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| Luca Bombelli: Curriculum Vitae |
| Education | ||
| When | Where | What |
| 1981 – 1987 | Department
of Physics Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY |
Ph.D. (1987) Advisor: R.D. Sorkin Field: General relativity |
| 1981 – 1983 | Department
of Physics Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY |
M.S. (1983) Advisor: G.C. Moneti Field: Experimental high energy physics |
| 1974 – 1980 | Department
of Physics University of Milan, Milan, Italy |
Laurea (1980) Advisor: G. Vegni Field: Physics education / High energy |
| Summer 1979 | CERN Geneva, Switzerland |
Summer Student |
| – 1974 | Italian Scientific
High School Barcelona, Spain |
Italian high school degree (1974) |
| Academic Positions | ||
| When | Where | What |
| 2017-07 – present | Department
of Physics and Astronomy University of Mississippi |
Chair and Professor |
| 2016-07 – 2017-06 | Department
of Physics and Astronomy University of Mississippi |
Chair and Associate Professor |
| 2005-08 – 2016-07 | Department
of Physics and Astronomy University of Mississippi |
Associate Professor |
| 1999-08 – 2005-07 | Department
of Physics and Astronomy University of Mississippi |
Assistant Professor |
| 1996-08 – 1999-07 | Department
of Physics and Astronomy University of Mississippi |
Visiting Assistant Professor |
| 1995-10 – 1996-06 | Department
of Theoretical Physics Universities of Geneva and Zürich, Switzerland |
Visiting Researcher |
| 1994-08 – 1995-07 | Department
of Physics and Astronomy Mercyhurst College, Erie, PA |
Assistant Professor |
| 1991-04 – 1994-07 | Department
of Physics Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium |
Postdoctoral Fellow |
| 1989-02 – 1991-03 | Department
of Mathematics and Statistics University of Calgary, Canada |
Postdoctoral Fellow |
| 1987-09 – 1988-09 | Institute
for Theoretical Physics University of Vienna, Austria |
Postdoctoral Fellow |
| Research Funding and Temporary Research Positions | ||
| When | Where | What |
| 2004-01 – 2004-06 | Perimeter
Institute for Theoretical Physics Waterloo, Ontario, Canada |
Visiting Professor |
| 2001-08 – 2003-07 | Department
of Physics and Astronomy University of Mississippi |
NSF Grant |
| 1995-09 | Department of Physics Federal University of Espirito Santo, Vitória, Brazil |
Visiting Researcher |
| Summer 1995 | Center
for Gravitational Physics and Geometry Penn State University |
Visiting
Professor and NSF Research Opportunity Award |
| 1993-10 | Department of Physics University of Buenos Aires, Argentina |
Visiting Professor |
| Teaching Experience | ||
| When | Where | What |
| 1996-08 – present | Department of Physics
and Astronomy University of Mississippi |
ASTR
101 (descriptive
astronomy) ASTR 103 and 104 (Astronomy, with lab) PHYS 108 (physical science) PHYS 211 and 212 (Calculus-based intro) PHYS 221, 222 (labs for 211, 212) PHYS 213 and 214 (algebra-based intro) PHYS 215 (algebra-based, for pharmacy) PHYS 223, 224 (lab for 213-214) PHYS 309 (thermodynamics) PHYS 503 (gravitation and cosmology) PHYS 621, 622: Electromagnetic Theory PHYS 627/727 (and 628): Advanced Thermo and Statistical Mechanics PHYS 629/729 (and 630): General Relativity HON 101 and 102: Honors Seminar |
| Summers of 1998 and 1999 |
Delta State University,
and Mississippi Valley State University |
Instructor
in physics workshops for high school teachers |
| 1994-08 – 1995-07 | Department of Physics
and Astronomy Mercyhurst College, Erie, PA |
Principles of Astronomy Principles of Physics I & II (algebra-based) General Physics II & III (calculus-based) Modern Physics (for physics majors) Honors Seminar on Chaos Theory |
| 1989 – 1990 | Department of Mathematics
and Statistics University of Calgary, Canada |
Linear
Algebra Teaching
Excellence award |
| 1983 – 1986 | Department of Physics Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY |
Recitations
and labs for physics courses Astronomy
(for non-science majors) |
| 1980 – 1981 | Italian Scientific Public High School | Algebra,
Geometry |
| Related Professional Activities | ||
| When | Where | What |
| 2010 – 2015 | Department of Physics and
Astronomy University of Mississippi |
Graduate Program Coordinator |
| 2004 – 2010 | Department of Physics and
Astronomy University of Mississippi |
Departmental Assessment
Committee, Chair |
| 2001 – 2003 | University of Mississippi | U of M Assessment Committee |
| 2000 – Present | University of Mississippi | U of M Teacher Education Committee |
| 2000 – 2003 | University of Mississippi | U of M Faculty Senate |
| 1998 – 2001 | University of Mississippi | U of M Web Planning Committee |
| 1996 – 1999 | Department
of Physics and Astronomy University of Mississippi |
Organization of weekly colloquia |
| 1994 – 1995 | Department
of Physics and Astronomy Mercyhurst College, Erie, PA |
Course
& Curriculum Development Development of Modern Physics labs Faculty Committee on Information Literacy |
| 1987 | Department
of Physics Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY |
Who's Who among students in American Universities and Colleges |
| Other | |
| Referee for | American Journal of Physics British Journal for the Philosophy of Science Canadian Journal of Physics Classical and Quantum Gravity European Physical Journal C Foundations of Physics and Foundations of Physics Letters International Journal of Modern Physics D International Journal of Theoretical Physics Journal of Gravity Journal of Mathematical Physics Journal of Physics A Nuclear Physics B Physica Scripta Physical Review D Physical Review Letters Physics Letters A Physics Letters B Physics Essays Sigma |
| Professional Societies | AAPT
(American Association of Physics Teachers) APS (American Physical Society), Units: Division of Astrophysics and Division of Gravitational Physics International Society for General Relativity and Gravitation Marie Curie Fellowship Association Mississippi Association of Physicists Sigma Xi Sigma Pi Sigma |
| Computer Skills |
Languages: Fortran, Pascal, Mathematica, Matlab Operating Systems: Unix, DOS, Windows, MAC OS Other: TeX, LaTeX, HTML |
| Languages |
Fluent: English, Italian, Spanish, Catalan, French Good Knowledge: Swedish, Greek Some Knowledge: German, Russian |
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