Brad Hinaus

BIO

Brad Hinaus joined the faculty of the Department of Physics and Astronomy in 1999. He is a recruiting liaison for the department. Hinaus said student opportunities outside of class include: faulty mentored research, joining the Society of Physics Students or NASA sponsored Rocket Club, presenting at the Blocher Planetarium or Pejsa Observatory, or tutoring for introductory physics students.

Professor Hinaus is state event supervisor of the Wisconsin Science Olympiad and presents at the College Day for Kids. Hinaus is vice president of Point Fastpitch, youth girls softball, as well as a league coach.

RESEARCH INTERESTS

• Computation physics
• Experimental superconductivity

PUBLICATIONS

Hinaus B. and Veum, M. (2009). Modeling the Compact Disc Read System in Lab. The Physics Teacher, 47, 446. https://doi.org/10.1119/1.3225507

Hinaus B. and Veum, M. (2002). The Hard Drive: An Experiment for Faraday’s Law. The Physics Teacher. 40, 339. https://doi.org/10.1119/1.1511589

TEACHING HONORS

• Wisconsin Teaching Fellow, UW-Stevens Point (2004)