Welcomes You
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Earl C. Swallow Center for Scholarship and Teaching Office Phone:
(630)-617-3577 |
Mailing
Address: email: earls@elmhurst.edu |
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B.A., Earlham College; M.A., Ph.D., Washington University ( |
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The Department of Physics at
I teach a variety of courses offered by the Elmhurst College Physics Department and
the College Honors Program including:
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PHY-101 Physical Science (Spring, 2008) PHY-301 Atomic Physics (Spring, 2008) |
PHY-440 Special Topics in Physics HON-350 Honors Directed FYS-100.16 First Year Seminar (Fall, 2009) January Term: |
Prof. Marie Baehr and I have revised our Laboratory Manual for Liberal Arts Physics published by Prentice Hall.
As Chairperson of the Faculty Development Committee, I have been deeply involved in working to enhance the Elmhurst College Faculty Development Program and the Mentoring Program for New Faculty . I am continuing this effort as the Founding Director of the College’s new Center for Scholarship and Teaching.
In August 2007 (and previously in 2001), I represented the Elmhurst College Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi Chapter as a delegate at the 2007 (2001) Phi Kappa Phi Triennial Convention . I hope to see Phi Kappa Phi play an ever increasing role in promoting and recognizing academic excellence on the EC campus.
I am also actively engaged in collaborative
research on the fundamental structure of matter at Fermi National
Accelerator Laboratory (Fermilab)
and at the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) in
The KTeV (Kaons at the TeVatron) collaboration completed our second and final round of data collection and continues to analyze this data. In these experiments, we probe matter-antimatter asymmetries via precision studies of two-pion decays of neutral Kaons (Fermilab E832) and look for "new physics" (physics beyond the Standard Model) by exploring a wide range of rare decay processes which result from the action of the weak nuclear force (Fermilab E799). At CERN, we continue these lines of research through the experiments NA48/1 and NA48/2.
The MIPP (Main Injector Particle Production) experiment (Fermilab E907) is performing a comprehensive measurement of particle production with the Fermilab Main Injector. We were involved in preparing a Ring Imaging Cerenkov Counter (RICH) which has provided crucial particle identification in this experiment.
I also have a page of links reflecting various issues and activities of particular interest to me and a copy of my C.V. (PDF) available online.
Some Items of Interest
Gina &
Erik's Wedding was August 20, 2005.
Their daughter, Sophia
Marie (Sophie), was born June 25, 2007, and their son, Elijah
Dalton (Eli), on October 28, 2008.
Bonnie
Boerger and I were married on July 11, 2009.
We share a condominium with our
pal Comet. Mike & Lindsay’s daughter Chloe was born
on September 12, 2008.
My discussion of Science, Pseudoscience, and Self-deception that was originally featured at the 2003 Convention of the International Association of Torch Clubs has since been widely presented.
The new Bates Observatory
has been installed on the roof of the
Annual Tri-Physics Meeting [ISPP - Physics West - Physics Northwest] Web page.
Join me for the Clarence Darrow Commemorative Ceremony held each year on March 13.
Rev. 09/05/2009 -- Comments and suggestions to Earl C. Swallow .