Heather Cleland-Host

Graduate Student

Department of Physics & Astronomy

Michigan State University

 

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BACKGROUND:

"The eternal mystery of the world is its comprehensibility… 

         the fact that it is comprehensible is a miracle." 

                                                    Albert Einstein

Bachelors in Science Engineering, in Aerospace (Univ. of Mich 1995)

Bachelors in Arts, in English (Univ. of Mich 1995)

Engineer at Dow Corning (5 years)

Teaching Assistant (MSU Sept 2002-Dec 2003)

Part-time to Full-time Graduate student in physics at MSU since 2002

 

 

TEACHING: 

"Chance favors the prepared mind" - Louis Pasteur

Physics 251 / Physics 252 Laboratories

Links for Undergraduate 251/2 students:

Undergraduate Physics Program at MSU

Physics 231

Physics 232

 

OUTREACH PROGRAMS in SCIENCE & EDUCATION:

"Tell me, I'll forget.
Show me, I may remember.
But involve me, and I'll understand."
                   --Chinese Proverb

Outreach here at MSU

AAPT (American Association of Physics Teachers)

AAAS (American Association for the Advancement of Science)

GLOBE (a worldwide science education program)

NISE (National Institute for Science Education)

SCOPE (Science Controversies Online Partnerships in Education)

Society for Amateur Scientists & SAS Mentor Program: LABRats

 



Last update: February 7, 2005