Profile

Research Associate and Project Coordinator for the Saturday Lecture Series and Summer Science Content Workshops

Office: EPLER 101
Phone: (503) 805-7860
Email: duncant@pdx.edu
Website: http://sites.google.com/site/toddstardust

Education:
Ph.D. Astrophysics, University of Chicago

Scholarship Interests:
Foundations of thermodynamics/statistical mechanics
Physics of information
Cosmology and cosmology education
Public understanding of science: How do people assimilate concepts from science to make them part of the personal knowledge they use to interact with the world on a daily basis?
Science and meaning in general: Any area of science where the insights uncovered have a direct impact on our perception of our place within the universe.

Courses
SCI 318U: Complexity & The Universe
Embracing Einstein's Universe (Senior Inquiry at Westview H.S.)

Community Program Affiliations:
Science Integration Institute
Key Concepts of Physics public lecture series