I earned my B.S. in Physics from Illinois State University, with a minor in Mathematics. Afterward, I attended the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where I earned my M.S. in Physics, as well as another M.S. in Agronomy (studying the evolution of herbicide resistance in weeds). I then att... (read more)
...I have a Master of Science degree in theoretical physics from Iowa State University. My undergraduate degrees are in mathematics and physics. When I was a graduate student at Iowa State, I taught first-year physics and earned the prestigious "Outstanding First-Year Teacher Award". (read more)