Objective

Education

M. S., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA.

Physics, Fall 1992 (GPA: 3.81/4.0).

B. Sc., Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC, Canada.

Honours Mathematical Physics, May 1991 (GPA: 3.87/4.0).

High School Diploma, John Oliver Secondary School, Vancouver, BC, Canada.

With Honours, June 1985 (GPA: 3.90/4.0).

Teaching Related Experience

• Sessional Instructor, June 2003 - Present,
  Trent University, Peterborough, ON, Canada
  
  • Used current research in the teaching of physics to expand on the American Association of Physics Teachers' Powerful Ideas in Physical Science materials for teaching the course "PHYS 2090Y - Physical Science for Teacher Education ", and successfully taught the course in the Summers of 2003 through 2009, and the Fall/Spring of 2005/6 through 2008/9 and 2010/11.
  • Used current research in the teaching of physics to develop and implement methods and materials for teaching the courses "PHYS 2610H - Introductory Quantum Physics" (Fall 2004) and "PHYS 3800H - Wave Theory" (Fall 2004).
  • Developed and maintained online resources for course materials including lecture notes, lab materials, and collaborative learning tools for each of these courses.
  
  
• Curriculum Design, March 2002 - Present,
  Physiciens sans Frontières - part of JB Enterprises, Peterborough, ON, Canada
  
  • Working with Algonquin College and Niagara College, proposed new four year Bachelor of Applied Technology Photonics degree programs offered at the colleges.
  • Member of the Photonics Program Advisory Committee at Niagara College.
  
  
• Curriculum Design, August 2000 - December 2004,
  Physiciens sans Frontières - part of JB Enterprises, Peterborough, ON, Canada
  
  • Working with Photonics Research Ontario, Algonquin College and Niagara College, developed, implemented, and refined curriculum for new provincial photonics programs at the college level.
  • Conducted on-going assessments of the programs' effectiveness, including course content and delivery.
  • Provided coordination between program administration and faculty at the different institution and assessment of the effects of program implementation differences between the institutions.
  
  
• Sessional Instructor, June 1998 - May 2000,
  McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
  
  • Used current research in the teaching of physics to develop and implement methods and materials for teaching the courses Physics 1B03, Physics 1BB3 and Physics 2B06.
  • Developed course materials for and taught Physics 1B03 - Mechanics and Waves. Developed and maintained web pages for course materials including lecture notes, lab materials, and web based assignments.
  • Developed course materials for and taught Physics 1BB3 - Introduction to Modern Physics B. Developed and maintained web pages for course materials including lecture notes, lab materials, and web based assignments.
  • Developed course materials for and taught Physics 2B06 - Electricity and Magnetism. Developed and maintained web pages for course materials including lecture notes, lab materials, and web based assignments.
  
  
• Private Tutor, January 1998 - Present ,
  Johann's Physics/Math Tutoring - part of JB Enterprises, various places, ON/QC, Canada
  
  • Tutored various high school and undergraduate students in Physics and Math.
  
  
• Undergraduate Academic Coordinator, May 1997 - January 1998,
  University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
  
  • Recruited at the Secondary School level and coordinated community outreach for the UIUC Undergraduate Physics programs.
  • Developed and documented systems and procedures for encouraging undergraduate enrollment in physics at UIUC.
  • Advised, and coordinated faculty advisors for, students in the various Physics Major programs at UIUC.
  • Planned and implemented various undergraduate programs such as the NSF sponsored Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program at UIUC.
  • Developed and maintained web pages for undergraduate physics majors at UIUC.
  
  
• Visiting Instructor, January 1997 - May 1997,
  
• Graduate Teaching Assistant, July 1995 - January 1997,
  University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
  
  • Used current research in the teaching of physics to develop laboratory materials for the introductory Electricity and Magnetism courses Physics 112 (now 212) and Physics 102, both calculus based and algebra based.
  • Tested and refined these materials through three semesters of instruction and over one thousand students.
  • Assisted in the implementation of web pages for these courses.
  • Assisted in the preparation of exams and assignments and the determination of final grades.
  
  
• Graduate Teaching Assistant, September 1991 - May 1995,
  University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
  
  • Taught laboratory and/or discussion sections of:
    • Physics 101 - Mechanics, Heat, Sound (algebra based),
    • Physics 102 - Light, Electricity, Magnetism, and Modern Physics (algebra based),
    • Physics 106 (now 211) - Mechanics,
    • Physics 107 (now 212) - Electricity and Magnetism,
    • Physics 108 (now 213/214) - Fluids and Thermal/Waves and Quantum,
    • Physics 210 - Relativity
    • Physics 371 (now 402) - Optics
  • Many of these courses have materials on the web.
  • Helped prepare assignments, led discussion and laboratory groups and graded assignments and exams.
  
  
• Undergraduate Teaching Assistant, September 1989 - May 1991,
  Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC, Canada
  
  • Taught introductory Calculus as well as Linear Algebra in the Calculus and Linear Algebra Workshop Labs.
  • Assisted with the grading of assignments and exams.
  
  
• Private Tutor, September 1985 - May 1991,
  Various places, BC, Canada
  
  • Tutored various high school and undergraduate students in Math, Physics, Chemistry, and English.
  
  
• Aquatics/Safety Instructor, September 1985 - January 1992,
  Various places, BC, Canada
  
  • Taught various courses in swimming, first-aid, CPR, and lifeguarding. See Aquatics/Lifeguarding section below for more details.

Research/Design Experience

• Computer Consultant, November 1995 - Present,
  Johann's Mostly Macintosh Computer Consulting - part of JB Enterprises, Peterborough, ON, Canada
  
  • Macintosh consulting for home computers, small office systems and home office systems. Assisting with system purchase decisions, new system setup, system expansion, troubleshooting and user training. Helping with software purchase, installation and training. Familiar with networking, including the Internet.
  
  
• Graduate Research Assistant, May 1994- March 1995,
  
• Graduate Research Assistant, May 1992 - September 1992,
  University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
  
  • Performed theoretical research with Professor Lorella Jones on the use of computer routines for the possible identification of super symmetric signals in p/pbar collisions similar to those produced at Fermilab.
  • Read the literature and made simple calculations of results of the Minimal Super Symmetric extension to the Standard Model.
  • Researched the use of computer routines for the identification of gluon and quark jets.
  • Used the Monté Carlo collision simulator Herwig to obtain data to which we could apply our identification routines.
  • Wrote and used FORTRAN programs to analyze the simulated data and examine various methods of classification.
  
  
• Graduate Research Assistant, May 1993 - September 1993,
  University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
  
  • Performed experimental research with Professor Tony Liss on analysis of jet data and lepton tags from Fermilab's CDF experiment.
  • Used graphing and analysis software such as HBook and PAW to produce output.
  
  
• Researcher/Programmer, May 1989 - August 1989,
  Atomic Energy of Canada Limited, WNRL, Pinewa, MB, Canada
  
  • As part of the Systems Analysis Branch of the Reactor Safety Division, designed and modified FORTRAN programs to deduce the behaviour of various reactor designs to transient conditions that might be experienced in their cores
  • "Benchmarked" a program to simulate the behaviour of the core against data recorded in previous destructive tests of a particular nuclear reactor design. Modified the program to obtain closer correlation between its results and the real-life reactor results.
  • Documented the work and made recommendations for future study.
  
  
• Applications Programmer, September 1987 - December 1987,
  TRIUMF, Vancouver, BC, Canada
  
  • Working with Dr. George A. Ludgate in the Data Acquisition Software group, developed and wrote a Pascal program that allowed experimenters to easily control photomultiplier high voltage systems. The finished program could handle arbitrarily large setups of high voltage systems, enabling the user to load from disk, edit, and save to disk the structure he or she had created. The experimenter can set, reset, and control the various high voltage channels directly (or through CAMAC protocol) while constantly monitoring the status of the entire setup.
  
  
• Light Pipe Development, May 1987- August 1987,
  
• Light Pipe Development, September 1986 - December 1986,
  TIR systems Ltd., 3935 2nd Avenue, Burnaby, BC, Canada, V5C-3W9, (604) 294-8477
  
  • Fabrication of prototypes of various Light Pipe products. A Light Pipe is a device capable of transmitting light along a set path so that such light may be used in various ways such as: space lighting, architectural delineation of structures, and decorative lighting applications.
  • Design and photometric testing of different parts of a total Light Pipe system; the luminaire, reflectors, and the Light Pipe material itself.
  
  
• Lighting Technician, September 1983 - June 1985,
  John Oliver Secondary School, Vancouver, BC, Canada
  
  • Design, construction, focusing and running of lighting systems for school functions and groups renting the auditorium.
  • Lit plays, presentations, concerts, and dances.
  
  

Aquatics/Lifeguarding Experience

• Head Lifeguard, January 1992 - December 1997,
  Division of Campus Recreation, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
  
  • Over 400 hours of lifeguarding, teaching and supervision of lifeguard staff.
  • Maintained lifeguarding email list and web site.
  
  
• Lifeguard and Instructor, January 1986 - January 1992,
  SFU Aquatics, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC, Canada
  
  • Lifeguarding, swimming instruction and lifeguard training.
  • CPR and First Aid instruction.
  • Assisted in the design and testing of various emergency procedures as well as testing and training of pool staff.
  • Over 800 hours of lifeguarding in addition to over 300 hours of swimming, first-aid, CPR, and lifeguarding instruction.
  
  
• Head Lifeguard, Summer 1988,
  McGavin Development, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
  
  • Scheduling and supervision of guards for two small outdoor pools.
  • Over 700 hours of lifeguarding in addition to organization of maintenance and pool usage.
  
  
• Waterfront Director, August 1990,
  BCYPCamp Phoenix, Prince George, BC, Canada
  
  • Scheduling and supervision of guards for waterfront activities including swimming and canoeing.
  • Assisted in first aid duties as a relief for camp nurse.
  
  
• Assistant Waterfront Director, August 1990,
  BCYPCamp Phoenix, Nanimo, BC, Canada
  
  • Lifeguarding at the pool in addition to supervision of campers at the beach and in canoes.
  • Assisted in the design and implementation of aquatic activities and games.
  
  
• Lifeguard, June 1985 - August 1985,
  Vancouver Parks Board, Vancouver, BC, Canada
  
  • Lifeguarded at various outdoor pools during the summer break.
  
  

General Work Experience

• Computer King, April 1984,
  1535 West Broadway, Vancouver, BC, Canada, V6J-1W6, (604) 736-7794
  
  • Sales, and set up of Apple II clone computers for retail sales under the direction of Howie Brydle. Part of the Career Preparation Program - Computer Science at John Oliver Secondary School.
  
  
• Substitute news carrier, Summer 1983,
  
• Substitute news carrier, Summer 1982,
  Vancouver, BC, Canada,
  
  • Delivery of the daily newspaper, both the morning Vancouver Province and the (then) afternoon Vancouver Sun for newspaper carriers who were away on vacation.
  
  

Publications

Papers:
• M. Nantel, J. Beda, T. Grevatt, B. Chebbi, P. Jessop, and S. Song, Three new undergraduate degrees in photonics in Ontario, Physics in Canada, 60.5, 319 (2004)
• M. Nantel and Johann Beda, Photonics Education and Training in Ontario, Physics in Canada, 58.1, 19 (2002)

Proceedings:
• M. Nantel and Johann Beda, Photonics education and training in Ontario, Canada: an integrated plan, SPIE Proc. 4588A (2001) - ETOP 2001, Singapore, 2001/11/27
• M. Nantel and J. Beda, Photonics Education and Training in Ontario Community Colleges, ICALEO 2001 Proceedings (Laser Institute of America, Orlando, FL, 2001/10)

Presentations:
• Johann Beda, Marc Nantel, Leo Tiberi and Peter Casey, Addressing the Need for Technically Skilled Workers In Photonics, CAP Congress 2002, Québec City, QC, June 3, 2002
• Johann Beda , L. Tiberi, P. Casey and Marc Nantel, Photonics Programs at Ontario Colleges - the PET Project, OAPT Annual Meeting 2002, Mississauga, ON, May 25, 2002
• M. Nantel and J. Beda, Photonics Education and Training in Ontario Community Colleges, ICALEO 2001, Jacksonville, FL, 15-18 October 2001.
• Johann Beda, R. Birrell, M. Jurmain, P. Casey, J. Treuhaft and Marc Nantel, Photonics Programs at Ontario Colleges - the PET Project, 123rd AAPT National Meeting, Rochester NY, July 21-25, 2001
• Johann Beda, R. Birrell, M. Jurmain, P. Casey, J. Treuhaft and Marc Nantel, Photonics Programs at Ontario Colleges - the PET Project, OAPT Annual Meeting 2001, Peterbrorough, ON, May 26, 2001
• M. Nantel, J. Beda, B. Birrell, M. Jurmain, P. Casey, and J. Treuhaft, Photonics education at the community college level, OPTO-NorthEast and Imaging 2001, Rochester, NY, 10-11 April 2001.

Honors and Awards

• Excellence in Teaching Award, Spring 1997, Department of Physics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
• Excellence in Teaching Award, Spring 1996, Department of Physics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
• William and Amelia McMahon Memorial Scholarship, 1987, Simon Fraser University
• University Open Scholarships, various dates 1986-1990, Simon Fraser University
• President's Entrance Scholarship, 1985, University of British Columbia
• P. D. McTaggart-Cowan Entrance Scholarship in Physics, 1985, Simon Fraser University
• 2^nd place, Canadian Association of Physicists Physics Prize Exam, 1985

Computer Skills

• Very familiar with Macintosh OS X and earlier at the lab administrator, consultant and maintenance levels.
• Experience with MS-DOS, MS-Windows, DEC VMS and OpenVMS, UNIX, Linux and X at the user level.
• Experience with web design and HTML coding.
• Knowledgeable in BASIC, Pascal, Modula-2, FORTRAN, C, C++, HTML scripting, physics teaching laboratory data acquisition software (Vernier MacMotion, Electricity, Sound, and DataLogger), spreadsheets (Lotus 1-2-3, Lotus Symphony, MS Excel), word processing (MS Word, MS Works, ClarisWorks, OpenOffice.org), graphics (Adobe Photoshop, Claris Draw), desk top publishing, Internet access software (http, FTP, ssh, telnet, etc.), and software/hardware maintenance.

Other Skills

• Basic dark room and photography experience.
• Familiar with the use of advanced laboratory equipment including computer systems, oscilloscopes, multimeters, and photometric devices.
• Experience with basic drafting, lettering, and mechanical drawings.
• Woodwork, sheet metalwork and general machine tool experience.
• Direct and retail sales experience.
• Public speaking, lecturing, debating skills. Experience in teaching of same.

Professional Affiliations

• Canadian Association of Physicists
  • Professional Physicist Certification - P.Phys.
• American Physical Society - past member
• American Association of Physics Teachers
  • Ontario Association of Physics Teachers
  • Illinois Section of the American Association of Physics Teachers - past member
• International Society for Optical Engineering - SPIE - past member
• Ontario Photonics Education and Training Association - OPETA
• Science and Technology Awareness Network - STAN
• Alumni Society of the British Columbia Youth Parliament

References

Available upon request.

Citizenship

• Citizen of Canada
• Citizen of the United States

Personal Information

• Leisure activities include:
  • Backpacking, hiking, skiing, sailing, playing soccer and Frisbee
  • Working on my home computer
  • Collecting comic books
  • Photography
  • Scuba diving
  • Reading science fiction