Teaching

“As we learn about each other, so we learn about ourselves.”
The First Doctor, The Edge of Destruction (1964).

I love learning and sharing my knowledge. I aim to motivate students by sharing my excitement for the topic and by relating topics to their own experience and background to make their learning fun.

Just like the fictional character Doctor Who, I study the Universe and take students on a tour through its mysteries. Through working with them, together we all deepen our understanding of physics and ourselves. A key part of my teaching philosophy is not just to learn the subject we study but to make academia a more inclusive and equitable environment empowering all students to achieve their full potential.

Teaching Awards

  • 2018 – Faculty of Science Dean’s Awards for Teaching Excellence for Sustained Excellence
  • 2016 – Physics Department Teacher of the Year.
  • 2012 – Physics Department Teacher of the Year.

Taught courses

2022:

  • ASTRO100/G – Planets, Stars & Galaxies
  • PHYSICS201 – Classical Mechanics and Thermodynamics
  • PHYSCS753 – Dynamic Universe
  • PHYSICS399 – Physics Capstone

2021:

  • ASTRO100/G – Planets, Stars & Galaxies
  • PHYSICS201 – Classical Mechanics and Thermodynamics
  • PHYSCS753 – Dynamic Universe

2020:

  • ASTRO100/G – Planets, Stars & Galaxies
  • ASTRO200G – Astrobiology
  • PHYSICS203 – Quantum Mechanics
  • PHYSICS753 – Dynamic Universe

2019:

  • PHYSICS107/G – Planets, Stars & Galaxies
  • PHYSICS203 – Quantum Mechanics

2018:

  • PHYSICS107/G – Planets, Stars & Galaxies

2017:

  • PHYSICS107/G – Planets, Stars & Galaxies
  • PHYSICS201 – Classical mechanics and thermodynamics
  • PHYSICS356 – Particle physics & astrophysics

2016:

  • PHYSICS107/G – Planets, Stars & Galaxies
  • PHYSICS251 – Modern Physics
  • PHYSICS261 – Electromagnetism & Optics
  • PHYSICS356 – Particle physics & astrophysics

2015:

  • PHYSICS107/G – Planets, Stars & Galaxies
  • PHYSICS251 – Modern Physics
  • PHYSICS261 – Electromagnetism & Optics

2014:

  • PHYSICS107/G – Planets, Stars & Galaxies
  • PHYSICS231 – Classic Physics
  • PHYSICS251 – Modern Physics

2013:

  • PHYSICS107/G – Planets, Stars & Galaxies
  • PHYSICS231 – Classic Physics
  • PHYSICS251 – Modern Physics

2012:

  • PHYSICS107/G – Planets, Stars & Galaxies

2011:

  • PHYSICS107/G – Planets, Stars & Galaxies