...I do not move on to other topics until they thoroughly understand the current ideas, and I have them review past concepts to further reinforce them. Not only do I teach them what to learn, I teach them how to learn in the most effective and efficient ways possible. It is always a joy to see the... (read more)
...Afterward, I attended the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where I earned my M.S. in Physics, as well as another M.S. in Agronomy (studying the evolution of herbicide resistance in weeds). I then attended Penn State University, where I earned my Ph.D. in Physics. After my Ph.D., I tau... (read more)