2025 Jackson Award for Excellence in Graduate Physics Education lecture: There is more to graduate education than is found in Jackson's book

This article contains the remarks I made when I received the 2025 John David Jackson Award for Excellence in Graduate Physics Education from the American Association of Physics Teachers. I believe that our graduate programs should prepare students for the careers that they will have, as opposed to preparing them for the careers that we have. Most of our students will not become physics professors; how can we help them succeed in the jobs that they will have once they complete their Ph.D. studies? I reflect upon what I have learned about this through my experience in program creation, academic leadership, career development, and the climate site visit program of the American Physical Society as well as from my own students.

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American Journal of Physics
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2025-02-20
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https://doi.org/10.1119/5.0260495
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Innovative Teaching Methodologies in Social Sciences
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2025 Jackson Award for Excellence in Graduate Physics Education lecture: There is more to graduate education than is found in Jackson's book

L. E. McNeil
American Journal of Physics
Innovative Teaching Methodologies in Social Sciences
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2025 Jackson Award for Excellence in Graduate Physics Education lecture: There is more to graduate education than is found in Jackson's book

L. E. McNeil
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This article contains the remarks I made when I received the 2025 John David Jackson Award for Excellence in Graduate Physics Education from the American Association of Physics Teachers. I believe that our graduate programs should prepare students for the careers that they will have, as opposed to preparing them for the careers that we have. Most of our students will not become physics professors; how can we help them succeed in the jobs that they will have once they complete their Ph.D. studies? I reflect upon what I have learned about this through my experience in program creation, academic leadership, career development, and the climate site visit program of the American Physical Society as well as from my own students.

American Journal of PhysicsVol. 93(3)
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (US)
Openalex Percentile: Top 97%
Innovative Teaching Methodologies in Social Sciences
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