Associate Professor
Department
Staff/Faculty
Faculty
Office #
Rickey Science Center
Degrees
Ph.D.-Physics, Stanford (2004); BS-Physics, Carleton College
Year Appointed
2004
Courses - Fall
- General Physics I
- General Physics I Lab
- Modern Physics
Courses - Spring
- Astronomy Lab
- DIY Manufacture
- Electricity & Magnetism II
- General Physics II Lab
Biography
Dr. Howald holds a doctorate from Stanford University and a bachelor's degree from Carleton College in Minnesota. He was named to Phi Beta Kappa, and he published six articles as a graduate student. He also served as a teaching assistant and laboratory instructor at Stanford. Working with student assistants, he has constructed a research laboratory at Marietta College for the purpose of studying and characterizing scanning tunneling microscopes. He is particularly interested in researching design improvements.