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Faculty ProfileBruce W. Liby
Education:
Teaching:I share in the teaching of all introductory physics and science courses that the Physics Department offers. I also teach the sophomore level Optics Courses that have a laboratory component. Students from other science and technology disciplines often take this course. The department usually offers a two-semester Research Problems course for juniors, which I have given for the past few years. Currently the students taking this course are building a novel interferometer that will study the thermal loading of optical materials. Research:My research efforts at Manhattan College are quite varied. I have studied photorefractive materials and their effects, perception of two-body systems, and currently have a physics education project under analysis. Students in my laboratory have access to a working optics research laboratory. Projects in photorefractive materials, interferometry, and holography are just some of the areas in which I have guided students. I ensure that students working with me have a thorough knowledge of optics research techniques that they can put to use in graduate school or on the job. Recent Publications:“Using a Michelson Interferometer to Measure the Coefficient of Thermal Expansion of Copper,” R. Scholl and B. W. Liby, accepted for publication by The Physics Teacher (2008). “Perceiving the Center of Three-Body Displays: the Role of Size Ratio, Symmetry, Elongation, and Gravity,” J. Friedenberg and B. Liby, The Open Behavioral Science Journal, 2(10) pp 13-22 (2008). “Perception of two-body center of mass,” J. Freidenberg and B. Liby, Perception and Psychophysics, 64(4), pp531-539 (2002).
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