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About Trevor I. Smith

I study how people think about and learn physics. Cited by the National Research Council as one of the few examples of physics education research at the upper division, my major work has focused on developing instructional strategies for advanced undergraduate thermal physics courses. My current research centers on how students use and reason about mathematics in both introductory and advanced physics courses, and the ways in which they synthesize various pieces of information to form a coherent understanding of a particular topic.

Positions

Present Assistant Professor, Physics & Astronomy/STEAM Education, Rowan University ‐ College of Science & Mathematics
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Curriculum Vitae

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Honors and Awards

  • PERTG Travel Grant from the American Association of Physics Teachers (PI) – 2015

Education

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BS, University of Maine ‐ Physics
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MST, University of Maine ‐ Physics
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PhD, University of Maine ‐ Physics
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Recent Works (8)

Preprints and Abstracts (8)