Contact: John Thompson, 581-1030; George Manlove, 581-3756ORONO — UMaine assistant physics professor John R. Thompson has been awarded a Fulbright Scholar grant to teach and conduct research on the learning and teaching of physics — also known as physics education research — at Dublin Institute of Technology (DIT) in Ireland during the 2008-2009 academic year.Thompson read more Physics Professor Using Fulbright for Research, Teaching in Ireland