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.
  • Ms. Mary Ewell a lab instructor.
  • Dr. Joan Kowalski a lab instructor.
  • Mr. Mark Changizi a lab instructor.
  • Dr. Don Weinberg a lab instructor.

  • Go to the Astronomy 106 Main Menu
  • Go to the Lab Schedule for this semester
  • Go to the Lab Section information

    • 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.

    Mary Ewell

    Office Hours
    Monday 1:00-2:00pm
    Wednesday 2:00-3:00pm
    Science and Tech I, RM 303D
    (703) 993-1287
    Email: mscharp.gmu.edu

    Teaching Duties
    Ms. Ewell is the main laboratory coordinator for the Department of Physics and Astronomy. He is teaching 3 of the laboratory sections in the 106 class.
    (Sections 201, 203, 209)

    Dr. Joan Kowalski

    Office Hours
    Tuesday 10:00-11:30
    Friday 12:00- 1:30

    (703) 993-1283
    Email: jkowalsk@gmu.edu

    Dr. Kowalski will be teaching 2 of the Laboratory Sections.
    (Sections 202, 207)

    Mark Changizi
    Office Hours
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    Science and Tech I, Room ????
    (703) 993-????
    Email: ????? Teaching Duties
    Mr. Changizi will be teaching 3 of the Astro 106 lab sections (Sections 204,205,208)

    Dr. D. Weinberg
    Office Hours
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    Science and Tech I, Room 328B
    (703) 993-1276
    Email: not available
    Teaching Duties
    Dr. Weinberg will be teaching 2 of the Astro 106 lab sections. (Sections 206, 210)