107, 117] Spring 2009
Course Development
·
PHY 105, 106, 107: Assembled materials and labs for teaching on
Lake Campus
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STT160
(2008) Established Excel as the computational language.
SCHOLARSHIP
(WSU-L)
·
Vandegrift, G.. 2008. "The River Needs a Cork", The Physics
Teacher 46 (7):440
·
Reviewed
article for publication in Physics Teacher: "Spin-up, the Ekman Layer, and Why Tea Leaves go to the Center of the
Cup" (2007)
·
Collaborative
Research Efforts with Lake-Campus Professors
o
C.
Ciampaglio: brachiopod shapes, bonebeds,
chromatic aberration, barge construction
o
M.
Cubberley: student spectroscopy lab
o
K.
Bupp: barge stability calculations, introducing
complex algebra
o
J.
Cavanaugh: reviewed manuscript for probit statistical
analysis.
SERVICE (WSU-L)
Lake Campus Committee Memberships
·
Budget and Long Range Planning
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Honors
Guest
Lectures
·
November
7, 2007: Astronomy- Junior Scholar’s Talk (Lake Campus)
·
March
11, 2009 The Physics of Music - MI Ready students at the School of Multiple
Intelligences (Lima Senior H.S./Sue White and 20
students)
Lake
and Main Campus Activities
Science &
Math Education Council meetings attended (Dayton Campus)
·
October
15, 2007
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October
19, 2007
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May,
16, 2008
Boatbuilding:
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Starting
in Fall 2009, the classroom has been open to an
informal boatbuilding club. Dozens of
students have participated. Activities include:
o
the construction of a small dory for
attachment to a sailing dinghy
o
three
wading barges for geological expeditions
o
experiments
on Styrofoam absorption by water
o
experiments
on increased weather-helm upon heeling a barge versus a sharpie
o
experiments
on glue strength
Other activities:
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August,
2007 Purchase of $4,300 for Physics
Equipment
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August
26, 2007: Served at Economic Tent Governor’s Race in Celina
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November
16, 2007 Helped with Open House on Lake
Campus
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May
16, 2008 Judge for Junior Scholastic Bowl
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June
26, 2008 met Prof. Newhouse at Rhodes regarding acquisition of 3-D laser
scanner
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Thursday,
April 24, 2008: Helped with Open House
on Lake Campus
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March
2009: Made Flowcharts Early and Middle Childhood Program for Paula Bryant
(3/5/09)
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January
23, 2009 Library Focus Group meeting
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Spring
2009 Collaborated with Greg Schumm on Physics Dual
Enrollment
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April
10, 2009 Attended meeting to discuss Engineering 101 on Lake Campus (w/ Nathan
W. Klingbeil)