Professor of PhysicsMember, Maine Center for Research in STEM EducationCooperating Professor of STEM Education Fellow, American Physical Society B.S. Physics (cum laude), Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 1990 Sc.M. Physics, Brown University, 1992 Ph.D. Physics, Brown University, 1998 Office: 117 Bennett Hall Phone:  (207) 581-1016 Email: thompsonj <at> maine <dot> edu Google Scholar Page ORCiD Recent Abridged