Assistant Professor of Physics Nicholas Young is an assistant professor studying physics education research and organizes the Georgia Physics and Astronomy Education Research (G-PhAsER) group. His research uses a variety of quantitative techniques to study problems in both undergraduate and graduate physics. Young is particularly interested in applying data science methodologies to questions in physics education and the graduate admissions process. Young earned his PhD in Physics and Computational Mathematics, Science, and Engineering at Michigan State University. Education Education: PhD, Michigan State University, 2021 Research Research Areas: Physics Education Courses Taught Courses Regularly Taught: PHYS 1251 Awards, Honors and Recognitions Of note: Young is a former AAAS Mass Media Fellow (The Wichita Eagle).
