Teaching
Recipient of the "General Education Distinguished Teacher Award", General Education program, James Madison University (Jan. 2023)
This competitive award, established over ten years ago, specifically recognizes excellence in enabling students to meet General Education learning outcomes and make interdisciplinary connections.
https://www.jmu.edu/gened/dta-kaveh.shtml
Office hours (Summer 2022) : T/Th (10:00AM-12:30PM) in person or virtual. If none of these times works for you contact me to arrange another time.
· Faculty at the Department of Physics and Astronomy, James Madison University
PHYS 150 - College Physics II, In-person, Fall 2023 (27 Students)
Phys 240 - University Physics I, In-person, Fall 2023 (43 Students)
Phys 250L - University Physics II Lab, Hands on online, Fall 2023 (24 Students)
Phys 140 - College Physics I, Online, Summer 2023 (48 Students)
Phys 150L - General Physics II Lab, Hands on online, Summer 2023 (17 Students)
PHYS 150 - College Physics II, In-person, Spring 2023 (95 Students)
Phys 150L - General Physics II Lab, Hands on online, Spring 2023 (23 Students)
Phys 140 - College Physics I, Fall 2022 (57 Students)
ISCI 172 - Physical Science for Teachers, Fall 2022 (47 Students)
Phys 150L/250L - General & University Physics II Lab, Fall 2022 (23 Students)
Phys 140 - College Physics I, Online, Summer 2022 (43 Students)
PHYS 150 - College Physics II, Spring 2022 (66 Students)
Phys 150L - General Physics II Lab, Online, Spring 2022 (32 Students)
Phys 140 - College Physics I, Fall 2021 (55 Students)
ISCI 172 - Physical Science for Teachers, Fall 2021 (23 Students)
Phys 150L/250L - General & University Physics II Lab, Fall 2021 (16 Students)
Phys 140 - College Physics I, Online, Summer 2021 (46 Students)
PHYS 150 - College Physics II, Online & In-person, Spring 2021 (63 Students)
Phys 150L/250L - General/University Physics II Lab, Hybrid, Spring 2021 (70 Students)
Phys 140 - College Physics I, Online, Fall 2020 (50 Students)
Phys 140L - University Physics I Lab, Fall 2020, (25 Students)
ISCI 172 - Physical Science for Teachers, Hybrid (half online/half in person), Fall 2020 (22 Students)
Phys 140L - University Physics I Lab, Online, Summer 2020, (60 Students)
Phys 250L - University Physics II Lab, Spring 2020 (30 Students)
ISCI 172 - Physical Science for Teachers, Spring 2020 (8 Students)
Phys 150 - College Physics II, Spring 2020 (63 Students)
Phys 250L - University Physics II Lab, Spring 2020 (30 Students)
ISCI 172 - Physical Science for Teachers, Fall 2019 (18 Students)
Phys 140 - College Physics I, Fall 2019 (36 Students)
Phys 240L - General Physics I Lab, Fall 2019 (25 Students)
PHYS 250L - General Physics II Lab, Spring 2019 (20 Students)
PHYS 150 - College Physics II, Spring 2019 (58 Students)
PHYS 140 - College Physics I, Fall 2018 (201 Students)
PHYS 150 - College Physics II, Summer 2018 (35 Students)
PHYS 150 - College Physics II, Spring 2018 (100 Students)
ISCI 104 - Scientific Perspectives (Everyday Electronics), Spring 2018 (71 Students)
PHYS 140 - College Physics I, Fall 2017 (194 Students)
PHYS 150 - College Physics II, Summer 2017 (51 Students)
PHYS 150 - College Physics II, Spring 2017 (79 Students)
ISCI 104 - Scientific Perspectives (Everyday Electronics), Spring 2017 (67 Students)
PHYS 140 - College Physics I, Fall 2016 (109 Students)
ISCI 101 – Physics, Chemistry and the Human Experience, Fall 2016 (47 Students)
· Instructor, Department of Physics, University of Cincinnati, USA (2010-2014).
General Physics Lab I, II and III, College Physics Lab I, II and III
· Teaching Assistant, Department of Physics, University of Cincinnati, USA (2009-2014).
Graduate level Statistical Mechanics of Particles
Physics Advanced Laboratory
College Physics I and II (Recitation classes, problem solving)
How Things Work
Total number of students at JMU till Summer 22: 2217
University nominee for “Make Your Next Move Award”, Career & Academic Planning, James Madison University (Feb. 2018)
This award honors faculty and staff that have gone above and beyond expectations in their roles on campus and have devoted extra time and energy to helping students move forward with their career goals and plans. The criteria for the award were listed as:
Passion/enthusiasm – Nominees are passionate about supporting students in their professional growth.
Time spent – Nominees invest time in student’s professional growth.
Connections – Nominees help students make connections from the classroom to their next move through curriculum and advisory roles. Nominees help students make connections to prepare them for life after JMU.
Developing skills – Nominees provide opportunities for students to develop the skills they need to make their next move.
Seeing potential – Nominees see potential in their students and provide support and opportunities for students to reach that potential.
selected student evaluation comments:
Dr. Kaveh,
I want to thank you for having such an impact on me. You are the best professor I have ever had and I am sad the year has come to end. Thank you for taking the time, especially in physics, to explain the most basic concepts to me and making sure I understand them. Your determination to have every student really learn, and not just regurgitate information, motivated me in other areas of my life. I've always loved science but lacked the dedication to studying and deemed anything to do with science, unattainable. I thought that if I didn't understand it right away I was never going to. However, your physics class inspired me to pursue the interests I've always put off for that very reason and I can't say how much I appreciate that. I will include that I looked into a physics minor but had to give myself a reality check as I barely passed college algebra physics. Oh well, maybe in the future.
.... That was my favorite class this semester and gave me something to look forward to on Mondays. In short, I took away a lot from that class. It was also neat to experience being taught by you in a 150 person lecture hall compared to a 15 person lab.
All in all, I really appreciate your passion for physics. That passion translates to us students and ignites the desire to learn. Thank you for never giving up on me and taking the time to make sure I understood what was being taught. I will also include that it challenged me to see the world differently, through a physics lens, and for that I can't thank you enough. I definitely cannot approach a diving board now without thinking about the application of torque. You're a role model and a mentor and I hope you continue teaching because you're really good at it.
Hopefully I'll be able to say goodbye in person because an email doesn't accurately show how much of an impression you have had on me and my academic career.
Godspeed on all of your endeavors and enjoy the summer!
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James Madison University 2018
B.S. Public Policy & Administration
