Carl Wieman
Cheriton Family Professor and Professor of Physics and of Education, Emeritus
Department: Physics
Ph.D., Stanford University, Physics (1977)
B.S., MIT, Physics (1973)
Carl Wieman holds a joint appointment as Professor of Physics and of the Graduate School of Education. He has done extensive experimental research in atomic and optical physics. His current intellectual focus is now on undergraduate physics and science education. He has pioneered the use of experimental techniques to evaluate the effectiveness of various teaching strategies for physics and other sciences, and served as Associate Director for Science in the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy.