Why I came to teach at Covenant

Experience:
Professor of Physics, 2009-present
Associate Professor of Physics, 2000-2009
Research Physicist, Naval Research Lab, 1988-2000
Post-doctoral researcher, Naval Research Lab, 1986-1988

Education:
B.S. Physics, 1981, from Louisiana State University
M.S. Physics, 1983 Ph.D. Physics, 1987 from Stanford University

Principal Research Interests: Superconductivity, Magnetism, Metal-Insulator transitions, Thin Film Growth and Characterization.

Research at Covenant: The physics department has a research effort, due to equipment purchased under a NSF-MRI grant back in 2008-2009. I have been pleased to work with six students so far on research in thin film materials. I am always looking for students who want to peer into the wonders of God's creation! There is a web page to the lab here.

Talks given to the faculty of Covenant College (pdf format):

• "A Reformed View of Fictionalism and Antirealism in the Sciences", Fall 2003.
• "Is Realism Viable in the Midst of Physics and Philosophy?", Fall 2008.

Other Activities: Member of American Physical Society, American Association of Physics Teachers, and Phi Kappa Phi

Recent Publications

Send comments to phill.broussard@covenant.edu - Last Update April 27, 2012