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About the Coaches

Academic Director
Mary Mogge
Mary Mogge
Dr. Mary Mogge - Academic Director - Physics Department Chair at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona. Prior to becoming involved with the U.S. Physics Team, Mary was the AAPT Test Editor. In 1996 and 1997 she was a coach for the U.S. Physics Team; 1998 Senior Coach; 1999 to Present.
 
Senior Coach
Robert H. Shurtz
Robert H. Shurtz
Robert H. Shurtz - Senior Coach - PTRA physics teacher at Hawken School, Gate Mills, OH. He has been a source of many past team members. Bob has been a coach since 2001.
 
Coaches
Nicholas Park
Nicholas Park
Nicholas Park - 2003 Coach - Physics teacher at Creekview High School in Texas. He was a Bronze medalist for the physics team in 1994. This year will be his first year as Coach for U. S. Physics Team.
 
Paul Stanley
Paul Stanley
Paul Stanley - 2003 Coach - Physics and Astronomy Associate Professor at Beloit College. His research involves classical and quantum chaos, and varies between highly theoretical, heavily computational, and playfully experimental. In his spare time he plays the trumpet semi-professionally and writes undergraduate physics textbooks. This year will be his first year as Coach for U.S. Physics Team.
 
Junior Coach
Andrew Lin
Andrew Lin
Andrew Lin - 2003 Junior Coach - Yale student and Silver Medalist in 1998 and Gold Medalist in 1999. Andrew has been a Junior Coach since 2001.
 
Lab Coach And Assistant
Warren Turner
Warren Turner
Warren Turner - 2003 Lab Coach - Physics teacher at the Brunswick School in Connecticut. Warren has been with the team since 1999 as a coach and senior lab coach in 2001 and 2002.
 
Violeta Prieto-Gortcheva
Violeta Prieto-Gortcheva
Violeta Prieto-Gortcheva - 2003 Lab Assistant - University of Maryland Student. Violeta has been with the team as Lab Assistant since 2001.