Summary
Kevin Schultz is an Associate Chair of Physics and educator with 11 years of higher-education experience, focused on making physics curricula more inclusive and community-centered. At Hartwick College he co-directs an HHMI Inclusive Excellence grant, teaches a wide spectrum of courses from algebra-based physics to environmental justice and human-centered design, and blends lab-based optics and computational methods into undergraduate training. He pairs scholarly roots in atomic physics and quantum optics with practical lab-building experience (including a prior $500k optical characterization lab) and a history of short-pulse laser research. Beyond academia, he co-leads campus sustainability efforts and chairs his city’s Climate Smart Taskforce, signaling a rare mix of pedagogy, research, and civic environmental leadership. Colleagues value his anti-deficit approach to teaching and his continual curriculum tinkering to better serve non-major students and interdisciplinary learners.
11 years of coding experience
18 years of employment as a software developer
Ph.D, Atomic Physics, Ph.D, Atomic Physics at Stony Brook University (SUNY)
B.S, Physics, B.S, Physics at Loyola University Chicago