Dean of Research, Professor of Physics
Gary Burdick is professor of physics. He joined the physics faculty in 1999 and was appointed Assistant Dean for Graduate Programs in the College of Arts and Sciences in 2007, became the Associate Dean for Research and Creative Scholarship in 2010, and Dean of Research in 2016.
Born in St. Joseph, Michigan, Burdick graduated from Southern Adventist University in 1985 with a bachelor of science in physics and mathematics. In 1991, he received his doctorate in physics from the University of Texas at Austin. His doctoral dissertation is entitled: Third Order Contributions to Spin-Forbidden Rare Earth Optical Transition Intensities.
After receiving his PhD, Burdick held postdoctoral positions in France, Hong Kong, and Virginia before joining the faculty at La Sierra University as assistant professor of physics.
Burdick is a member of the American Physical Society, and Secretary of the Andrews-Whirlpool chapter of Sigma Xi: The Scientific Research Society.
In his research area of optical spectroscopy, dealing with electronic (optical) transitions of lanthanide elements in solid-state media, he has established international collaborations with various research labs in New Zealand, Europe and the United States. He has more than fifty refereed scientific publications and many international conference presentations on his work.
He is married to Aurora Burdick. They have two sons, Adrian and Emanuel, and one grandson, Henry, born in 2012.
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About Gary Burdick
Gary Burdick is professor of physics. He joined the physics faculty in 1999 and was appointed Assistant Dean for Graduate Programs in the College of Arts and Sciences in 2007, became the Associate Dean for Research and Creative Scholarship in 2010, and Dean of Research in 2016.
Born in St. Joseph, Michigan, Burdick graduated from Southern Adventist University in 1985 with a bachelor of science in physics and mathematics. In 1991, he received his doctorate in physics from the University of Texas at Austin. His doctoral dissertation is entitled: Third Order Contributions to Spin-Forbidden Rare Earth Optical Transition Intensities.
After receiving his PhD, Burdick held postdoctoral positions in France, Hong Kong, and Virginia before joining the faculty at La Sierra University as assistant professor of physics.
Burdick is a member of the American Physical Society, and Secretary of the Andrews-Whirlpool chapter of Sigma Xi: The Scientific Research Society.
In his research area of optical spectroscopy, dealing with electronic (optical) transitions of lanthanide elements in solid-state media, he has established international collaborations with various research labs in New Zealand, Europe and the United States. He has more than fifty refereed scientific publications and many international conference presentations on his work.
He is married to Aurora Burdick. They have two sons, Adrian and Emanuel, and one grandson, Henry, born in 2012.
| 2016 - Present | Dean of Research, Andrews University ‐ Office of Research and Creative Scholarship | |
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| 1999 - Present | Professor of Physics, Andrews University ‐ Department of Physics | |
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| 2010 - 2016 | Associate Dean for Research, Andrews University ‐ Office of Research and Creative Scholarship | |
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Research Interests
| PhD, Physics, University of Texas at Austin | ||
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| BS, Physics and Mathematics, Southern Adventist University | ||
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Contact Information
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