Bruce R - Department of Physics - The Ohio State University

8. The Development of Conceptual Thinking in Inquiry-Based Physics, Bruce R. Patton and
Jennifer Esswein, Proceedings of the NARST 2008 Annual Meeting (Baltimore).
9. Second Critical Point in First Order Metal-Insulator Transitions, I. Z. Kostadinov and B.
R. Patton, Physical Review Letters 101, 226407 (2008).
Invited talks at International Meetings:
1. Why a hands-on active learning approach works best: Experiences with a "Jackson by
Inquiry" electromagnetism course, Bruce R. Patton, Gordon Research Conference, 2006.
2. A simple model for why an active learning approach works best: Experiences with a
"Jackson by Inquiry" electromagnetism course, Bruce R. Patton, invited talk at the APS
Annual March Meeting, Denver (2007).
3. Inquiry-Based Physics And Student Learning, Bruce R. Patton and Anita Roychoudhury,
invited talk the NARST 2007 Annual Meeting (New Orleans, LA, United States).
4. The Role of Abstract Concept Formation in “Physics by Inquiry”, invited talk presented at
National Association of Research in Science Teaching Annual Conference, New Orleans,
April 15 – 18, 2007.
5. Content and Pedagogy for Mathematics and Science in Middle Schools and For Middle
School Teacher Preparation, Symposium on Mathematics and Science Teaching and
Learning, Columbus, April 26, 2007.
6. About some metal-insulator transitions in composites, Symposium in Honor of Valery
Pokrovsky on Statistical Physics and Quantum Field Theory, January 12-14, 2007, Texas
A&M University, (with Ivan Kostadinov).
7. The Development of Conceptual Thinking in Inquiry-Based Physics, invited talk presented at
National Association of Research in Science Teaching Annual Conference, Baltimore, April
2, 2008.
8. School Year Based Inquiry Learning (SYBIL) with Elementary and Middle School Teachers,
invited presentation at DOE Mathematics and Science Partnership Meeting, San Diego,
February 22 – 24, 2010.
Synergistic Activities
Innovations in teaching
• Course design and development of lab manual and teaching materials for hands-on graduate
electrodynamics course: Physics 834-835-836 Jackson by Inquiry reported in “Group Inquiry-
Based Approach to Graduate Education in Physics: Can you do Jackson in a hands-on way?”,
invited talk at APS/AAPT Joint Meeting, Indianapolis, 1996.
• Development of Physics 294: Hands-on problem solving lab for students underrepresented in
physics and engineering.
• Ohio Board of Regents Math and Science Teaching Fellow: identification, evaluation and
dissemination of exemplary teaching practices in the State of Ohio through surveys, workshops,
conferences, and resource monographs, 2003-current.
• Director of the Interdisciplinary Middle Childhood Education Program in the College of Arts and
Sciences at The Ohio State University, 2005-current.
Professional activities
• Referee: Physical Review, Physical Review Letters, National Science Foundation, Department of
Energy, Annals of Physics, Solid State Communications, Surface Science, Magnetism and
Magnetic Materials Conference, Journal of Applied Physics, Modern Physics Letters,
EuroPhysics Letters, American Journal of Physics, Journal of Research in Science Teaching
• Member of Sigma Xi, Phi Beta Kappa, Materials Research Society, American Physical Society,
Division of Condensed Matter, American Association of Physics Teachers, American Ceramics
Society