Dr. Christopher S. Baird
Dr. Baird is the author of the book
The Top 50 Science Questions with Surprising Answers and is an Associate Professor of Physics at West Texas A&M University. He is also the author of the popular series of online articles called
Science Questions with Surprising Answers.
Teaching
Dr. Baird has enjoyed teaching in the classroom, in the laboratory class setting, and through the supervision of original student research. He currently teaches
lower-level and upper-level undergraduate physics courses, including: Optics, Electromagnetism, General Physics I & II, and Calculus Physics I & II.
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Research
Dr. Baird's research interests are in the areas of electromagnetic scattering and quantum structures. Currently, he is involved in building and using computational models to predict the performance of Quantum Cascade Lasers (QCL's) and to aid in the design of next-generation QCL's.
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CV
Dr. Baird received his PhD in theoretical physics from
the University of Massachusetts Lowell in 2007 and his BS in physics from Brigham Young University (BYU) in 2001. He is currently Associate Professor of Physics at West Texas A&M University.
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Biography
Dr. Baird was born in Belmont, Massachusetts. After a two-year church service mission in Germany, he attended Brigham Young University (BYU) as an undergraduate. At BYU, he met and married his wife Ellen Shumway who graduated with a degree in nursing. They currently have seven children and live in Amarillo, Texas.
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Science Questions with Surprising Answers
Read hundreds of articles written by Dr. Baird on various science questions with surprising answers. These questions cover every area of science and are written for the general public.
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Contact Dr. Baird
Feel free to contact Dr. Baird if you would like to learn more about his research, if you would like to collaborate on research, or if you have a science question.
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