Rellen Hardtke

Rellen Hardtke

Professor

Physics
Office: 121 Centennial Science Hall
Phone: 715-425-4230

Email: rellen.hardtke@uwrf.edu

Education:

Ph.D. Particle Astrophysics, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
B.S. Mathematics, M.I.T., Cambridge, MA

Courses Taught:

• Astronomy
• Engineering Statics
• Engineering Dynamics
• Deformable Bodies/Mechanics of Materials
• General Physics I & II
• Gender Issues in Science
• Intro to Women's & Gender Studies
• Mathematics of Physics & Engineering

Research Interests:

• Gamma Ray Bursts
• Neutrino Astrophysics
• Women's Studies
• Gender Issues in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics

Dr. Hardtke joined the UWRF Physics Department in 2005.
After growing up on a dairy farm in northeastern Wisconsin, she studied and worked in Boston, Washington D.C., Indianapolis, Madison, Berkeley, Minnesota, and Los Angeles.

Dr. Hardtke previously taught at Cal Poly Pomona and Gustavus Adolphus College.

She is the coordinator for the UWRF pre-engineering and Dual Degree engineering programs and is passionate about teaching and advising.