| Courses Taught |
PHYS-101/111
|
Principles
of Physics I/General Physics I |
Olin
Hall, Room 131 |
| PHYS-102/112 |
Principles
of Physics II/General Physics II |
Olin
Hall, Room 131 |
| PHYS-209 |
Electromagnetic Theory |
Olin Hall, Room 124 |
| PHYS-251 |
Introduction to Quantum Physics I |
Olin Hall, Room 124 |
| PHYS-162
Lab |
Introduction to Modern Physics Lab |
Olin Hall, Room 15 (Radiation Laboratory) |
| PHYS-055 |
Energy and the Global Environment Lab |
Olin Hall, Room 124 |
| PHYS-261 |
Thermal Physics |
Olin Hall, Room 110 |
| PHYS-242 |
Classical Mechanics II |
Olin Hall, Room 124 |
| Contact
Information |
DEAN
SIEGLAFF
DEPT OF PHYSICS AND ASTRONOMY
NEBRASKA WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY
5000 ST PAUL AVE
LINCOLN NE 68504 |
| Office: |
Olin
Hall, Room 116 (end of hall, North end, 1st floor) |
402.465.2247 |
| Lab: |
Olin
Hall, Room H (basement) |
402.465.2472 |
| email: |
deansieglaff@nebrwesleyan.edu |
| Schedule |
View my Google
calendar. |
| Biography |
|
Dean Sieglaff
received a Bachelor of Arts cum
laude from Saint Olaf College,
Northfield, Minnesota
in 1988, where he majored in physics and mathematics. He received a
Master of Arts and Doctor of Philosophy from Rice University,
Houston, Texas, by 1993, for work in the area of experimental atomic
collisions, particularly those involving atomic oxygen. Dean also met
and married his wife Kristin during his time in Houston.
Dean took a post-doctoral research fellowship with the Pacific Northwest National
Laboratory, at the Hanford
Nuclear Reservation outside of Richland,
Washington,
working in an analytical chemistry group in the area of
electron-molecule physics and negative ion mass spectrometry. He also
started teaching at that time as an adjunct faculty member of Columbia
Basin College, Pasco,
Washington.
In 1995, he received an assistant professorship with the Department of
Physics, Grove City College, Grove City, Pennsylvania.
During his time at Grove
City College,
Dean continued to carry out atomic and electronic collisions research
at Rice University′s Atomic
and
Molecular Collisions Group in
the summers. In January of 2001, Dean and family moved to the San
Francisco Bay Area to take an electron beam engineering job with the
silicon valley-based KLA-Tencor
Corporation, the world leader in
semiconductor yield management. Called back to the life and work of
professor in the liberal arts, Dean began a tenure-track associate
professorship with the Department
of
Physics and Astronomy, Augustana
College, Rock Island,
Illinois
in the fall of 2004. In the fall of
2008, Dean began a tenure-track associate professorship with the Department
of Physics and Astronomy, Nebraska
Wesleyan
University, Lincoln,
Nebraska. Dean
continues to work as scientific consultant
and contract engineer with KLA-Tencor's ebeam division.
Dean
and his
wife Kristin have
three sons Sander (age 14), Jonas (age 12), and Charles (age 10). |
| Curriculum
Vita |
Click here to
view or download my CV as a Word
document or PDF. |
| Fast
Beams Laboratory |
Dean
recently
received a
significant amount of equipment from Rice University
for the experimental study of electronic and atomic collisions, which
he is currently bringing to an operating state with the help of his
students, in the hope of continuing and extending the world-class
experimental measurements for which the Rice lab was well known. The
lab is currently housed in Nebraska Wesleyan
University's
Olin Hall of Science, Room H.
Recent work in the lab is
highlighted here. |
| Mathcad |
Mathcad is a
technical calculation and math visualization application created in
1986 and currently sold by Parametric
Technology Corp., an industry leader in engineering computing and
modeling (and creator of Pro-E). Mathcad is unique among its
competitors in two respects. First, it understands, converts, and
reconciles physical units. Second, it is intuitive and easy to
use. Both of these facts make it the perfect tool for
introduction within all levels of undergraduate physics instruction.
We use Mathcad in introductory physics to help students solve and
calculate. We use Mathcad in upper level physics to help students
visualize and explore advanced concepts.
VERY IMPORTANT: To download
file, DO NOT JUST CLICK ON IT. In Firefox and Chrome, right-click
Save Link
As... In IE, right-click Save Target As..., then save as type
"all files," and change the file extension to "xmcd." If
you just click on it (in either browser), it will be interpreted as an
XML file because it does have XML content. If using Safari, or
other, something similar to the above will have to be done.
A "starting point" sheet, which has preset formats for equations and
text, can be found here.
A good general purpose Mathcad tutorial covering basic expression and
variable definition, calculation (with units), symbolic solving,
graphing, etc. can be found here
(*.xmcd file, see above note).
It was created in Mathcad 13.
A list of hints involving the use of Mathcad designed to avoid
frustration can be found here
(*.xmcd file, see above note).
A poster entitled "Using Mathcad to Promote Expert Problem Solving in
Upper-Level Physics," presented at the New Faculty Workshop Reunion,
November 5-6,
2010, at the American Center for Physics, AIP Headquarters, College
Park MD, can be viewed here
as a PDF. The following is the abstract for that presentation:
Upper level physics courses have traditionally emphasized
“pencil and paper” analytical problem solving.
Mathcad is a technical calculation platform that offers ease of use,
incorporates physical units, and provides students the means to
numerically simulate and visually explore the fascinating principles of
advanced physics, with the overarching goal of testing and verifying
their own analytical solutions by numerical means. Examples will
be presented from a broad spectrum of upper-level physics topics. |
| Honors Academy Visit |
Click here to download an archive of
documents for the morning activity session (Fall 2010). |
| Poster Template |
|
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|
| Eastridge
Recreation Association |
I serve on the
Board of
Directors for the Eastridge Recreational Association (ERA), the primary
function of which is to oversee the operation of the Eastridge
neighborhood swimming pool at 830 Sunrise Road, Lincoln. My local
copy of the repair project site can be found here. |
| Growing
in Faith Through the Lens of Science |
I am involved
in a project at First
Lutheran Church, Lincoln NE that is funded by the Scientists in
Congregations project. The goal is to support the healthy,
beneficial coexistance of science and faith within our faith community,
and within society as a whole. |