Dr Ross MacPherson

Biography

I am currently Director of Undergraduate Pathways for Physics. I hold a BSc with 1st Class honours in Physics and undertook a PhD in Monte Carlo modelling of semiconductors with Dr Geoff Dunn, focussing on Gunn diodes and looking into the operation of GaN devices in the terahertz band. I am responsible for course co-ordination and teaching on a worrying number of courses, so I have lots of teaching experience. My teaching has been recognised with a fellowship in the Higher Education Academy, and in 2019 I won "Funniest Lecturer" in the University-wide Excellence in Teaching Awards, perhaps because "Most Handsome" wasn't a recognised category. I am also the author of multiple critically acclaimed and commercially catastrophic novels.

External Memberships

External Responsibilities

Currently:

• Member of IoP (2013 - present)
• Refereeing for journals in semiconductor technology, computational modelling, applied physics

Admin Responsibilities

Currently:

• Roles associated with teaching co-ordination
• Elected Member of Senate (April 2015 - present) 

Teaching Responsibilities

Teaching Responsibilities

Teach & Coordinate on the following Physics Courses

• PX1015 - Physical Universe A
• PX2013 - Light Science
• KL15PD
• KL108W
• PX4007 - Case Studies
• PX1513 - Physical Universe B
• PX1514 - Astronomy and Meteorology
• PX2505 - Practical Optics and Electronics
• PX2510 - Special Relativity and Quantum Mechanics
• PX3512 - Electricity and Magnetism
• PX4011 (Projects) - Teaching Only
• SA19EG - Physics Summer School
• Maths Summer School, no course code
• S6 Day Co-ordinator
• Access Program - Physics
• Gifted and Talented Program

Various Outreach Events

• CPD Days
• Public Engagement for University including talks on time travel for Cafe Scientifique, eclipses for the recent eclipse
• Bright Club