Small College America interviews Dr. Jeremiah Williams, a Professor of Physics at Wittenberg University since 2007, where he teaches the full spectrum of undergraduate courses and leads an undergraduate-focused research program in plasma physics. He received a BS in Physics and Mathematics from Dickinson College, an MS in Physics from the University of California, Los Angeles, and a PhD in Physics at Auburn University.
His area of research is experimental plasma physics with a focus on dusty plasmas, and the National Science Foundation, the US Department of Energy, and NASA have funded his work. He has also been active in the intermediate and advanced physics laboratory community. He has been an active member of the American Physical Society (Division of Physics), the American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT), and the Advanced Laboratory Physics Association (AAPT), where he has served on a variety of committees and task forces. He is currently on detail to the National Science Foundation, where he serves as a program director for the Plasma Physics program.