Dr. Mark E. Rupright
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Assistant Professor of Physics
Birmingham-Southern
College
Box 549022
900 Arkadelphia Rd
Birmingham, AL 35254
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Office: Stephens Science Center 122
Office Phone: 205-226-4875
Office Fax: 205-226-3078
Email: mruprigh@bsc.edu
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Office Hours (Fall 2008)
Monday
10:30 am - Noon
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Tuesday
10 - 11 am
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Wednesday
10:30 am - Noon
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Thursday
10 - 11 am
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Friday
10:30 am - Noon
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I am guaranteed
to
be in my office, SSC122, or lab, SSC 114, at the above times unless I
am called away due to unforeseen circumstances. In addition to
these office hours I am generally available weekday afternoons when I
am not in class (times listed below). There is a paper to the left of
my door (over the office number) with a movable flag that
details where I am at any given moment.
Current Courses (Fall 2008)
- PH103 – Energy and the Environment (TTh, 12:30 – 3:20 pm)
- PH301 – Modern Physics (MWF, 9:30 – 10:30 am, Lab times TBA)
Past Courses at BSC
- PH121-2 – General Physics I and II
- PH304 – Thermal Physics
- AS101 – General Astronomy
Professional Information
Education:
- Ph.D. in Physics,
the
University of North Carolina, 1998
Dissertation: "Radiation Extraction and Boundary Conditions for
Numerical Relativity"
Advisor: Dr.
James W. York, Jr. (Now at Cornell University)
- B.S. in Physics and
Mathematics, the
University of
Tennessee, 1992
Honors Thesis: "Mathematical Methods for Minimizing the Internal
Gravitational Field of a Cylindrical Satellite"
Advisor: Dr. Alvin J. Sanders
Previous Positions
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