Technical Staff
Phil Krasicky
B-9 Rockefeller Hall
(607) 255-6021
Teaching Support Specialist. Develops and enhances instructional laboratory experiments and lecture demonstrations for undergraduate physics courses, in consultation with faculty, instructors, and technical staff, effectively utilizing computers, technical programs, and web technology. Oversees technical staff in the production, fabrication, and implementation of experiments and demonstrations.
Nicholas Szabo, Jr.
308 Clark Hall
(607) 255-2374
Responsible for the advanced experimental teaching labs for physics seniors (Phys 410) and for graduate students (Phys 510). About eighty different experiments are available in a wide range of areas for students to choose from. The advanced labs are located on the 3rd and 4th floors in Clark Hall.
Vince Kotmel
B-27 Rockefeller Hall
(607) 255-6034
Provides technical support for the teaching labs in all of the introductory physics courses, including: the undergraduate engineering sequences P112, 213 and 214, their counterparts for majors P116, 217, 218, and introductory courses offered to non-majors P101-102, 207-208. The labs are located on the basement level and on the second floor of Rockefeller Hall. Additional support is provided for the electronic circuits course, P360, in Clark Hall. Vince also serves as the Rockefeller Building Manager overseeing upkeep of the facility and the distribution of building keys.
Mark Lory-Moran
B-27 Rockefeller Hall
(607) 255-2398
Provides technical support for the teaching labs of the physics courses in Rockefeller Hall, with main focus on the introductory course Physics 101/102 and the electronic circuits course Physics 360. Also serves as the Assistant Building Manager to Rockefeller Hall as needed.
Jenny Wurster
202 Rockefeller Hall
(607) 255-2371
Teaching support specialist for the large undergraduate physics lectures in P1112, P1116, P2201, P2207, P2208, P2213, P2214, P2217, and P2218. Sets up and maintains the equipment used in the lecture demonstrations, most of which take place on the second floor in the south wing of Rockefeller Hall.
Wui Ip
Professor Carl Franck and student Wui Ip (who is at Cornell as part of the NSF's Research Experiences for Undergraduates program) are studying how cells interact and signal each other to form complicated structures. For example, cells communicate when conditions are good, and they exchange growth factors. Franck and Ip are focusing on the question "Why do cells need company to grow?" It is well known that a minimum culture is needed to grow cells. What determines that ...