James Votsmier M.S.
Laboratory Specialist
Department of Physics
College of Arts & Sciences
Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville
 
James is the Laboratory Specialist in the Department of Physics at SIUE. He started this full-time position in January 2000. He had been a part-time adjunct instructor with the department since the fall of 1993.
 
As Lab Specialist, James provides support for all of the physics departments teaching laboratories. This includes lab set-up and take-down, equipment maintenance and repair, and maintaining the wireless iMac computer data acquisition and analysis network.
 
In addition to providing support for all the teaching labs, James also instructs physics courses. Physics 318 (Electronic Measurements) and Physics 312 (Intermediate Physics Lab) are taught by James in the fall and spring semesters each year, respectfully.
 
Physics 318 uses "An Introduction to Modern Electronics" by William L. Faissler as a text.
In this course the student gets exposed to modern dc & ac circuit analysis techniques, TTL circuit design and construction as well as modern electrical measuring equipment (i.e. digital multimeters, analog and digital storage ocilloscopes).
 
Physics 312 uses "Experiments in Modern Physics" by Adrian C. Melissinos as a references
In this course the student gets to perform some traditional Modern Physics Experiments (i.e. The Photoelectric Effect, The Franck Hertz Experiment, The e/m Experiment, The Millikan Oil Drop, and Electron Diffraction). These labs allow the student to experimentally determine some of the fundamental constants.
 
Here is a list of some of the others courses that he has taught:
James teaches these courses on an as-need basis per semester.
 
 
 
James first came to SIUE as a student in the fall of 1989. It was at SIUE where he completed his B.S.(1991) and M.S.(1993) degrees in Physics with a specialization in optical spectroscopy. Before attending SIU, he obtained an A.S.(1989) degree from Lincoln Land Community College in Springfield, Illinois.
 
Prior to joining the Physics Department as Lab Specialist, James was a Senior Engineer in the Warfare Analysis Department of The Phantom Works for THE BOEING COMPANY of St. Louis, Mo.
 
Before working for Boeing, he taught high school physics at Parkway West High School during the '96-'97 school year. "West is Best!!"

 

Here is a list of some of his activities / hobbies:

e-mail: jvotsmi@siue.edu

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