Dr. Dennis E. Kuhl
Rickey Associate Professor
Department Chair
(740) 376-4482
dennis.kuhl@marietta.edu
BART 171b
Degrees: Ph.D. (Michigan State, 1996), M.S. (Michigan State), B.A. (Wooster)
Originally from Canton, Ohio, Dr. Kuhl went to graduate school at Michigan State University where he did research in Surface Physics and was active in a student science outreach group called Science Theatre. After completing his Ph.D. in 1996, he took a postdoctoral appointment with the Center for Science and Mathematics Teaching at Tufts University. He worked with Ronald Thornton, an international leader in the field of Physics Education Research, and studied the use of computer data acquisition to aid student learning of physics concepts. After that he became a faculty member at Bridgewater State College in Massachusetts, where he also ran workshops for in-service science teachers. Dr. Kuhl started at Marietta College in the Fall of 2002. His research interests involve the study of thin metal films and the interactions between gases and metal surfaces.
Dr. Craig Howald
Assistant Professor
(740) 376-4872
craig.howald@marietta.edu
BART 171a
Degrees: Ph.D. in Physics (Stanford, 2004), B.S. (Carleton College)
Dr. Howald holds a doctorate from Stanford University in California and a bachelor's degree from Carleton College in Minnesota. He was named to Phi Beta Kappa, and he published six articles as a graduate student. He also served as a teaching assistant and laboratory instructor at Stanford.
Working with student assistants, he has constructed a research laboratory at Marietta College for the purpose of studying and characterizing scannining tunneling microscopes. He is particularly interested in researching design improvements.
Dr. Cavendish Q. McKay
Assistant Professor
(740) 376-4871
cavendish.mckay@marietta.edu
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Degrees: Ph.D. in Physics (Wisconsin, 2005), B.S. (Brigham Young)
Dr. McKay is a computational physicist. He started at Marietta College in Fall 2006 after spending a year at the University of New England. Working with a student, he has built a parallel computing cluster for use in studying physical problems that lend themselves to computational approaches. Recent projects include studies of ocean system dynamics and the dynamics of a hanging chain.
Mr. Andrew Grimm
Visiting Assistant Professor
(740) 376-4589
andy.grimm@marietta.edu
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Degrees: M.S. in Astronautical Engineering (Illinois), B.S. in Mechanical Engineering (West Virginia)
Mr. Grimm is currently the proprieter of Grimm's Geen Acres, an orchard. He joins us for one year as a visiting professor in physics and mathematics. He is retired from a career as an air force officer, and from a separate career as a professor of physics, mathematics, and engineering at WVU-Parkersburg.
Dr. G. Whitmore Hancock
Emeritus Professor
(740) 376-4825
hancockw@marietta.edu
BART 171c
