About Mark

Current Position

Professor Emeritus of Physics at Birmingham-Southern College

Education

• Ph.D. in Physics, the University of North Carolina, 1998

  • Dissertation: "Radiation Extraction and Boundary Conditions for Numerical Relativity"

  • Advisor: Dr. James W. York, Jr.

• B.S. in Physics and Mathematics, the University of Tennessee, 1992

  • Honors Thesis: "Mathematical Methods for Minimizing the Internal Gravitational Field of a Cylindrical Satellite"

  • Advisor: Dr. Alvin J. Sanders

Previous Positions

• Birmingham-Southern College (2007—2024)

• Director, Donald C. Harrison Honors Program at BSC (2023—2024)

• The Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College of Florida Atlantic University (2000—2007)

• Elon University (1999—2000)

• The University of North Carolina (Postdoctoral Associate and Adjunct Professor, 1998—1999)

Personal

I live in Trussville, AL with my wife Sarah and our cats: Cookie, Josie, and Luke.

When not teaching I'm learning to play my guitar or spending evenings outside with my telescope. I collect and use (almost exclusively) fountain pens. I love to grill and barbecue (there is a difference), collect whiskies, and occasionally brew beer. I love college sports, especially my Volunteers and Tarheels.

Sarah teaches mathematics at Birmingham-Southern, and occasionally decorates cakes for friends and family.