Physics Education Research
Department of Physics & Astronomy

Publications & Awards

We hope this page expands the reach and influence of our research, fosters collaboration, and ensures that our findings can be utilized by a broader audience, ultimately driving positive change in the field of P.E.R.

Publications:

  • Countryman, C. L., Rodelli, L., and Mburu, T. K. “Teaching Electric Fields with a Simulation and Game.” The Physics Teacher, vol. 61, no. 3, 2023, pp. 170–171
    Link: https://doi.org/10.1119/5.0072538

  • Rodelli, L., Mburu, T. K., and Countryman, C. L. “Assessing the Efficacy of a New Online Game and Simulation to Teach Electric Fields.” Physics Education Research Conference Proceedings, 2022
    Link: https://doi.org/10.1119/perc.2022.pr.mburu.

  • Mburu, T. K. “Developing an Interactive Simulation for Non-Inertial Reference Frames.” Journal of Undergraduate Reports in Physics, 2023
    (Recently Accepted)

Awards:

  • (2023) The Physics Teacher Paper - Selected by the editors to be featured on the cover of the March edition
    The Physics Teacher Cover

  • (2023) Award for Outstanding Undergraduate Poster - American Physical Society National March Meeting
    Non-Inertial Reference Frame Poster
  • (2022) Award for Outstanding Undergraduate Poster - American Physical Society National March Meeting
    E-Fields Poster