Barry Luokkala is Director of Undergraduate Physics

Physics

Physics is a natural science that involves the study of matter and its motion through spacetime, along with related concepts such as energy and force. More broadly, it is the general analysis of nature, conducted in order to understand how the universe behaves.Physics is one of the oldest academic...

 Laboratories in the Department of Physics at Carnegie-Mellon University and Program Director for the Pennsylvania Governor's School for the Sciences

Pennsylvania Governor's School for the Sciences

The Pennsylvania Governor's School for the Sciences was one of the Pennsylvania Governor's Schools of Excellence, a group of five-week summer programs for gifted high school students in the state of Pennsylvania. Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh has hosted the program since its inception...

. Luokkala was the recipient of the MCS Teaching Award.http://www.cmu.edu/cmnews/061301/061301_mcsaward.html

PGSS directorship

The Pennsylvania Governor's School for the Sciences

Pennsylvania Governor's School for the Sciences

The Pennsylvania Governor's School for the Sciences was one of the Pennsylvania Governor's Schools of Excellence, a group of five-week summer programs for gifted high school students in the state of Pennsylvania. Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh has hosted the program since its inception...

(PGSS) is an academic summer program for gifted high school students from Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania

The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...

. Dr. Luokkala has been the director of PGSS since 2001. Prior to that, he ran both the Physics lab course and team projects for many years.

External links

• Official biography