I am an Associate Professor of Physics at Kenyon College. My research interests are in gravitational-wave astrophysics and astronomy. More information can be found in the "Research" section of this site. I also teach a variety of classes at Kenyon. Find out some of what I have taught below!
Here are the courses I have taught (or am teaching) since my tenure review:
Fall 2020
PHYS 240 -- Fields & Spacetime
PHYS 241 -- Fields & Spacetime Lab
PHYS 390 -- Research in Physics
Spring 2021
PHYS 135 -- General Physics II
PHYS 390 -- Research in Physics
Spring 2023
PHYS 136 -- Introduction to Experimental Physics II
SCMP 401 -- Scientific Computing Seminar
Fall 2023
PHYS 106 -- Astronomy: Planets & Moons
PHYS 141 -- First-Year Seminar in Physics
Spring 2024
PHYS 270 -- Introduction to Computational Physics
PHYS 345 -- Astrophysics and Particles
Fall 2024
PHYS 131 -- Introduction to Experimental Physics I
PHYS 340 -- Classical Mechanics
Spring 2025
PHYS 240 -- Fields & Spacetime playlist (credit "Introduction to Electrodynamics" by David J. Griffiths)
PHYS 340 -- Classical Mechanics playlist (credit "Classical Mechanics" by John R. Taylor)
PHYS 345 -- Astrophysics and Particles (credit "A General Relativity Workbook" by Thomas A. Moore)
Office phone: (740) 427-5356
Email: wadel@kenyon.edu
Office: Hayes 210
Address: 201 N. College Road, Gambier, OH 43022