Faculty Experts- Physics
Name: Shane BurnsTitle: Professor
Department: Physics
Office phone: (719) 389-6580
E-mail: sburns@ColoradoCollege.edu
Education: B.A. UCSD; M.A. and Ph.D. UC Berkeley
Came to CC in: 2000
Courses taught at CC: Astronomy, Astrophysics, Cosmology, General Relativity, Quantum Mechanics, Thermal Physics, Environmental Science Course on Energy
Areas of expertise: Astronomy, with a primary research interest in cosmology; collaborator with the Supernova Cosmology Project.
Major publications: Numerous publications in the Astrophysical Journal and the Astronomical Journal. Recent articles report on Hubble Space Telescope observations of supernova explosions.
Other areas of personal/professional interest: Backcountry skiing, mountaineering and climbing. Colorado Mountain Club trip leader. Blues guitarist.
Pertinent biographical information: Faculty member at USAFA from 1995 to 2000. Visiting scientist at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.
Name: Richard Hilt
Title: Professor
Office phone: (719) 389-6581
E-mail: dhilt@ColoradoCollege.edu
Education: A.B. Oberlin College; Ph.D. Univ. of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Came to CC: 1964
Courses taught at CC: All undergraduate physics courses; Introduction to Astronomy; Geophysics; Science and Literature; Renaissance Culture; Freedom and Authority; History of Science; Philosophy of Science
Areas of expertise: Geophysics (gravity)
Major publications: Carter, W. E. et al, "New Gravity Meter Improves Measurements", EOS, Trans. AGU, 75/8, 90-92 (1994) Sasagawa, Glenn S. et al, "Intracomparison tests of the FG5 absolute gravity meters", Geoph. Res. Lett. 22, 461-464 (1995) Niebauer, T. M. et al, "The New FG5 Absolute Gravimeter", Metrologia 32, 159-180 (1995)
Other areas of personal/professional interests: Choral singing (opera chorus, C.S. Chorale, bruising audition for the Metropolitan Opera chorus)
Pertinent biographical information: Three sabbatical leaves spent at Scripps Institution of Oceanography, one at the NOAA Gravity Observatory in Boulder, CO.
Name: Kristine Lang (On Sabbatical Academic Year 2009-10)
Title: Assistant professor
Office phone: (719) 389-6821
E-mail: kmlang@ColoradoCollege.edu
Education: B.S., in foreign service, Georgetown University, 1993; M.A., in physics,
Berkeley, 1998; Ph.D., in physics, Berkeley, 2001
Came to CC: 2003
Courses taught at CC: Introductory Physics, Astronomy, How Things Work, Thermal Physics, Gender and
Science
Areas of expertise: I am an expert in scanned probe microscopy and superconductivity. Scanned probe
microscopy includes scanning tunneling microscopes and atomic force microscopes,
both of which can take pictures of materials at atomic or near atomic scales. I
am also an expert in superconductivity in which certain materials lose all
resistance to electrical flow below a certain temperature. It is envisioned that
superconductors may be used in quantum computers, another topic which I am very
familiar with. Finally, I am familiar with the field of nanotechnology- the
creation and use of very small devices.
Major publications: Please see: http://faculty1.coloradocollege.edu/~kmlang/papers/paperlist.html
Other areas of personal/professional interests: I have traveled widely to more than 30 countries- and have spent alot of time
in Austria, India and South Africa.
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