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Brett Fadem

Professor of Physics at Muhlenberg College

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1867 Hemming Way, Orefield, PA 18069Member since August 15, 2026
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Experience

Professor - Muhlenberg College - Allentown, PA 18104

(2019)

Associate Professor - Muhlenberg College - Allentown, PA 18104

(2010 - 2019)

Assistant Professor - Muhlenberg College - Allentown, PA 18104

(2004 - 2010)

Department Chair - Muhlenberg College - Allentown, PA 18104

(2015 - 2020)

Managed departmental budgets, course scheduling, and personnel.

Department Assessment Coordinator - Muhlenberg College - Allentown, PA 18104

(2020)

Faculty Parliamentarian - Muhlenberg College - Allentown, PA 18104

(2024)

Advise on institutional governance and procedural integrity for the college faculty.

Mentor of Learning Assistants - Muhlenberg College - Allentown, PA 18104

(2004)

Train undergraduate Learning Assistants to act as pedagogical facilitators in inquiry-based settings, ensuring they guide peers through conceptual hurdles rather than providing rote answers. Two decades of mentorship.

Faculty Fellow - Colby College

(2002 - 2004)

  • Essential Electronics PH-254
  • Intermediate Level Classical Mechanics PH-311
  • Intermediate Level Electricity and Magnetism PH-321
  • Introductory Physics I Laboratory PH-141
  • Introductory Physics II Laboratory PHY-142
  • Particle Physics

Workshop Instructor - Lawrence University - Appleton, WI

(2003 - 2003)

Workshop for the integration of computing into the undergraduate curriculum.

Recitation Instructor - Iowa State University

(1995 - 2002)

  • 2002, Spring: Intro. Physics I using Calculus
  • 2000, Spring: Intro. Physics I using Algebra
  • 1997, Spring: Intro. Physics I using Calculus
  • 1996, Spring: Intro. Physics I using Calculus
  • 1996, Fall: Intro. Physics II using Calculus
  • 1995, Fall: Intro. Physics I using Algebra

Tutor - Iowa State University

(1992 - 1999)

  • 1999, Summer: Intro. Physics II using Calculus
  • 1999, Fall: Intro. Physics II using Algebra
  • 1992-1995: Calculus and Physics

REU Supervisor - Iowa State University

(2001 - 2001)

Supervised REU students under Dr. Craig Ogilvie.

Education

Ph.D. - Iowa State University (2002-05)

B.A. - Grinnell College (1991 - 1995)

Skills

Professor of Physics at Muhlenberg College

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