2002 US Physics_Team Coaching Staff

Academic Director
Mary Mogge	Dr. Mary Mogge - Academic Director - professor of Physics at California State Polytechnic University Pomona. Prior to becoming involved with the U.S. Physics Team, Dr. Mogge was the AAPT Test Editor. In 1996 and 1997 she was a coach of the U.S. Physics Team - 1998 Senior Coach - 1999 to Present, Dr. Mogge has held the title of Academic Director.
Senior Coach
Leaf Turner	Dr. Leaf Turner - Senior Coach - physicist in the theoretical division at Los Alamos National Laboratory. Dr. Turner has been a senior coach since 1999, and father of a 1995 and 1996 team member (gold medalist in 1996).
Coaches
Robert H. Shurtz	Robert H. Shurtz - 2002 Coach - first time coach - PTRA physics teacher at Hawken High School in Ohio - source of many past team members and at least one traveler.
Boris Zbarsky	Boris Zbarsky - 2002 Coach - MIT student - team member in 1996 and gold medalist in 1997.
Junior Coach
Andrew Lin	Andrew Lin - 2002 Junior Coach - Yale student and Silver medalist in 1998, gold medalist in 1999.
Lab Coach And Assistant
Warren Turner	Dr. Warren Turner - 2002 Lab Coach - 1999 and 2000 coach - 2001 senior lab coordinator - physics teacher at the Brunswick School in Connecticut.
Violeta Prieto-Gortcheva	Violeta Prieto-Gortcheva - 2002 Assistant - Laboratory Assistant - University of Maryland, College Park, MD.