George Marcus

Associate Professor
ISC 228A1
585-245-5197
marcus@geneseo.edu

George Marcus has been a member of the Geneseo faculty since 2006.

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Portrait of George Marcus

Office Hours (Spring 2024)

I'm available for Student Assistance Hours (aka office hours) in person or via Zoom.


Monday 10:30-11:30
Tuesday 2:00-3:00
Wednesday 9:30-10:30
Thursday 8:30 - 9:30

And potentially other times by appointment if the above times don't work

Curriculum Vitae

Education

  • Ph.D., Physics; Stanford University

  • A.B., Physics Magna Cum Laude with highest honors; Harvard University

More About Me

My current areas of research include particle time-of-flightenergy spectroscopy, optical properties of aerosol particles, tabletop quantum mechanics using correlated photons, Passively coupled in-vivo force sensors and nitrogen vacancy magnetometry. 

Classes

  • PHYS 104: Sustainable Energy - Lab

    This course addresses methods of producing sustainable energy, especially those that are carbon-neutral and have a decreased impact on global warming and climate change. Energy generation from wind, water, solar, geothermal, fusion and fission processes, and biofuels will be discussed. Examples of these types of energy production methods will be demonstrated in the lab and at Geneseo's eGarden field station. Student experiments will be performed each week and there will be a final project assigned to small working groups.

  • PHYS 104: Sustainable Energy - Lec

    This course addresses methods of producing sustainable energy, especially those that are carbon-neutral and have a decreased impact on global warming and climate change. Energy generation from wind, water, solar, geothermal, fusion and fission processes, and biofuels will be discussed. Examples of these types of energy production methods will be demonstrated in the lab and at Geneseo's eGarden field station. Student experiments will be performed each week and there will be a final project assigned to small working groups.

  • PHYS 114: Physics I Lab

    A lab course to complement General Physics I and Analytical Physics I lectures. Experiments in kinematics, projectile motion, Newton's laws, momentum, and energy conservation will be performed.

  • PHYS 120: Physics First Year Experience

    An introductory course for entering students considering a career in physics or engineering. Through presentations, discussions and investigations the question "What is Physics?" will be examined. Study methods and time utilization for success in physics will also be addressed.