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 Physics Vitae

Name:

Richard G. Hills

Department/Program:

Physics

Status:

Adjunct

 
Education

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

Degree Concentration/emphasis

Ph.D. Physics/Solid State

Institution

University of Utah

Year Earned

1965

Certifications/licenses you currently hold:

 
Teaching Experience

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

38 years

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

38 years

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

Ongoing development of in-class activities in astronomy in the form of collaborative quizzes.


Research, Scholarship, Creative Activities

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

Ongoing development of laboratory experiments involving measuring magnetic fields, specific heat of lead, and the ideal gas law.

 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)

Worked with middle school teachers with Project Astro developed by the Clark Foundation.
 

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