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For the final in my Environmental Science class the students were encouraged to do an innovation project with solar panels.  Maker space project all the way!  Of course, the catch here is that my students in the class (mostly) hadn’t had circuits classes in the past.  So not only were they designing and building, but…

Before I begin, I would like to congratulate our new president, Michael A.L. Balboni. I think he’s gonna be a good fit at Adelphi.  I’m looking forward to working with him!  I am sure all of us together will continue to make Adelphi one of the best universities in the world! But today, I wanna…

Dominick (Dom) Guadagno defended his physics departmental honors thesis on optical beating.  The guy derived the Lindblad Master Equation from scratch – that’s impressive.  Go Dom!  Dom has been doing research for me for four years and will be going to Binghamton next year where he will be working toward obtaining a Ph.D. in physics.…

I am so excited to announce that registration for Cosmic Pathways NYC 2026 is open. If you live near and work near New York City and you are excited about a fun day of physics, please register today and come to Adelphi University on November 7th 2026. This conference is geared to college students and…

I am a pretty live and let live guy on the highway.  Sure, I tend to go faster than I should.  But I am also a fairly defensive driver – by Long Island standards – which means I am an aggressive drive in Connecticut and THE DEVIL when I go home to Erie, PA.  HAHA! …

I don’t even know where to begin.  It is all so amazing.  A special thanks goes to my Environmental Science masters students:  Audrey, Chelsea, Hazy, Kit, Jose, Ryan, and Sheza! The quotes from the night were unreal: Faculty!  Do you want to teach a crowd of people who will ask meaty questions, try to get…

Last night was our physics department’s annual Sigma Pi Sigma celebration.  One of the best nights every year.  It is a wonderful evening to celebrate our department, our seniors, and departmental award winners.  There is food and great conversation.  It is so fun! At the same time of the event, the Brown and Gold event…

Article Published today in EdUp Experience! Check it out! https://www.edupexperience.com/blog/-real-math-crisis-is-relevance Math Relevance Crisis

Sara Shikder is a junior at North Shore High School. She has been working with me for about a year. We based this work on a laser I used while I was at UConn. https://pubs.aip.org/aip/rsi/article-abstract/72/6/2532/436660/A-frequency-modulated-injection-locked-diode-laser?redirectedFrom=PDF Ms. Shikder has been building a special injection-locked laser.  Injection-locked lasers are great because they pick up all the spectral…

Last night I was at the Cathedral for Incarnation for a panel on my book called, Sustaining Higher Education through Community. It was a very productive conversation. And it was directly under the Cathedral’s new Gaia exhibit On the panel with me were two amazing people! The mayor of Garden City Ed Finneran and the…