Mike Daub is an experienced physics and mathematics educator, currently residing in northwestern Pennsylvania.
About Mike Daub
Mike earned two bachelor’s degrees in Mathematics and Physics at Penn State. 🎓
Mike earned a master’s degree in Physics at UC Berkeley. ⚛
Mike studied experimental cosmology and worked on the ACBAR project in grad school. 🔭
Mike worked five summer seasons at Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station, Antarctica. 🐧
Mike received the Antarctica Service Medal. 🎖
Mike taught physics and mathematics in California, Pennsylvania, New York, and North Carolina. 👨🏫
Mike is an ordained minister in the Church of the Latter-Day Dude. 🎳 ☯
Mike is an avid poker player. ♠ ♥ ♦ ♣
Mike is a member of the Libertarian Party. 🗽
Mike lost nearly all of his worldly possessions in a 2019 fire. 🔥
Mike takes his coffee black. ☕
Experience
Lecturer
Jan 2019 – May 2019
Appalachian State University
Boone, NC
Physics Instructor
Aug 2015 – May 2018
Surry Community College
Dobson, NC
Adjunct Lecturer
Jan 2014 – May 2015
Gannon University
Erie, PA
Assistant Professor
Aug 2011 – Dec 2014
Erie Community College
Orchard Park, NY
Adjunct Instructor
Aug 2014 – Dec 2014
State University of New York at Fredonia
Fredonia, NY
Instructor
Aug 2012 – May 2013
Edinboro University of Pennsylvania
Edinboro, PA
Tutor
Aug 2010 – May 2012
Tutor.com
New York, NY
Instructor
Feb 2011 – Apr 2011
Erie Business Center
Erie, PA
Adjunct Instructor
Sep 2009 – Nov 2009
ITT Technical Institute
Concord, CA
Teacher
Jan 2008 – Jun 2008
De La Salle High School
Concord, CA
Adjunct Professor
Aug 2007 – Dec 2007
Diablo Valley College
Pleasant Hill, CA
Graduate Student Researcher
May 1999 – Jul 2007
University of California, Berkeley
Berkeley, CA
I designed the control and readout electronics for the ACBAR project, deployed to Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station for telescope/receiver setup, testing, and maintenance, and analyzed data using FORTRAN and IDL.
Graduate Student Instructor
Aug 1998 – May 1999
University of California, Berkeley
Berkeley, CA
Scientist
Jan 1998 – Jul 1998
Naval Surface Warfare Center
Dahlgren, VA
Teaching Assistant
Jan 1997 – Dec 1997
Pennsylvania State University
University Park, PA
Laboratory Assistant
May 1996 – Dec 1997
Pennsylvania State University
University Park, PA
Tutor
Aug 1996 – Aug 1997
Pennsylvania State University
University Park, PA
Cooperative Education Student
Aug 1995 – Dec 1995
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Oak Ridge, TN
Education
May 2004
University of California, Berkeley
Berkeley, CA
December 1997
Pennsylvania State University
University Park, PA
December 1997
Pennsylvania State University
University Park, PA
High School Diploma
June 1993
Iroquois Junior/Senior High School
Erie, PA
Affiliations
Member 2007 – 2019
Member 2015 – 2021
Two-Year College Representative, May 2016 – Apr 2019
Member 2009 – 2019
Member 2013 – 2019
Awards
March 2002
Student Service Award
Department of Physics
University of California, Berkeley
May 2004