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 Physics Vitae

Name:

J. Ronald Galli

Department/Program:

Physics Department

Status:

Full-time contract

 
Education

Your highest degree earned, its concentration/emphasis, institution, year earned:

Degree Concentration/emphasis

Ph.D. Physics/Math/Metallurgy 

Institution

University of Utah

Year Earned

1963

Certifications/licenses you currently hold:

 
Teaching Experience

How many years you have been teaching at Weber State University:

39 years

Your total years of teaching (including those at Weber State University):

46 years

From 1997–2003, what are examples of your most significant teaching developments, innovations, etc.

As Dean, teaching has been limited to one course per semester. New demonstrations and improvements to existing demonstrations continue. The most significant is the Mechanical Twisting Cat (see below).


Research, Scholarship, Creative Activities

From 1997–2003, what are examples of your most significant research, scholarship, or creative activities?

∙Invited to present at the AAPT Demonstration Show (~1000 attendees). Boise, Idaho, August 2002
∙Paper presented (AAPT, Boise, Idaho, August 2002) on Improvements to the Mechanical Twisting Cat.

 Public Service

 From 1997-2003, what are examples of your most significant professionally related service to the community (member/officer in professional organizations, consultant, presentations/speeches, etc)

Dean, College of Science, W.S.U.
Several presentations given to various community groups.
 

Chair of Accreditation Steering Committee:   Ryan Thomas, 626-7931