Leadership of PERL faculty, alumni recognized in physics education journal
In September, Physical Review, one of the premier physics journals, with a specific journal for physics education research, published a “focused collection” of articles focused on upper-division physics courses. UMaine is a leader in physics education research as it relates to upper-division physics courses. The university’s nationally recognized leadership in education research, particularly in physics, is key to UMaine’s Signature Area of Excellence in STEM education.
Three of the 19 articles published Sept. 23 are authored by members of the UMaine Physics Education Research Laboratory (PERL)— John Thompson, Don Mountcastle and Michael Wittmann. Three other articles are authored by PERL alumni — Ellie Sayre, MST ’05, Ph.D. ’08; Rabindra Bajracharya, MST ’12, Ph.D. ’13.