Department of Physics and Astronomy

I received my BSc in Theoretical Physics at Queen’s University (Kingston) and completed a PhD in Physical Oceanography at Dalhousie University (Halifax).  My PhD research focused on mixing process at oceanic fronts with double diffusion (the differential mixing of heat and salt) playing a key role in the dynamics.  I then worked at the Large Lakes Observatory and University of Minnesota Duluth, where my research focused on turbulent mixing processes in large lakes.

I joined Okanagan College in 2005 and have been teaching in the departments of Mathematics & Statistics and Physics & Astronomy.  I enjoy supporting students in a variety of programs (Science, Arts, Business) as they begin their adventures in post-secondary education. 

Credentials:
PhD, Physical Oceanography, Dalhousie University
BSc, Theoretical Physics, Queen’s University

I grew up in the Okanagan, left for university, and came back 20 years later, having achieved my goal of being a professional radio astronomer. On the way I lived in interesting places like California, England, and Puerto Rico. I joined Okanagan College in 2013.

Credentials:
PhD, Physics (Specialization in Radio Astronomy), University of Calgary

I specialized in high energy physics (particle physics) in my master's and Ph.D, working on the ATLAS experiment at CERN.  I joined Okanagan College in 2023 after teaching at Mount Royal University.

Credentials:
B.Sc. University of the Fraser Valley
M.Sc. Simon Fraser University
Ph.D. Simon Fraser University
B.Ed. University of Calgary

After receiving B.Sc. (Hons) from University of Saskatchewan (U of S), I perused Ph.D. in Solid State Physics also at U of S. My research during graduate studies involved discovering the relationship between structural and electronic properties of novel bulk and low-dimensional materials using:

• Synchrotron based X-ray spectroscopic techniques.

• Quantum mechanical theoretical simulations based on density functional theory.

I enjoy teaching as it provides me the opportunity to change lives. I have taught Physics at Okanagan College for two years.

Credentials:
Ph.D., Solid State Physics & Material Science, University of Saskatchewan
B.Sc. (Hons), Concentration in Theoretical Physics, University of Saskatchewan

I received my PhD in Astrophysics from York University (Toronto) in 2003. My thesis focused on observational support of NASA’s Gravity Probe B (GP-B) mission. I continued with GP-B as a postdoc between 2003 and 2006, working with radio astronomy groups at York University and the Harvard Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics. I moved to Penticton in 2007 to join the Canadian Galactic Plane Survey team at the Dominion Radio Astrophysical Observatory (DRAO). I started a continuing faculty position at Okanagan College in August 2008. I maintain a Visiting Scientist position at DRAO, studying, when time permits, old planetary nebulae.

Credentials:
PhD, Astrophysics, York University
MSc, Astrophysics, York University
BSc, Space and Communications Sciences, York University

I joined the Physics and Astronomy Department at Okanagan College in September, 2014.

Credentials:
MSc, Interdisciplinary Studies (Astrophysics), UBC Okanagan
BSc (Hons), Physics, UBC Okanagan