Kurt R Hoffman Professor of Physics Phone (509) 527-5273 OFFICE: 248 Hall Of Science Kurt email Southern Alps and Canterbury Plane from a hot air balloon at 5000 ft. New Zealand

Research Interests

Sound/Acoustics web pages

Journals/professional

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Spring 2012 - Courses

Course	Meeting time	Room  (Hall of Science)
Phys246 Electronics and Waves	8 TWThF	276
Encounters	M10-11 WF11-12	140
Thesis Supervision
Independent Study

Office Hours

Monday	2-4
Tuesday	10-12, 1-3
Wednesday	9-10
Thursday	10-12, 1-3
Friday	9:30-10:30

Physics Education Web Pages

Rethinking Teaching and Learning

Dickinson College Physics and Astronomy

Physics Resources for teachers and students --OSU

Research in Physics Education

PhysicsEd: Physics Education Resources

Physics Around the World: Education

Reed Physics

Frank Potter's Science Gems - Physical Science I

Yahoo - Education:Universities:United States

National Liberal Arts Colleges

For Science Teachers and Students: PhysicsÝ

University of Minnesota, Physics Education R&D Projects

Project Kaleidoscope (PKAL)

Research interests

1. Sol-Gel fabrication and doping with Rare Earth Ions
Collaborators:
Dr. Dan Boye - Davidson College
Dr. Ann Silversmith - Hamilton College

• Sol Gel Web Page Davidson College
• International Sol Gel Society
• Jeff Brinker Group - Sandia

2. Thin Films of MnF₂: pure and doped with Rare Earth Ions

Collaborators:

Dr. Roger Reeves - University of Canterbury, Christchurch NZ

Dr. Nikolai Sokolov and Dr. Sergey Gastev

Joffe Institute, St. Petersburg, Russia

3. Metallofullerenes with Rare Earth Impurity Ions

Endohedral fullerene molecules

Fullerene pages

• The Fullerene Structure Library
• Carnegie Mellon Fullerene home page
• Pictures from Sussex
• Fullerene gallery

Other Physics pages

• American Institute of Physics (AIP)
• National Science Foundation
• The Electrochemical Society, Inc. Home Page
• The American Physical Society