University physics professor

Frank H.

I focus on working with students, at high school and university level, who are highly motivated and working to go above and beyond, such as for individual research projects, national or international science competitions, and other challenging individual study or research efforts, typically in an ongoing relationship. Generally I am not inclined to tutor focused on a near term goal of raising a specific course grade, performance on a specific upcoming exam, or other more or less immediate remedial pursuit.

I have taught and done research in physics for decades, working on black hole properties, astronomical observations, aerospace applications such as launch vehicles and satellites, and a variety of other multidisciplinary areas. Over the years, I have worked at or with major corporate labs, national labs, and universities, supervising graduate students and junior researchers and teaching at the graduate and undergraduate level. For the past decade I have focused on teaching, in the fall and spring terms, the core university undergraduate calculus-based physics courses, classical mechanics, electricity and magnetism, and modern physics (relativity and quantum mechanics). In my classes I place heavy emphasis on data analysis and visualization of laboratory data, using MATLAB, which I have been using since its inception. I am currently working on a handbook for MATLAB-based data analysis, numerical computation, and visualization of physics concepts and laboratory data. Recently, I have been incorporating AI actively in the curriculum and researching the role of AI in the educational process as well as its impact on future careers of student.