Jason A. Deibel was an Associate Professor in the Department of Physics at Wright State University. He also served as the Director of Undergraduate Research and Experiential Learning for the WSU College of Science and Mathematics. Prior to joining the faculty there in 2007, he was a Postdoctoral Researcher at the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Rice University where he was a Director of Central Intelligence Postdoctoral Fellow. During this time, he also spent two months at the University of Leeds as a Royal Society Visiting Fellow. Jason completed his Ph.D. in Applied Physics from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor and also holds a B.A. in Physics and Mathematics from Transylvania University. His research interests include ultrafast and terahertz spectroscopy and imaging, computational electromagnetics, and the characterization of novel materials. His work has been published in over 35 refereed journals and conference proceedings. A significant number of these publications have included undergraduate co-authors. Jason’s research has been funded by the National Science Foundation, the Ohio Board of Regents, and the Air Force Research Laboratory as well as several private research and development companies. Jason is also committed to advancing his teaching via the implementation of active learning strategies in the classroom. He is a member of the IEEE, SPIE, OSA, AAPT, and APS as well as the Council for Undergraduate Research.