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Kurt Tyler Loveland Ph.D., B.A.

Contact Information

Title: Assistant Professor
Discipline: Mathematics & Physics
Degrees: Ph.D., B.A.
Office Location: Room 4807, New College Bldg.
Phone: 215-762-8262
Fax: 215-762-3973
Email: kl32@drexel.edu

Kurt T. Loveland, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor in the Health Sciences Undergraduate Program. He holds B.S. degrees in Mathematics and Physics, and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Physics and Atmospheric Science from Drexel University. Dr. Loveland conducted his graduate research on surface layer turbulent transport and its parameterization for numerical weather prediction in the mesoscale atmospheric dynamics laboratory of Dr. Carl W. Kreitzberg (recently deceased). Before taking a position here in 1995, he taught Math and Physics courses at USP and CCP for several years, and was the Faculty Advisor to the Vietnamese Club at CCP for five years.

Currently, Professor Loveland is responsible for the teaching and development of Mathematics, Physics, and when demand warrants it, Astronomy or other specialized courses. Presently, his primary research interests lie in the area of improvement in physics instruction, particularly on waves and sound, and he has recently published in the Physics Teacher.