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Jeffrey J. Williams Professor of Physics
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Professional Experience: Bridgewater State College
Wheeling Jesuit University
Consultant to NASA on curriculum development for grades K to 12
Education: Ph.D., Physics May 1992 Clark University Worcester, MA 01610 Thesis Advisor: Christopher P. Landee Thesis Title: Experimental Investigations of Magnetic Linear Chains
B.Sc., Physics (Magna cum laude) June 1984 Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts North Adams, MA 02147
Professional Societies: American Association of Physics Teachers, STEMTEC, American Physical Society
Administration and Leadership (partial listing): Bridgewater State College Chair – Presidential Climate Commitment committee Sustainability Center Board, Chair of Recycling Committee American Association of Physics Teachers Chair, National Committee on Physics in Undergraduate Education New England Section Representative Writing Committee for NEASC self study Science Curriculum Committee Chairman for K-16 Articulation Grant Project STEMTEC Statewide Institute Wheeling Jesuit University Major Committees: Academic Life (2 years), Academic Policy Minor Committees: Faculty Morale (chair), Athletic Laut Honors Program Director (1995-97) Laut Honors Program Seminar Coordinator (1994/95) First Year Program Teacher
Clark University Residence Director 1990 - 1991 Graduate Administrative Assistant to the Dean of the Graduate School 1989 – 1990
Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts Orientation Steering Committee 1982 - 1983 Resident Advisor 1982 - 1984
Community Activities and Awards (partial listing): Bridgewater State College
o Mock lecture during orientation for Students at Risk o Advising o Orientation “Can we talk” sessions with parents
Wheeling Jesuit University · PR/Admissions Committee - Mount de Chantel Academy, K-12 · Moderator: Volleyball Club, Tennis Club, Table Tennis Club · National Advisory Council - COTF (NASA Classroom Of The Future)
Clark University · Graduate Student Council, President, 1987 to 1989 · Chair, Graduate Student Council Committee for Community Service, 1988 to 1989 · University Committees: Provost Commission on Academic Priorities, The Graduate Board, Faculty Steering Committee
Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts · Louis Parisien Memorial Award, student/athlete, 1984 · Alpha Chi Honor Society, President, 1983 to 1984 · Intercollegiate cross country team, 1980 to 1983, captain, 1981 to 1983 Selected Grants Awarded (BSC): 2006 - 2009 Massachusetts Mathematics and Science Partnership grant, MMSP advisory/science curriculum development team and professor for the energy course in the grant, MMSP grant, “The Science Improvement Partnership (SIP): Improving physical and earth science education in southeastern Massachusetts and Cape Cod”, $597,256
2008 Pedagogical Course development grant, Cooperative Interdepartmental Effort to Revamp Aviation Physics to Better Meet Student Needs and Accreditation Criteria, Co-PI with Mike Farley Aviation Department Chair, $2,000
Online course development grant, Initiative to move existing class online, $2,000
2005 “Physical Science with Mathematical Modeling,” Improving Teacher Quality State Grant Program, $49,000
2004 “Energy and the Environment,” Massachusetts Technology Collaborative and the Renewable Energy Trust Content Institute, $40,000 2003 “Physical Science with Mathematical Modeling Workshop,” Improving Teacher Quality State Grant Program, $49,522
“Energy and the Environment,” Massachusetts Technology Collaborative and the Renewable Energy Trust Content Institute, $40,000 2002 “Motion, Energy and the Elements” Summer Content Institute, Massachusetts Department of Education (New Bedford), $30,000
“Force and Motion for Middle School Teachers” (Co-PI with Dennis Kuhl, Physics Professor), Massachusetts Department of Education, $30,000
CART Faculty Librarian Research Grant, Physics and Art Photography, $8,000 2001 CART Small Grant Award, Big Dig Physics, $2,000
CART “External Funding Grant,” to write NSF Grant,
Different Sides of the Same
Coin, National Science Foundation 2000 “Force and Motion for Middle and High School Teachers” Summer Content Institute (Co-PI with Dennis Kuhl), Massachusetts Department of Education, $30,000 1999 CART summer grant $3000 Synthesis and Magnetic Characterization of FeTAC 1998 Information Technology grant for $17,000 for new computer-based labs in physics
PALMS grant for new course - Teaching Strategies in Integrated Science Selected Research Publications and Presentations:
1st Annual Bridgewater State College Service-Learning Workshop, Panel Presentation: Connections: Service-Learning and Sustainability, April 2008.
CART (Center for the Advancement of Research and Teaching) Celebration XI, Energy and the Environment Panel, May 2007
American Association of Physics Teachers national winter 2005 meeting, Picturing Physics – Seeing Physics with the Visual Arts, January 2005.
CART Celebration IX, Plenary Panel, Having It All: A Sound Environment, A Vibrant Economy, and Social Justice, May 2005.
American Association of Physics Teachers New England Section meeting, Ruminating about Art and Physics, October 3-4, 2003.
CART Celebration VI, Big Dig Physics, 2002.
Magnetic susceptibility measurements of a one-dimensional Heisberg antiferromagnet, copper 3-methylanthranilate, J.J.M. Williams, C.P. Landee, and M.M. Turnbull, Malysian Journal of Science, 17B, 33-35, 1996.
Advance Physics Laboratory for Undergraduates, invited talk at the annual West Virginia EPSCoR State Conference, January 1995.
"Astronomy Village: Investigating the Universe", Subject Matter Expert on a CD-ROM based multimedia program, a winner in the Technology & Learning Magazine's 1996 14th Annual Software of the Year awards.
Pathfinder - Mission to Mars, presentation to the October 1994 meeting of the West Virginia Science Teachers Association (WVSTA), Barboursville, WV.
The Light Around You, presentation at the October 1993 meeting of the West Virginia Science Teachers Association (WVSTA), Charleston, WV.
Quasi-elastic and inelastic neutron scattering studies of [(CD3) 3ND]FeCl3·2D2O: A one-dimensional Ising ferromagnet, N. Rosov, J.W. Lynn, J.J.M. Williams, and C.P. Landee, presented at the 1992 Dec. meeting of the MMM, Houston, TX and published in the J. Appl. Phys., 73, 6081, 1993.
Single Crystal Susceptibility Measurements of a One-Dimensional Ising Ferromagnet, FeTAB, J.J.M. Williams and C.P. Landee, accepted for publication in J. of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials, Aug. 1992.
Interests: I enjoy working with students and colleagues, teaching and learning physics, playing sports and outdoor adventure. My interests include art, trees, working and building with hand tools, and learning and teaching sustainability issues. Laura and I recently celebrated our 24th anniversary. Erin graduated from college in 2009 and Jason will graduate in 2010.
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Last Revised: 4/2008