University of Wisconsin - River Falls

Physics Department

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Dr. Neal Prochnow

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Education

Ph.D. in Nuclear Physics, Duke University

M.S. in Physics, VanDerBilt University, TN

B.S. in Physics, University of Wisconsin-River Falls

Research Interests

Nuclear Physics

Dr. Prochnow retired (most recently) from the Physics Department in 2000. Dr. Prochnow was the recipient of the award for "Excellence in or Service to Teaching Physics at the College Level" presented by the Wisconsin Association of Physics Teachers at the statewide meetings in October 1995. He was involved as an administrator of the Physics Adaptation Program, a program designed to provide high school science and math teachers with the certification to teach physics.

Primary Courses

• Nuclear Physics
• General Physics
• General Physics Laboratory
• General Studies Physics
• Capstone course: Great Ideas in Science