John W. Wilson, Ph.D.

A boring picture of me in my office at Georgia State University	John Wilson observing with the 100-inch Hooker telescope on Mt. Wilson in Southern California.

Education

• Ph.D. Teaching & Learning (Science Education), Georgia State University (2004).
• M.S. Astronomy, Vanderbilt University (1981).
• B.S. Physics, Southeast Missouri State University (1974).

Work Experience

Astronomy Laboratory Coordiantor, Adjunct Faculty, Georgia State University, 2005-present.

Temporary Assistant Professor of Science Education, Kennesaw State University, 2004/2005.

Astronomy Laboratory Coordinator, Georgia State University, 1981-2004.

Selected Publications

• Science Teachers Learning about the Nature of Science and Scientific Inquiry by Doing Astronomical Research: The Binary Star Project, 2003, unpublished Ph.D. dissertation.
• Astronomy: A Laboratory Textbook, 3^rd Ed. (Contemporary Publishing Company), 1999.
• The Optical Variability and Spectrum of BL Lacertae Galaxy PKS 2201+044, The Astrophysical Journal, 1993.
• All-Sky Stromgren Photometry of Speckle Binary Stars, Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific, 1993.
• SS Bootis: A Totally Eclipsing Binary of the RS CVn Type, The Astronomical Journal, 1983.
• CG Cygni: Solutions of 1979 and 1980 Light Curves, Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific, 1987.

Telephone: 404/413-6035

Email: wilson@chara.gsu.edu

Postal Mail:

Dept. of Physics & Astronomy

Georgia State University

University Plaza

Atlanta, GA 30303-3083 U.S.A.

Vita

COSMIC RAY PROJECT

Training Science Teachers to Perform Cosmic Ray Muon Observations

BINARY STARS

Courses

NSCI 7001

ASTR 1010

ASTR 1020

ASTR 7010-7020

PHYS 7110

PHYS 2010