Eric Hill
Professor
Physics
Education
- Ph.D., physics with supporting emphasis in space physics, University of Minnesota
- B.A., physics, magna cum laude, Carleton College
Professional Background
Eric Hill’s research has ranged from designing, building, and using scanning tunneling microscopes to modeling architectural acoustics and ray optics, as well as pedagogical work on both everyday optics and the fundamentals of electricity and magnetism.
Academic Experience
- Visiting professor, St. Olaf College, 2000
Areas of Expertise
- Advanced laboratory physics
- Modern physics
- Musical acoustics
Publications
- “Rephrasing Faraday’s Law.” The Physics Teacher 48 (6), 2010.
- “Reflection with a Twist: The Helical Mirror.” With A. J. DeWeerd. The Physics Teacher 44 (7): 424–425 (2006).
- “Comment on ‘Anamorphic Images,’ by J. L. Hunt, B. G. Nickel, and Christian Gigault.” With A. J. DeWeerd. American Journal of Physics 74 (1): 83–84 (2006).
- “Optics Over Tea: Images in Concave and Convex Surfaces.” With A. J. DeWeerd. Physics Education 40 (1): 13–14 (2005).
- “The Dizzying Depths of Cylindrical Mirrors.” With A. J. DeWeerd. The Physics Teacher 43 (2): 90–92 (2005).
- “Reflections on Handedness.” With A. J. DeWeerd. The Physics Teacher 42: 45 (2004).
Awards and Service
- Mortar Board Professor of the Year, University of Redlands, 2008
Affiliations
- American Physical Society
- American Vacuum Society