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  • Chair of Physics | Department of Physics | bret.underwood@plu.edu | 253-535-7267 | I am currently a Professor of Physics at Pacific Lutheran University.

    Education Ph.D., Physics, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2008 M.A., Physics, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2006 B.S. Magna Cum Laude, Physics, The Ohio State University, 2003 Areas of Emphasis or Expertise Cosmology Particle Physics String Theory Selected Presentations University of Vienna, Cosmological Chaos, Complexity, and the OTOC, Vienna, Austria (October 2020) de-Sitter Constructions in String Theory Workshop, Constraints on dS from Higher Dimensions, Institut de Physique Theorique, CEA

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  • Visiting Assistant Professor of English | Department of English | ali.mctar@plu.edu | 253-535-7776

    Ali Mctar Visiting Assistant Professor of English Phone: 253-535-7776 Email: ali.mctar@plu.edu Office Location: Hauge Administration Building - 201-A Status:On Leave Professional Education Ph.D., English Literature, Princeton University, 2021 B.A., Critical Theory, Williams College, 2014

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  • Professor Emeritus | Master of Business Administration | Dr.

    innovation coupled with substantial executive-level industry experience and business ownership align with his teaching topics and create opportunities for students to engage both the theory and application of management in unique and powerful ways.  Leveraging techniques and frameworks developed through research and practice, Dr. Brown engages students to apply their academic knowledge to live projects in the region and around the world.  This has resulted in academic consulting projects with over one

  • Professor Emeritus | School of Business | Dr.

    program at PLU.  His scholarship in entrepreneurship and innovation coupled with substantial executive-level industry experience and business ownership align with his teaching topics and create opportunities for students to engage both the theory and application of management in unique and powerful ways.  Leveraging techniques and frameworks developed through research and practice, Dr. Brown engages students to apply their academic knowledge to live projects in the region and around the world.  This

  • Associate Professor of Physics | Department of Physics | beg@plu.edu | 253-535-7774

    , Bulgaria), 1993 Areas of Emphasis or Expertise Non-Linear Cardiac Dynamics Integrable Systems Quantum Field Theory Spin-spin Interactions of Magnetic Molecules

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  • Clinical Instructor of Nursing | School of Nursing | kristina.kenning@plu.edu | I am originally from Missoula Montana and have been a nurse for over 12 years.

    Kristina Kenning, MSN, RN Clinical Instructor of Nursing Email: kristina.kenning@plu.edu Professional Biography Education Masters, Nursing, University of St. Mary's , 2019 Bachelor, Nursing, Creighton University, 2011 Bachelors , Biology, Creighton University, 2010 Areas of Emphasis or Expertise Teaching and Learning Theory Critical Thinking Development Pathophysiology Currently Teaching: Chronic Conditions, Clinical Lead Biography I am originally from Missoula Montana and have been a nurse for

  • Lecturer - Band Studies; Conductor - Concert Band | Music | veghmb@plu.edu | 253-535-7602 | Matt Vegh graduated from Pacific Lutheran University in 2012 with a Bachelor’s of Music Education (K-12 band and K-12 music) and Central Washington University in 2016 with a Master’s of Music in wind band conducting, where he studied with Lewis Norfleet and Mark Lane. Professor Vegh also teaches at Steilacoom High School.

    band and K-12 music) and Central Washington University in 2016 with a Master’s of Music in wind band conducting, where he studied with Lewis Norfleet and Mark Lane. Professor Vegh also teaches at Steilacoom High School. At SHS, he directs Wind Ensemble, Percussion Ensemble, Symphonic Band, Jazz Band, and has taught AP Music Theory. His concert bands consistently receive Superior ratings at festivals, while percussion ensemble frequently performs at the WIAA/WMEA State Ensemble Contest, and has

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  • Lecturer - Saxophone | Music | steighev@plu.edu | 253-535-7602 | Praised by the Tacoma News Tribune for his “effortless lyricism” as well as his “smooth tone and fluid virtuosity,” saxophonist Erik Steighner has performed with ensembles including the Austin Symphony Orchestra, the Federal Way Symphony, the Northwest Sinfonietta, the Pacific Northwest Ballet Orchestra, the San Antonio Symphony, and Symphony Tacoma.

    , where his course load has included saxophone, chamber music, music theory, ear training, music appreciation, and digital music. He is also on faculty at the University of Puget Sound Community Music Department and is the founder and conductor of the South Sound Saxophone Ensemble. Steighner has premiered dozens of solo and chamber works and appears on CD releases from labels including Albany Records, Alea Publishing, Mark Custom, Naxos, Reference Recordings, and Vienna Modern Masters. Steighner

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  • Associate Professor of Communication | Communication, Media & Design Arts | justin.eckstein@plu.edu | 253-535-8175 | Dr.

    ." Critical/Cultural Communication Studies Vol. 12, 2015: 205-208. Eckstein, J. "Yellow rain: Radiolab and the acoustics of strategic maneuvering." Journal of Argumentation in Context Vol. 3, 2014: 35-56. Accolades New Investigator Award, Rhetoric and Communication Theory Division of National Communication Association, 2020 Jackson Fellow, 2020-2021 Daniel Rohrer Memorial Outstanding Research Award, American Forensics Association, 2017 Biography Dr. Eckstein is an Assistant Professor who teaches classes

  • Professor Emeritus of Physics | Department of Physics | tangka@plu.edu | 253-535-7539 | K.T.

    Scientists 2 Vector Analysis, Ordinary Differential Equations and Laplace Transforms (Springer 2007) : View Book Mathematical Methods for Engineers and Scientists 3 Fourier Analysis, Partial Differential Equations and Variational Methods (Springer 2007) : View Book Selected Articles K.T. Tang. "Approximate Treatments of Reactive Scattering: The T Matrix Approach in Theory of Chemical Reaction Dynamics." CRC Press Vol. II, 1985: 125. Biography K.T. Tang (Kwong-Tin Tang) received his B.S. in Engineering