Research Projects

I'm looking for students to work with me on a number of projects I'm either already pursuing or will begin to work on if a student expresses interest. They generally involve computers, but I have some work suitable for students interested in physics education or the history and philosophy of physics as well.

Generally, I want students who are curious about the specific questions each project studies -- the fun here is in wondering about something and trying to get some real answers. But amidst all the cool stuff, physics is hard work, and sometimes tedious work. So I also want my students to appreciate that I may have to teach them a lot of pedestrian, basic skills before they can begin to seriously play around with these projects.

So here's what I'm currently interested in. Check them out, and get in touch with me if you have any questions.

• Ongoing Projects: Developing a computer model used for atmospheric physics; Exploring how randomness arises in physical theories.
• Ideas for Future Research: Chaos in mesoscopic Josephson junction arrays; Dynamics on a random/discrete spacetime; Statistical inference and marginal effect sizes; How creationism affects physics education.

If you have an idea of your own, and you think it might fit in well with my interests and expertise, don't hesitate to come talk to me and propose it. I'd be interested looking at just about anything I can put on the computer and simulate...