Adjunct
Professor 
I received a B.A. in Physics and Mathematics from a small liberal
arts college in Minnesota, and completed a Ph.D. in Physics at
Indiana
University in the summer of 2004. I came to Marquette after a
year of teaching at Carleton College in Minnesota.
My research efforts are directed towards understanding and testing
fundamental symmetries in nature. My primary focus is on
Lorentz symmetry, which is the underlying principle behind Einstein's
Special Relativity. The goal of this work is to test the range
of validity of Special Relativity and to look for new physics
beyond our current theories.
Much of my attention has been directed towards studies of relativity
in electrodynamics and in neutrinos. In electrodynamics, I was
able to place
very stringent constraints on possible deviations of Special Relativity
by studying the properties of light that has propagated over cosmological
distances. Other results in electrodynamics have helped spur a
number of modern-day versions of the classic Michelson-Morley
experiment.
Teaching Fields
- General Physics
- Physics Major Courses
Office
Location & Contact
Office
Hours
Teaching
Schedule
- PHYS 002-1001 MWThF 9-10
- PHYS 002-1002 MWThF 10-11
