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CHRISTOPHER MILLER, MIT Physics Technical Instructor




Major: Physics

College/Employer: MIT

Year of Graduation: 2021

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Brief Biographical Sketch:

I am a Technical Instructor in the Technical Services Group at the MIT Department of Physics where I run lecture demos and labs as well as problem solving for TEAL classes.

In 2021, I graduated from MIT with an SB in Physics and a minor in Art, Culture, and Technology.



Past Classes

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S15708: The Atom: Theory and Experiment in Splash 2023 (Nov. 18 - 19, 2023)
Explore the evolution of the theory of the atom - with an opportunity to get up close and personal with real experimental apparatuses. Some live data collection and analysis included.


S15709: magnets: how do they work? in Splash 2023 (Nov. 18 - 19, 2023)
Can you hear a magnet? Can you see a spin? What is the field in the nucleus of an iron atom? Why do our magnets explode if we don't feed them $4000 of liquid helium every year? Answers to all these questions and more!


S15196: The Atom: Theory and Experiment in Splash 2022 (Nov. 19 - 20, 2022)
Explore the evolution of the theory of the atom - with an opportunity to get up close and personal with real experimental apparatuses such as a Crookes tube, Rutherford's gold foil experiment, double-slit interference, cloud chamber trajectories, the photoelectric effect, discharge tubes, and a Stern-Gerlach apparatus. Some live data collection and analysis included.


S13414: Atomic Theory I: The Basics in Splash 2019 (Nov. 23 - 24, 2019)
From "opposites attract and likes repel" to why we say an atom has protons, neutrons, and electrons - an experimental journey into the basics of chemistry.


S13416: Atomic Theory II: Modern Concepts in Splash 2019 (Nov. 23 - 24, 2019)
Discover the reality of the quantum model. Figure out what stops protons from pushing each other out of the nucleus. Impress your chemistry teacher with these and more!


S13417: Atomic Theory III: Mostly Particle Physics in Splash 2019 (Nov. 23 - 24, 2019)
Break protons and neutrons into quarks and gluons, think about waves, learn about energy and the rest of the Standard Model. For pure enjoyment - topics you won't see for 4+ years. First half is an overview, the rest is pure math.


P12884: Atomic Theory I: The Basics in Spark 2019 (Mar. 16 - 17, 2019)
From "opposites attract and likes repel" to why we say an atom has protons, neutrons, and electrons - an experimental journey into the basics of chemistry.


P12885: Atomic Theory II: Modern Concepts in Spark 2019 (Mar. 16 - 17, 2019)
Discover the reality of the quantum model. Figure out what stops protons from pushing each other out of the nucleus. Impress your first chemistry teacher with these and more!


P12886: Atomic Theory III: Mostly Particle Physics in Spark 2019 (Mar. 16 - 17, 2019)
Break protons and neutrons into quarks and gluons, think about waves, learn about energy and the rest of the Standard Model. For pure enjoyment - topics usually covered after high school. First half is an overview, the rest is pure math.


M12888: Geometry in Spark 2019 (Mar. 16 - 17, 2019)
The essential properties of n-dimensional worlds. No classification of shapes, angle-finding, or proofs - just thought experiments about funky objects.


M12334: What is a vector? in Splash 2018 (Nov. 17 - 18, 2018)
No magnitude. No direction. No arrows. No lies. The general truth about day 1 of every STEM class.


S12335: Atomic Theory I: The Basics in Splash 2018 (Nov. 17 - 18, 2018)
From "opposites attract and likes repel" to why we say an atom has protons, neutrons, and electrons - an experimental journey into the basics of chemistry.


S12336: Atomic Theory II: Modern Concepts in Splash 2018 (Nov. 17 - 18, 2018)
Discover the reality of the quantum model. Figure out what stops protons from pushing each other out of the nucleus. Impress your chemistry teacher with these and more!


S12337: Atomic Theory III: Mostly Particle Physics in Splash 2018 (Nov. 17 - 18, 2018)
Break protons and neutrons into quarks and gluons, think about waves, learn about energy and the rest of the Standard Model. For pure enjoyment - topics you won't see for 4+ years. First half is an overview, the rest is pure math.


P12087: Atomic Theory I: The Basics in Spark 2018 (Mar. 17 - 18, 2018)
From "opposites attract and likes repel" to why we say an atom has protons, neutrons, and electrons - an experimental journey into the basics of chemistry.


P12088: Atomic Theory II: Modern Concepts in Spark 2018 (Mar. 17 - 18, 2018)
Discover the reality of the quantum model. Figure out what stops protons from pushing each other out of the nucleus. Impress your first chemistry teacher with these and more!


P12089: Atomic Theory III: Mostly Particle Physics in Spark 2018 (Mar. 17 - 18, 2018)
Break protons and neutrons into quarks and gluons, think about waves, learn about energy and the rest of the Standard Model. For pure enjoyment - topics usually covered after high school. First half is an overview, the rest is pure math.


Z12090: Broad History of American Politics in Spark 2018 (Mar. 17 - 18, 2018)
From Federalist Papers about factions to the Constitution, Jackson, slavery, populists and progressives, wars, civil rights, conservatives, and Trump. The themes they love in AP US History.


S11694: What's the Matter? in Splash 2017 (Nov. 18 - 19, 2017)
From Greek philosophy to models of the atom to relativistic quantum field theories, explore in depth how experiments have shaped the modern understanding of the constituents of matter.