We're the University of Georgia Physics and Astronomy Education Research group. We're involved in a variety of efforts to improve education at the undergraduate and graduate levels at the University of Georgia and beyond. Current topics of interest include problem solving in physics, introductory physics labs, virtual and extended reality in astronomy courses, teaching assistant training, artificial intelligence in physics education, and graduate admissions in physics and astronomy.
What has G-PhAsER been up to?
April 15, 2024: G-PhAsER members present at the University System of Georgia's Teaching and Learning Conference
David's talk was Investigating Lab Teaching Quality of Graduate TAs as Novice Instructors, Nandana's infographic was Evaluating the impact of exam preparation strategies on student performance, Nick's infographic was Using generative artificial intelligence to make course materials more visually engaging in STEM courses, and Robin's infographic was Enhancing Astronomy Education: Demonstrating Astronomical Phenomena using Immersive 3D Learning Experiences.
April 13, 2024: G-PhAsER members present at SACS-AAPT
David, Robin, and Zain presented posters at the SACS-AAPT meeting at the University of South Carolina and also served as panelists for an activel learing workshop. David also won the best poster award for his poster about lab QR codes in Physics 1251. Congratulations!
April 11, 2024: Robin defends his master's thesis
Robin's thesis is titled Enhancing astronomy education with three-dimensional resources.
April 8, 2024: G-PhAsER members present posters at Center for Undergraduate Research Opportunities Symposium
Madison Ogle presented How Do Physics Teaching Assistants Adapt Their Pedagogy as They Repeat Instruction? and James Squires presented Improving STEM Education with Student Outcome Predictive Analytics.
April 4, 2024: Nandana wins two awards
Nandana has won both the Sandy Beaver Excellence in Teaching award and the Office of Instruction's Creative Teaching award. Congratulations, Nandana!
March 4, 2024: Craig and Nandana publish paper on changing career plans in STEM
G-PhAsER is a community of faculty, graduate students, and undergraduates at the University of Georgia. Click a photo to visit that person's professional website.
Enhancing Student Learning through Video-Based Exam Corrections (Pencasts) in Introductory Physics Courses (SEASAPS 2023)
Laboratory Instruction Enhancement: Utilizing QR Codes and Digital Resources in Introductory STEM Courses (SEASAPS 2023)
Contact G-PhAsER
The G-PhAsER webpage is maintained by Dr. Nicholas Young. You can email him at nicholas.young {at} uga.edu.
Join G-PhAsER
Current UGA students
Current undergraduate or graduate students interested in getting involved in a research project should contact Drs. Wiegert, Weliweriya, or Young for opportunities within their projects.
Students interested in joining our biweekly group meeting should contact Dr. Young.
Prospective graduate students
Dr. Young is currently recruiting graduate students to start in Fall 2024. Please email him for details.
Post-PhD opportunities
There are no postdoctoral or faculty openings at this time.
