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Rickey Professor of Physics
Physics Department Chair
Dennis Kuhl headshot
Department
Staff/Faculty
Faculty
Office #
Rickey 171B
Degrees
Ph.D.-Physics, Michigan State University (1996); MS-Physics, Michigan State University (1993); BA-Physics, College of Wooster (1990)
Year Appointed
1999
Courses - Fall
  • General Physics I
  • Electricity & Magnetism I
  • Experimental Physics I
Courses - Spring
  • Astronomy Lab
  • Experimental Physics II
  • General Physics II
  • Physics Research I
  • Physics Research II
  • Physics Research Seminar
Biography

Research Interests
Experimental studies of thin metal films and the interactions between gases and metal surfaces; the use of computer data acquisition to aid student learning of physics concepts.

Publications

Searching for Epitaxy in Thin Film Growth,  L. Carpenter, B. Hassman, and D.E. Kuhl,Appalachian Section American Association of Physics Teachers, Marietta College, Marietta, Ohio, Oct. 13-14, 2017.

Student Capstone Research in Thin Film Growth, American Association of Physics Teachers 2015 National Summer Meeting, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland, July 29, 2015.

The Expert Group Approach in Introductory Physics Excursions, Appalachian Section American Association of Physics Teachers, Frostburg State University, Frostburg, Maryland, Nov. 1, 2014.

Scattering of Conduction Electrons by Adsorbates, D.E. Kuhl, Appalachian Section American Association of Physics Teachers, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia, Oct. 18-19, 2013.

Evidence that Teaching Style and Epistemology Influence Conceptual Gain, D.E. Kuhl, A. Bogdan,* Appalachian Section American Association of Physics Teachers, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia, Oct. 7-8, 2011.

Comparing the force and motion conceptual evaluation and the force concept inventory, R.K. Thornton, D.E. Kuhl, K. Cummings, J. Marx, Phys. Rev. Spec. Topics – Phys. Ed. Res. 5, 010105 (2009).