Apr 13, 2019
Holograms: The Boundary Between Geometric & Wave Optics. We will use the geometric definitions of conic sections to explore the properties of concave, convex, and hyperbolic mirrors and then use this to demonstrate how holography takes advantage of wave interference in order to construct what is essentially a geometric phenomenon.
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Talks & Publications
Oct 14, 2017
Conservation of Intellectual Momentum: Staying connected to the field of physics even if your job doesn’t make you. My four years of studying physics in undergrad had opened my mind to a way of thinking I had grown to love and didn’t want to give up. Would teaching provide the same intellectual stimulation I had enjoyed in college?
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Talks & Publications
Apr 16, 2016
Talk given at the Spring Meeting of the Indiana Section of AAPT in April, 2016.
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Talks & Publications