Faculty and Staff Information

There are a number of people associated with the administration of the course.

The Faculty and Staff are:

  • Dr. John Wallin, the lecturer.
  • Dr. John Evans a lab instructor.
  • Dr. Tom G. a lab instructor.
  • Dr. Joan Kowalski a lab instructor.
  • Mr. Imran Shah a lab instructor.
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  • Dr. John Wallin

    Office Hours
    Tuesday and Thursday, 10-12
    Science and Tech I, Room 213
    (703) 993-3617
    Email: jwallin@gmu.edu

    Teaching Duties
    Writes tests, delivers lectures, assigns final grade. Most lecture questions should be directed through Dr. Wallin. He is the guy you should be seeing every Tuesday and Thursday between 3:00 and 4:15.

    Short Bio
    Dr. Wallin has been a faculty member of George Mason University since 1992. He has taught the introductory astronomy course, and several graduate courses in computer simulations. Besides his teaching duties, he works on observations and numerical simulations of interacting galaxies, exploring the connections between collisions and star formation. Outside of astronomy, Dr. Wallin spends trying to spend time with his fiancee while carefully attempting to avoid the wrath of her cat, Sylvia.


    Dr. John Evans

    Office Hours
    MWF 10:30-11:30
    Phone (703) 993-1285
    Email: jevans@gmuvax.gmu.edu

    Teaching Duties
    Dr. Evans teaches two sections of the Astronomy 105 Laboratory, along with other classes in the Department of Physics and Astronomy. Dr. Evans has written many of the labs and computer programs used in the Astronomy 105/106 series. Dr. Evans also teaches Astronomy 228, a non-mathematical introduction to Cosmology.


    Dr. Tom Giebultowicz

    Office Hours
    Science and Tech I, RM 303D
    (703) 993-1287
    Email: tgielbult@physci.gmu.edu

    Teaching Duties
    Dr. Giebultowicz is the main laboratory coordinator for the Department of Physics and Astronomy. He is teaching 3 of the laboratory sections in the 105 class.


    Dr. Joan Kowalski

    Office Hours
    To be arranged.

    Dr. Kowalski will be teaching 3 of theLaboratory Sections. Dr. Kowalski is also in charge of coordinating the laboratory section of the Astronomy 105


    Imran Shah

    Office Hours
    Friday 11:30-1:30, 2:30-3:30
    Science and Tech I, Room 216
    (703) 993-3614
    Email: ishah@science.gmu.edu

    Teaching Duties
    Mr. Shah will be teaching 3 of the Astro 105 lab sections (Sections 201,206,209)