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Physics Teaching Assistants |
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 Welcome to the Clemson University
Physics Department T.A. web page. We
currently have 42 active T.A.'s at Clemson devoted to the education of
undergraduate students. As teaching assistants, we strive for
excellence in our abilities to teach. Our laboratory environment allows
the teaching assistant and the student to benefit from each other
through a shared learning experience. From this, we hope that our
passion for physics will inspire students to ask questions, think
critically, and involve themselves as a member of a team in achieving a
common educational goal. We are currently working to improve every
aspect of our physics labs by purchasing new equipment, creating new
and exciting labs, and producing a more consistent laboratory
experience. Our goal is to create an environment conducive to all
individuals with the expectations of advancing the level of education
in the fields of Math and Physics while creating continuous progress
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"Even though the
course work takes up a large portion of my time, by the end of a
course, I have gained a good understanding of the material. Also,
teaching labs as a foreign student has accelerated my ability to
communicate with my peers, professors, and students."
- Qi Lu
Biophysics
1st Year Graduate Student
Shanghai, China |
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"This is the 4th
college I've been to in my life and I can honestly say that the
competence and helpfulness of Clemson staff in the Physics department
and in the university as a whole has left me free to concentrate on my
studies and my research."
- Rob Wilson
Atmospheric Physics
Recent PhD Student
Dover, Delaware |
We have some very
exciting research opportunities here at Clemson. There is a wide range
of projects in several areas from which to choose your research topic.
- Jessica Crist
Astrophysics
2nd Year Graduate Student
,West Virginia |
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"As a foreign
student, the staff and faculty are helpful and supportive beyond
day-to-day academic routines. It is this support structure that created
an environment in which I could maintain focus on my academic
objectives."
- Ashish Ojha
Biophysics
Recent PhD
Mumbai, India |
"Teaching
undergraduate labs for the last year has really helped me to improve my
communication skills. It has also allowed me to give back some of the
knowledge that I have gained to the next group of students coming
through school."
- Traig Savage
Nanotechnology
1st Year Graduate Student
Saginaw, Michigan |
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"All of the
professors that I have had for courses at Clemson have been very
helpful. There never seems to be a bad time for questions. When I go
into a professor's office with a question, they make sure that I leave
with the answer."
- Inger Marie Bjolseth
Atmospheric Physics
2nd Year Graduate Student
Elverum, Norway |
"Clemson is a great
place to go to school, especially if you like outdoor activities, warm
weather, and being close to the mountains. My three biggest hobbies are
mountain biking, hiking, and off-roading. Clemson and the surrounding
area allows me to pursue each of these to their full extent."
- Jason Brown
Condensed Matter
Post Doc
Sycamore, Illinois |
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"The best thing
about research in graduate school is that you're working on a problem
that, in most cases, no one else has done before. It's not some problem
that was merely pulled from a text, but a question about science that
you answer."
- Dale Theiling
Astrophysics
3rd Year Graduate Student
Charleston, South Carolina |
"Clemson's
Department of Physics and Astronomy provides a research environment for
a number of areas in physics, allowing graduate students the
opportunity to pursue careers working in industry, academia,
administration, or government and variations thereof."
- Jeannette Myers
Astrophysics
2nd Year PhD Student
Richfield, Minnesota |
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If you have a question or comment, send an e-mail to Lab Coordiantor: Jerry Hester
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