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Prof. Mark Schneider
Professor of Physics

Science 1132 / Lab 1231
Offc. 641.269.3018 / Lab 269.4385
schneidm@grinnell.edu

Courses for 2009-2010
  • Phy-132-01: General Physics II (Fall)
  • Phy-132L-03: General Physics II - Lab (Spring)
Research Interests
  • Experimental studies of the weak nuclear force
  • Beta decay angular correlation measurements
  • Fundamental properties of anti-matter
  • Quantum properties of light
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Selected Publications
  • "Discovery-based Gauss's Law," Mark B. Schneider, American Journal of Physics, Vol. 72, pp. 1272-1275 (2004).
  • "A simple experiment for discussion of quantum interference and which-way measurement", Mark B. Schneider and Indhira A. LaPuma, American Journal of Physics, vol. 70, pp. 266-271 (2002).
  • "A Low-Energy Positron Spectrometer," Mark Schneider, Laura Frantz, Bridgett Lavelle, Holly Maness, Meghan O'Connell, and Erin Will, BAPS vol. 47, no. 2, p. 98 (2002).
  • "Encouragement of Women Physics Majors at Grinnell College: A Case Study," Mark B. Schneider, The Physics Teacher, vol 39, p. 280 (May 2001).
Selected Research Students & Projects
  • Eric Larson '06 and Mahi Demissie '06: Low-energy positron spectroscopy.
  • Claire Christensen '03: Quantum theory of light.
  • Liz Hipp '06, Kat Gray '06, and Sonja Simonson '05: Mini optical interferometers.
Education
  • B.A. (Physics), 1977, Carleton College
  • M.S. (Physics), 1979, Princeton University
  • Ph.D. (Physics), 1983, Princeton University
  • Postdoc (Nuclear Physics), 1983-84, Princeton University and Atomic Energy of Canada, Ltd.


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