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Wieman, Carl
Academic Title
Professor
Other Titles
Professor of Physics and Education
Contact Information
(650) 723-2314
Varian 236
Admin. Support
Rachel Knowles (rknowles@stanford.edu, 725-2356)
Research Summary:
Carl Wieman holds a joint appointment as Professor of Physics and of the Graduate School of Education. He has done extensive experimental research in atomic and optical physics. His current intellectual focus is now on undergraduate physics and science education. He has pioneered the use of experimental techniques to evaluate the effectiveness of various teaching strategies for physics and other sciences, and recently served as Associate Director for Science in the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy.
Education
- B.S., MIT, 1973
- Ph.D., Stanford University, 1977
Time at Stanford
- Professor of Physics and of the Graduate School of Education, Stanford University, Sept. 2013-present
Professional Experience
- Assistant Research Scientist, Univ. of Michigan, 1977-79
- Assistant Prof. of Physics, Univ. of Michigan, 1979-84
- Associate Professor of Physics, Univ. of Colorado, 1984-87
- Fellow, JILA, 1985-2007
- Prof. of Physics, Univ. of Colorado, 1987-97
- Chair, JILA, 1993-95
- Distinguished Professor, Univ. of Colorado, 1997-2013
- Presidential Teaching Scholar, 2004-2013
- Director, Science Education Initiative, Univ. of Colorado, 2006-2013
- Professor of Physics, Univ. of British Columbia, 2007-2013
- Director, Carl Wieman Science Education Initiative, Univ. of British Columbia, 2007-13
- Associate Director for Science, White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, 9/2010-6/2012
