George Gollin, Dept. of Physics, UIUC      

I am a professor of physics at the University of Illinois in Urbana Champaign, teaching Physics 325/326 and doing research in experimental elementary particle physics.

My current research concentrates primarily on technical issues relating to the design and utilization of the International Linear Collider. Because many of the problems to be resolved require a working knowledge of classical mechanics and electrodynamics, our research projects often lend themselves well to the participation of undergraduate research assistants who work as scientists, rather than technicians.

There are organizational issues that are important for the ILC: the complexities of such a large project include matters of international cooperation as well as smooth collaboration between national laboratories and universities. I am a coordinator for the U.S. university-based ILC accelerator R&D program. See, for example, "Encouraging Greater Engagement by U.S. University Groups With International Linear Collider Accelerator R&D Projects" (114 kB pdf).

As a faculty public service activity I pay attention to problems in higher education oversight and accreditation, in particular as they relate to regulation of unaccredited degree-granting entities. I was elected to the board of directors of the Council for Higher Education Accreditation in 2006.

See the links in the navigation panel to the left for more information.

• Click here for information about starting an ILC accelerator R&D activity at your university.

• Here's something very cool: computer-generated animations of a cell's interior machinery, at various (microscopic) distance scales.

• Sometimes, danger lurks in the diploma on the wall, an Op Ed piece that I co-authored with U.S. Congresswoman Betty McCollum (D-MN04). It appeared in the November 26, 2007 Minneapolis - St. Paul Star Tribune.