Biography
Dr. Brueckner received his Ph.D. in Physics from Montana State University, Bozeman MT in 1997 where he later spent one year (1997-1998) as an adjunct instructor. He spent one year (1998-1999) as a visiting assistant professor in the Department of Physics at the University of the Virgin Islands, the land grant university in the United States Virgin Islands. The next three years (1999-2000) he was a visiting assistant professor in the Department of Physics at the University of
Vermont before joining UCF in 2002 where he is an Associate Lecturer.
Research Area
| Self-gravitating quantum objects in curved spacetime; early universe vacuum phase transitions; black holes; information theory. |
Research Opportunities for Students
Information on requirements
Currently accepting: No
Graduate: No
Undergraduate: No
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- Is it Paid? N/A
- In a lab? N/A
- Prerequisites N/A
- Learning materials N/A
Publications
- Thomas Brueckner, “Are Students Learning to Think?” 2013 UCF Summer Faculty Development Conference, Communication for Academic, Professional and Civic Engagement (May 8, 2013)
- Thomas Brueckner and “Tips and Tricks: Getting the Most Out of Webcourses@UCF” 2011 UCF Summer Faculty Development Conference, Ethics, Access and Excellence: The Faculty Challenge (May 4, 2011)
- Thomas J. Brueckner and Karla M. Kitalong, “Sentences about Science: Implementing and Assessing a Writing Model for Distance Learners in Undergraduate Physics” Caribbean Journal of Education. (July (3rd Quarter/Summer) 2008).
- Thomas Brueckner, “Classroom Performance System for New Faculty” UCF Faculty Focus, 6, 9 (August 2007)
Courses Taught
| PHY2048, PHY2049, PHY2053, PHY2054, PHZ3601, PSC1121, AST2002 |