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Dr. Daryl McPadden has been awarded the College of Natural Science’s Meritorious Faculty Award
The Physics Education Research Lab at Michigan State University is proud to announce that Prof. Daryl McPadden has been awarded the College of Natural Science’s Meritorious Faculty Award in recognition of her outstanding contributions to physics education during the 2026 Alumni Awards Program.
The Meritorious Faculty Award was presented …
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Dr. Rachel Henderson awarded the College of Natural Science’s Excellence in Teaching Award
The Physics Education Research Lab at Michigan State University is proud to announce that Prof. Rachel Henderson has been awarded the College of Natural Science’s Norman L and Olga K. Fritz Excellence in Teaching Award in recognition of her outstanding contributions to physics education.
Prof. Henderson’s teaching spans …
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Danny Caballero publishes edited volume
The Physics Education Research Lab is excited to announce the publication of Integrating Computing into the Undergraduate Physics Curriculum, a new edited volume led by Marcos (Danny) Caballero. The book is part of the IOP Series in Physics Education and brings together contributions from educators around the world who are …
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Dr. Daryl McPadden Receives NatSci 2024 Teaching Award
Dr. Daryl McPadden was awarded the 2024 College of Natural Science Undergraduate Teaching Award. Dar. McPadden is an assistant professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy and Physics Education Research Lab.
This award recognizes Dr. McPadden for her vast instructional efforts in Physics and Astronomy program. This work includes …
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MSU researchers receive NSF grant to study mathematical sensemaking in science
The Partnership for Integration of Computation into Undergraduate Physics (PICUP) has been awarded a grant by the National Science Foundation’s Improving Undergraduate STEM Education (IUSE) program. This grant will support efforts to integrate computational methods into undergraduate physics education nationwide.
Building on previous NSF-funded projects, PICUP aims to …
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