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PHYSICS DEPARTMENT
Professor Randolph S. Peterson
(931) 598-1550, rpeterso@sewanee.edu
Ph.D., Physics, University of Tennessee (1977)
Dr. Randolph Peterson has been with
The University’s Physics Department for 16 years. During his time he
has served as both Professor and Chairman of the Department. He received
his B.S. (1972) in Engineering Physics from The University of Tennessee
at Knoxville (UTK) and both his M.S. (1974) and Ph.D. (1977) in Physics
from UTK as well. Dr. Peterson serves on the Executive Governing Board
of the American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT) with whom he has
been a member since 1985.
Dr. Peterson’s research has
contributed to more than 50 published papers in academic journals and
more than 30 presentations at national and international physics
conferences. Since 1986 he has organized and produced an annual “Physics
Day at the Amusement Park” at Lake Winnepesaukah in Chattanooga,
Tennessee. During the school year 2002-3003, Dr. Peterson
took his sabbatical to conduct research with
The University of Alabama at Birmingham.
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