Lyle Ford

Background

• Raised in Dubuque, Iowa.
• Graduated from the University of Iowa in 1990 with a B.S. in physics and astronomy with a minor in mathematical sciences.
• Received an M.S. from the University of California, San Diego in 1991.
• Received a Ph.D. from UCSD in 1996, working at the Center for Astrophysics and Space Sciences.

Teaching

• Physics 100: Physical Science. A conceptual, 4-credit physics course with laboratory designed as a general education course for non-science and elementary education majors.
• Physics 211: General Physics. An introductory, non-calculus based physics course with laboratory. Topics covered in this course include mechanics, heat, waves, and sound.

Research

• My main research interest is the study of gamma-ray bursts observed by the Burst and Transient Source Experiment. I focus on spectroscopy and work in collaboration with teams at the Center for Center for Astrophysics and Space Science at UCSD, Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, AL, and Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, MD.

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