St. Olaf College
Engineering and Physics Camp
Meet the faculty:
Jason Engbrecht, in his eighth year teaching at St. Olaf, earned his PH.D. in physics from the University of Michigan, where he focused his studies on atomic and antimatter physics. He is currently researching atomic collisions involving antimatter and autonomous robotic navigation. Engbrecht's lifelong interest in education and the construction of scientific apparatus led to his advising of the St. Olaf Rube Goldberg team which won the 2009 national Rube Goldberg Machine Contest.
David Nitz '73, earned his Ph.D. in atomic physics from Rice University and was a research associate at the University of Colorado before joining the St. Olaf faculty in 1979. His teaching interests include developing compter-based tools for learning, and teaching general interest courses in the physics of music and astronomy.
