Lew Riley
Professor at Ursinus College
Pennsylvania, United States
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Top SchoolLew Riley is a physics professor and experimental nuclear-structure researcher with over two decades of teaching experience and a PhD from Florida State University. Based at Ursinus College since 2002, he runs student-centered experiments using gamma-ray spectroscopy and direct reactions at national facilities like FRIB and the John D. Fox Laboratory. His work blends hands-on detector simulation and beamline experimentation with a strong focus on involving undergraduates in publishable research. In recent years he has pioneered alternative assessment and collaborative grading practices, bringing pedagogical innovation into the lab classroom. Comfortable spanning detailed instrumentation and curriculum design, he uniquely integrates advanced experimental techniques with mentorship that develops the next generation of nuclear physicists.
13 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Nuclear Physics, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Nuclear Physics at Florida State UniversityBachelor of Science - BS, Physics, Bachelor of Science - BS, Physics at Guilford College
Github Skills (14)
usb8
hyper-v8
wsl28
usbip7
connected7
python5
usb-devices5
windows5
hyper4
physics2
gamma2
diffraction2
tex2
latex2
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
rileyle/gamma-spectroscopy
Jun 2021 - Jul 2021
A GUI for gamma spectroscopy using a PicoScope
Contributions:216 pushes in 14 days
pythonguigammagamma-spectroscopyspectroscopy
rileyle/GRUTinizer
Jun 2016 - May 2024
Let's grutinize!
Contributions:3 PRs, 50 pushes, 2 branches in 8 years
pythonlet
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