George Gollin
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George D. Gollin is a physics professor at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
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[edit] Areas of Research and Teaching
Gollin has worked on particle physics experiments studying muon scattering (1975 - 1981, intended to test the ideas of "Quantum Chromodynamics"), neutral K meson decay parameters (1980 - 1993, measuring things relating to "CP violation" ), and electron-positron annihilation (1993 - 2005, measuring production and decay properties of heavy quarks). His current research focuses on technical issues associated with the design and construction of the "International Linear Collider", a very large electron-positron colliding beams facility intended to shed light on the origins of the masses of the fundamental particles.
His teaching has spanned the entire physics curriculum, from elementary algebra-based courses for students in the life sciences to classical electrodynamics at the graduate level.
[edit] Other Public Service
The University of Illinois is a public university and "land grant school"; as such, Gollin's responsibilities include faculty public service in addition to his teaching and research obligations.[1] Since 2003, Gollin has been documenting the practices of businesses that sell meaningless academic degrees (diploma mills) without providing education or assessment to/of their customers. In this capacity, he has worked with a number of state and federal agencies, including the State of Washington Office of the Attorney General, the U.S. Dept. of Education, the U.S. Secret Service, and the Swedish National Agency for Higher Education.[2] He has, for example, assisted with the federal investigation of the operation of Saint Regis University.[3]
In 2006 he was elected to the Board of Directors of the Council for Higher Education Accreditation for a three year term.
[edit] References
- ^ q.v. A Faculty Guide for Relating Public Service to the Promotion and Tenure Review Process, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, available at http://www.oc.uiuc.edu/engagement/p&tfacultyguide2000.pdf. (PDF)
- ^ "Cracking Down on Diploma Mills," CBS News Special Report: Consumer Alert, at UR: http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2003/07/25/eveningnews/consumer/main565236.shtml, 25 July 2003.
- ^ Saint Regis University should not be confused with the legitimate, accredited Regis University of Denver, Colorado.
