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Dr. Kurt Fisher
Associate Professor of Physics
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Office: KSC109
Phone: 631-244-3177
Fax: 631-244-1033
School of Arts & Sciences
- Division of Natural Sciences & Mathematics
Dowling College
Oakdale, NY
Education
1978: Ph.D in Physics, Adelphi University
1965: M.S. in Physics, New York University
1956-1959: Graduate course work at Temple University
1955: B.S. in Physics, The City College of New York
Knowledge of FORTRAN, Pascal, and BASIC programming
Professional Background
1968-Present: Employed at Dowling College, Oakdale, L.I., N.Y. Current rank is
Associate Professor of Physics. Have taught courses in Avionics, Physical
Oceanography, College Algebra, Precalculus, Calculus I, BASIC programming, and
Natural Science (CORE sequence) in addition to the usual physics curriculum.
Duties besides teaching: Physics Department Chairperson; supervision of the physics
laboratories; have authored three in-house laboratory manuals, two for General Physics,
and one for Electricity and Electronics; have authored comprehensive Course Packs for
the Introductory Physics courses.
1981-1988: Part-time free-lance consultant at Lubow Machine Co., Copiague, N.Y. Engaged
in design and development of analog and digital machine control systems, and also
designed interface circuits used with microprocessor-based machine controls.
1959-1966: Employed in the rank of Development Engineer at Norden Division of United Aircraft Corp., Norwalk, CT. Worked on the design of radar-derived video processing circuits, closed circuit high resolution TV, and infrared imaging and scanning systems.
1955-1959: Employed at the Naval Air Development Center, Warminster, PA. Performed diversified engineering design work relating to electronic and electro-mechanical systems for naval aircraft and aircraft carrier operations.
Awards / Grants
1998: Awarded a grant sponsored by the Long Island Consortium for Interconnected Learning (LICIL). The Title of my project was Integrated Mathematics-Physical Sciences Learning Labs. The aim of the project is to integrate math and physics so that each is appreciated in the context of the other. Mainly, it is intended to better prepare students for both introductory Physics and Calculus.
1993-1995: Principal Investigator for a National Science Foundation ILI grant,
#DUE-9351432. The grant provided for the purchase of computers, sensors and compatible experimental apparatus for the Physics laboratory. The twofold thrust of the project was, first, to modernize and improve the laboratory courses, and second, to supply an environment where collaborative student work, spontaneous demonstrations, and simulations could be carried out in order to foster conceptual learning.
Publications
Thesis title: Eigensolutions for a Relativistic Positive Energy Wave Equation
K. Fisher and H. F. Ahner, Theorem on the Representation of SO(n) Groups, J. Math Phys. 19, Sept 1978
K. Fisher, Exercises in Drawing and Utilizing Free-Body Diagrams, Phys. Teach. 37, No.7, 434, Sept 1999
K. Fisher, Conjugate Relationships in Basic Electricity, Phys. Teach. 37, No.8, 458, Nov. 1999
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