Dr. Shropshire came to ISU in the Fall of 1991 from Washington State University where he received his Ph.D. in physics. He has taught introductory physics, practicum in physical science, modern physics, solid state, the Jr. and Sr. physics labs, mathematical methods for physics, statistical physics, seminar in physics, and graduate classical mechanics.
Dr. Shropshire's research focuses on physics education and on atomic scale, or point, defects in metals and alloys. He uses a nuclear spectroscopy technique, perturbed - angular correlations (PAC), to study the production, interactions, concentrations, and energetics of point defects in metals and alloys produced by deformation and irradiation.
Class Web Pages & Other Interests:
Physics 648, Electricity and Magnetism, Summer 2006
Chapter 28 Homework Solutions
Chapter 29 Homework Solutions
Chapter 30 Homework Solutions
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ISU Department of Physics Demonstration Road Show
Abstracts of Selected Publications