Curriculum Vitae
of
ULRIKE GERDA LEHMANN LAHAISE
1102 Melton Drive
Lilburn, GA 30047
Employment History
2008 – present Associate Professor of Physics/Astronomy – Georgia Perimeter College
2003 – 2008 Assistant Professor of Physics/Astronomy – Georgia Perimeter College
1998 – 2003 Full Time Tenure Track Instructor for Physics/Astronomy – Georgia Perimeter College
1997 – 1998 Term to Term Full Time Instructor for Physics/Astronomy – Georgia Perimeter College
1995 – 1997 Part Time Instructor of Physics/Astronomy – Georgia Perimeter College
1994 – 1997 Part Time Instructor of Physical Science and Transitional Mathematics – The Art Institute of Atlanta
1994 Teaching Assistant, Department of Physics and Astronomy – University of Kentucky
1992 – 1993 Research Assistant, Department of Physics and Astronomy – University of Kentucky
1990 – 1991 Teaching Assistant, Department of Physics and Astronomy – University of Kentucky
Summers of 1991, 1992, 1993 Laboratory Assistant, Department of Physics and Astronomy – University of Kentucky
Academic Achievement
A. EDUCATION
August 1994 Master of Science
Physics
University of Kentucky
February 1989 Vordiplom
Physics
Ruprecht Karls Universitaet (Heidelberg, Germany)
B. HONORS AND SPECIAL RECOGNITION
1999 Distance Education Faculty Fellowship, Georgia Perimeter College
2000 National Fish and Wildlife Federation Grant
2002 Who is Who Among College Teachers
2003 Center for Teaching and Learning Travel Grant, Georgia Perimeter College
2004 NISOD Award for Excellence in Teaching, Who is Who Among College Teachers
2005 Contributing author, Mathematics and Science Partnership Grant – Science Safety Initiative, Georgia Department of Education
2006 Contributing author, Mathematics and Science Partnership Grant – Workshops for Rockdale County Middle School Teachers, Georgia Department of Education
2007 Georgia Perimeter College CTL Fall 2007 Template Fellowship program ($1000.00 award)
C. PUBLICATIONS
"Vibrating Reed Study of Flux Line Dynamics of kappa-(ET)2Cu[N(CN)2]Br", Ulrike G. L. Lahaise, Lance E. DeLong, Hau. H. Wang, K. Douglas Carlson, Jack. M. Williams, Journal of Superconductivity, Vol. 7, No. 5, 1994.
“Anomalous vortex dynamics in -[bis(ethylenedithio)tetrathiafulvalene]2 Cu[N(CN)2]Br: Evidence for field-induced magnetic order and unconventional superconductivity”, U. G. L. Lahaise, Qun Chen, L. E. DeLong, C. P. Brock, H. H. Wang, K. D. Karlson, J. A. Schlueter, J. M. Williams, Rapid Communications, Physical Review B, Vol. 51, No. 5, 1 February 1995-I
“At-Home Activities for an Online Physical Science Course”, Stanford, John; Dittmann, Mariam; Lahaise, William; Lahaise, Ulrike, Georgia Journal of Science, 60, #1, 2002
“Laboratory Textbook for Elementary Astronomy”, Dittmann, & Shaw, 9th Edition, Contemporary Publishing Company of Raleigh, Inc., 2004 – Contributing Author
“Laboratory Textbook for Elementary Astronomy”, Dittmann, Lahaise & Lahaise, 10th Edition, Contemporary Publishing Company of Raleigh, Inc., 2008
“Laboratory Textbook for Elementary Astronomy” 11th Edition, Lahaise, Lahaise & Dittmann, Contemporary Publishing Company of Raleigh, Inc., 2012, 2nd print
“Laboratory Textbook for Elementary Astronomy” 12th Edition, Lahaise & Lahaise, Contemporary Publishing Company of Raleigh, Inc., 2013
Professional Growth and Development
A. PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES AND RELATED ORGANIZATIONS
1994 – 2004 American Physical Society
1995 – present American Association of Physics Teachers
1995 – present Georgia Academy of Science
2004 – present Astronomical Society of the Pacific
B. PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS
"Vibrating Reed Study of Flux Line Dynamics of kappa-(ET)2Cu[N(CN)2]Br", annual March Meeting of the American Physical Society, Pittsburg, PA, 1994
“Eclipses in the Astronomy Lab and Beyond”, Georgia Perimeter College Astronomy Seminar, April, 1999
“The Doolittle Creek Stream Ecosystem Restoration Project”, annual Georgia Academy of Sciences Meeting, Valdosta, GA, March 2000
“Promoting a Healthy Stream”, Environmental Lecture Series, Georgia Perimeter College Lawrenceville Campus, Fall 1999, 2001
“Restoring a Damaged Stream”, Environmental Lecture Series, Georgia Perimeter College, Lawrenceville Campus, Spring 2000
“Basic HTML code”, Departmental Workshop, Georgia Perimeter College, Decatur Campus, Fall 1999
“WebCT as a Student”, Departmental Workshop, Georgia Perimeter College, Decatur Campus, Spring 2000
“Netscape Composer”, Connecting Teachers with Technology Initiative, Georgia Perimeter College, Spring 2000
Departmental Smartboard Workshop, Georgia Perimeter College, Decatur Campus, Fall 2001
"At-Home Activities for an Online Physical Science Course" co-presenter at the 9th Annual Georgia Conference on College & University Teaching, Kennesaw, February 8, 2002
"At-Home Activities for an Online Physical Science Course" co-presenter at the annual Georgia Academy of Science Meeting, Milledgeville, March 23, 2002
"At-Home Activities for an Online Physical Science Course" co-presenter at the South Atlantic Coast Section Meeting, Kennesaw, April 6, 2002
“Healing A Stream”, Popular Science Talk Series, Georgia Perimeter College, Decatur Campus, Fall 2002
“Adding Audio Supported Smartboard Lectures to an Introductory Astronomy Online Laboratory”, 2nd Georgia Regional Astronomy Meeting, Agnes Scott College, May 2003
“Adding Audio to Smartboard Notes”, Georgia Perimeter College Faculty Development Day, Fall03, Spring 2004
“Adding Audio Supported Smartboard Lectures to an Introductory Astronomy Online Laboratory”, 203rd Annual meeting of the American Astronomical Society, Atlanta, January 2004
“Audio Supported Lectures in an Introductory Astronomy Online Laboratory”, annual Georgia Academy of Science Meeting, Barnesville, GA, April 2005
“Internationalization of Introductory Science Courses”, co-presenter, Georgia Perimeter College, Faculty Development Day, October 2005
“The Physics of Basketball”, Georgia Perimeter College Decatur Campus Symposium on College Athletics, March 21, 2006
“Got Game?” (The Physics of Basketball), Georgia Perimeter College Faculty Development Day, October 2006
“Science is Fun” hands-on presentation at the Georgia Science Teacher’s Association, Feb. 16, 2008
“The Integrated Science Conundrum: A Personal Account” at the Interdisciplinary Science for Early Childhood Education Majors in the University System of Georgia Meeting, GPC Newton Campus, March 27, 2009
“The Search For Extraterrestrial Life”, GPC Popular STEM Talk 3, April 20, 2010
"Conducting a Simultaneous Face-To-Face and Online Presentation by Example of the Popular STEM Talks", GPC Faculty Development Day, Oct 5, 2010, and GPC STEM Retreat, May 4, 2011
“Conducting a Presentation Simultaneously Face to Face and Online by Example of GPC’s Popular STEM Talks Series”, Georgia Academy of Science Meeting, Gainesville, GA March 26, 2011
“Using Wimba As A Tool For Virtual Office Hours In An Online Astronomy Lab”, Georgia Academy of Science meeting, Kennesaw, GA, March 24, 2012
“The Search For Extraterrestrial Life”, updated version (this is an exponentially developing field of astronomical research where the number of confirmed discovered exoplanets increased from about 450 to over 2000 between 2010 and 2012), Popular STEM Talk 4, November 27, 2012
“Zero-Budget Co-Curricular Student Learning and Professional Activities Opportunity for Faculty”, Faculty Development Day, October 9, 2012
“Free 24/7 Online Co-curricular Interdisciplinary Resource: GPC’s Popular STEM Talks Library”, GPC’s STEM T2T Conference, Newton Campus, April 12, 2013
“Challenges of Teaching Astronomy Labs Online vs. On Campus”, GPC’s CTL Online Faculty Open House, November 13
C. PROFESSIONAL MEETINGS AND CONFERENCES ATTENDED
1994 American Physical Society (APS) March Meeting
1996, 1999 American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT)/APS Joint Meetings
1995 – 2000, 2002, 2004 – 2006, 2011/12 Georgia Academy of Science (GAS)
1998, 2002 American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT)
1998 South Eastern Association for the Education of Teachers of Science (SEATS)
1999 State of the Arts in Biology Meeting
2000, 2004, 2006 American Astronomical Society Meeting
2001 AECT Conference
2002 9th Annual Georgia Conference on College & University Teaching;
2002 American Astronomical Society (AAS) Division of Planetary Sciences Meeting
2002 Distance Learning and Educational Technology Conference
2003 – 2005 Georgia Regional Astronomy Meeting
2004 Astronomical Society of the Pacific Meeting, Boston, MA
2006 American Association of Physics Teachers Meeting, Syracuse NY
2007 USG sponsored workshop on ISCI courses for Early Childhood Education Majors, Macon, GA
2008 ACE Conference on the Internationalization of the College
Curriculum, Washington, DC, Jan. 31 – Feb. 2, 2008
2008 Georgia Science Teachers Association Meeting, Athens, Feb. 14 –
16, 2008
2009 Georgia STEM Initiative Meeting, Stone Mountain, February 27
2009 Teaching Interdisciplinary Science for Early Childhood Education
Majors in the University System of Georgia, GPC Newton
Campus, March 27
2009 International Online Conference (IOC) on Online Teaching, March
30, 31
2010 Jossey/Bass Online Teaching and Learning Conference, October 20, 21
2011 GPC STEM Retreat, May 4
2011 GPC’s WWII Symposium, Clarkston Campus Science Mini-Symposium and Bill Lahaise’s WWII Model Exhibit in the JCLRC, November 7 – 11
2012 Participant in Astronomy “Not-The-End-Of-The-World” Group on Norwegian Cruise Lines Western Caribbean Cruise including a visit to the Mayan Pyramid of Coba on the day of Winter Solstice, organized by Dr. Douglas Duncan, Dept. of Astrophysical & Planetary Sciences, University of Colorado. I attended the following talks and events in of the on-board lectures: “The Dark Universe” by Dr. Erica Ellingson, “The Maya” (including a preparation session for visiting the Mayan ruins at Coba, Mexico) by Dr. Inga Calvin, “Exploring Mars” by Dr. Nick Schneider
2013 GPC’s STEM T2T Conference organized by Dr. Finazzo, then Science Department Chair, Newton Campus, April 12
2013 Project Kaleidoscope (PKAL) Atlanta Regional Network Fall Meeting, Georgia Technical Institute, October 14
D. OTHER
1994 Participated in workshop for Microcomputer Based (Physics) Laboratories, University of Kentucky
1995, 1996, 1997 Participated in Faculty Development Field Trips, Georgia Perimeter College, Clarkston Campus
1997 – 2002 Participated in Annual Recertification Workshops for Chemical/Physical, and Biological Monitoring Techniques, Georgia Adopt-A-Stream Program
1997 – 2007 Participated in 21 technology workshops offered by the Center for Teaching and Learning, Georgia Perimeter College
2001 Participated in three departmental technology workshops, Georgia Perimeter College, Decatur Campus
2002 Participated in Soil Erosion Workshop, The Chattahoochee River Keepers
2003 Participated in Remote Control Astronomy in the Classroom Workshop, Foundations for the Future and Georgia Tech Research Institute
2004 Participated in Xeriscaping Workshop, Gwinnett County Government
2007 Arranged and attended a guided tour of the GEO 600 Gravitational Wave Detector, Ruthe, Germany, June 11, 2007
2007 Collaborative Digital Education Summit for K-12 and Higher Education Innovators, Milledgeville, GA
2007 NASA sponsored workshop on Inquiry based teaching of Introductory Astronomy, Huntsville, AL
2007 ISCI 2002 workshop by Dr. Chris Wozny, Middle Georgia
College, Cochran, Dec. 14
2007 – present Participated in 20+ GPC educational technology and teaching methodology workshops
2008, 2011 Dr. Pam Gore’s STEM Workshops, June 7 & 13, Dr. Chris Wozny’s STEM Workshop, January 28
2009 University of Maryland Quality Matters Workshop, April 3 (held at GPC)
2010 USG Faculty Development Series, 1/22/10, “Creating a Learning Environment for the Millenial Learner”, USG-OIT office, Athens
2010 - present attended 20+ Popular STEM Talks
2010 SCALE-UP STEM workshop at Georgia Gwinnett College, 4/16/10
2010 Summer term: participated in GPC Project to Pilot Respondus Lockdown Browser to enhance online assessment security
2010 Atlanta Science Tavern "Exploring Icy Moons and Planets", Dr. Kevin Peter Hand, JPL; Oct. 23
2010 Sloan Consortium Online Workshop, October 25
2010 Pearson Publisher "Mastering" webinar, Oct. 29
2010 GPC/Academic Impressions Workshop: Designing and Developing Online Course Assessments, October 26, 28
2011 LERN Online Workshop, 1/26 – 1/27/11, “Virtual Worlds and Teaching Tools”
2011 Online By Design Workshop via Wimba for Developers of GPC Online Course Templates (6 Two Hour Sessions)
2011 Dr. S. Edgington from Cassini/CIRS, “There’s More to Saturn Than Its Rings”, Sept. 2, Dragoncon, Atlanta, GA
2011 Dr. Pamela Gay, “Evil Geniuses for a Better Tomorrow Present: Fun with Physics”, Sept. 4, DragonCon, Atlanta, GA
2011 USG Faculty Development Workshop “Improving Large Lecture Class Learning Outcomes and Adapting STEM Labs”, Sept. 16, Athens, GA
2011 WUG (Wimba Users Group, recently renamed as Blackboard Collaborate) Innovator Award Contest Presentations, Sept. 21, http://digrouplive.wimba.com
2011 “Cool Neutrino Astrophysics at the South Pole”, Atlanta Science Tavern, Oct. 22
2012 Digital Innovation Group Online “Scaffolded Blended eLearning in Supervisory Education”, Feb. 15
2012 “Science: Lost in Translation?” by Nobel Laureate Sir Harold Kroto, GPC Decatur Campus, Feb. 22
2012 “Brining Learning To Life” 3 part GPC CTL workshop series, January 26, February 9, February 23
2012 “Offer Your Lab Science Course Fully Online”, Wiley Learning Institute Online Workshop, March 16
2012 “Introducing CosmoQuest”, DragonCon Space Track, Dr. Phil Plait & Dr. Pamela Gay, September 3
2012 USG Faculty Development Blackboard Collaborate “Teaching with D2L”, September 12
2012 Contributed Pre/Post test data from my ASTR 1020 sections from several semesters and was interviewed by Dr. Janelle Bailey’s Astronomy Education Study “Understanding Sources of Self-Efficacy in Introductory Astronomy”, University of Nevada, November 1
2012 “When Galaxies Collide What Happens To Their Supermassive Black Holes?”, by Dr. Tamara Bogdanovic, Atlanta Science Tavern, November 17
2013 GPC Moving Towards the EDGE workshop “Engaging Students Through PBL and Case Based Learning”, February 15
2013 GPC workshop “Using DegreeWorks to Advise Students”, April 11
2013 USG Faculty Development webinar “Quality Assurance for Online Courses”, January 9
2013 GPC workshop iCollege to D2L workshop series: Working with a Migrated Course (Jan. 18), Creating Content (Mar. 1), Interaction and Communication (Mar. 1), Managing a Class (Apr. 18), Creating Assessments
2013 “Mysterious Titan” by Dr. Trina Ray (Cassini Mission Scientist), “Every Decision Gives Birth in the Multiverse” by Dr. Pamela Gay (Principal Investigator of CosmoQuest), DragonCon, Space Track, Atlanta, August 31
2013 Viewed recording of a Learning Space by CosmoQuest Talk Show “Astronomy Online Labs”, September 18
2013 “Finding the Needle in the Haystack: Informational Fluency and Digital Literacies”, Turnitin Webcast, September 19
2013 “Understanding the Mindset of the Modern Student”, Sonic Foundry Live Webinar, September 24
2013 GPC’s CTL Online Faculty Open House, Clarkston Campus, November 13
2013 “Engaging Practices, Engaging Students: High Impact Practices At Community Colleges”, NISOD Webinar, December 5
Service to the Institution
1997 – 2007 Co-advisor of the Decatur Campus Science Club
1998 – present Physics Curriculum Committee
1999/00, 2004/04 Physics Curriculum Committee Chair
1998 – present Astronomy Curriculum Committee
2012/13 Astronomy Curriculum Committee Chair
1998/99, 2005/06 Georgia Academy of Science Local Arrangements Committee
1998/99 Customer Service Committee (Decatur Campus)
1998/99, 2003/04 Technology Committee (Decatur Campus)
1999 Physics/Astronomy Search Committee
1999 – 2000 Co-chair of Partners in Education and Outreach Committee (Decatur Campus)
1999 –2001 SACS Library Committee
1999/00, 2004/05, 2007/08 Departmental Course Materials Review Panel
2001 – 2007 Distance Learning Oversight Committee
2001 – 2011 Faculty Senator and Alternate
2002/03, 2003 – 2011 Campus senate chair
2001 – 2003 Ad hoc Senate Committee on Telecommuting
2002/03 Academic Appeals Committee, Decatur Campus
2002/03, 2005/06 Professional and Program Development Committee, Decatur Campus
2003/04 College-wide Committee on Telecommuting
2003 – 2006 Symposium Committee Decatur Campus
2004, 2010 Physics/Astronomy/Geology Search Committee
2004 – 2006 Area B-Committee to develop 2 credit hour survey courses
2004 – 2006 Campus Representative to the Science Executive Committee