Project Director
Dr. Arthur Eisenkraft has taught high school physics for over 28 years and is currently the Distinguished Professor of Science Education and a Senior Research Fellow at the University of Massachusetts, Boston.
Dr. Eisenkraft is the author of numerous science and educational publications. He holds U.S. Patent #4447141 for a Laser Vision Testing System (which tests visual acuity for spatial frequency).
Dr. Eisenkraft has been recognized with numerous awards including: Presidential Award for Excellence in Science Teaching, 1986 from President Reagan; American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT) Excellence in Pre-College Teaching Award, 1999; AAPT Distinguished Service Citation for Excellent contributions to the teaching of physics, 1989; Science Teacher of the Year, Disney American Teacher Awards in their American Teacher Awards program, 1991; Honorary Doctor of Science degree from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 1993. Tandy Technology Scholar Award 2000.
In 1999, Dr. Eisenkraft was elected to a three-year cycle as the President-Elect, President and Retiring President of the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA), the largest science teacher organization
in the world. In 2003, he was elected a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of
Science (AAAS). Dr. Eisenkraft has been involved with a number of projects and chaired many competition programs, including: the Toshiba/NSTA ExploraVisions Awards (1991 to the present); the Toyota TAPESTRY Grants (1990 to the present); the Duracell/NSTA Scholarship Competitions (1984 to 2000). He was a columnist and on the Advisory Board of Quantum (a science and math student magazine that was published by NSTA as a joint venture between the United States and Russia; 1989 to 2001). In 1993, he served as Executive Director for the XXIV International Physics Olympiad after being Academic Director for the United States Team for six years.
Dr. Eisenkraft is a frequent presenter and keynote speaker at National Conventions. He has published over 100 articles and presented over 200 papers and workshops. He has been featured in articles in The New York Times, Education Week, Physics Today, Scientific American, The American Journal of Physics and The Physics Teacher. |
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Content Specialists
Gary Freebury has been teaching chemistry for more than 35 years. He has been the Safety Advisor for Montana Schools, director of the Chemistry Olympiad, chairman of the Montana Section of the American Chemical Society (ACS), member of the Executive Committee of the Montana Section of the ACS, and a member of the Montana Science Advisory Council. Mr. Freebury has been the regional director and author of Scope, Sequence and Coordination (SS&C) Integrated Science Curriculum and Co-director of the NSF supported Chemistry Concepts four-year program. He earned a B.S. degree at Eastern Montana College in mathematics and physical science, and an M.S. degree in chemistry at the University of Northern Iowa.
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