Chitra Rangan
Since joining the University of Windsor in 2004, Assistant Professor of Physics Chitra Rangan has taught seven courses for a variety of students ranging from non-major undergraduates to advanced graduate students. Her deep interest in research-based pedagogy stems from the Michigan Teaching Fellow certification obtained upon completion of the Preparing Future Faculty program at the University of Michigan in 2003. Some of the more innovative classes that she has taught are the Multimedia course 'Technical Communication Skills' (4th year Physics), and the advanced graduate 'Quantum Control' course taught via videoconference in three locations (two countries and two time-zones). She is now introducing discussion and preparation as essential elements of the more mathematical physics courses.