Cameron Pace

Cameron Pace serves as an Assistant Professor of Physics within the College of Engineering and Computational Sciences at Southern Utah University (SUU), where he has taught for five years as of 2019. He actively engages students through classroom instruction and observational work at the Ashcroft Observatory, leveraging SUU's dark-sky environment to foster astronomical education.

His academic credentials include:

• Bachelor's degree in Astronomy
• Master's degree in Astronomy
• Doctorate degree in Astronomy

Pace specializes in astronomy with emphases on black holes and observational techniques, emphasizing astronomy's unique accessibility to all through naked-eye observation. He notes that "each new generation of telescopes produces as many new questions as it answers," reflecting his focus on unresolved cosmic phenomena. His teaching philosophy centers on making complex concepts like black holes tangible through student-driven exploration.

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He supervises undergraduate research through PHYS 2990: Introduction to Undergraduate Research, prioritizing personalized mentorship in SUU's small-class environment. Pace has not disclosed grant funding details, but his proudest achievement involves students mastering material sufficiently to teach peers. He encourages educational efficiency with his advice: "Enjoy yourselves, but don’t waste too much time on things that ultimately do not matter."

Pace operates through the Ashcroft Observatory, utilizing its facilities for hands-on student training in telescope operation and celestial observation, directly connecting classroom theory to practical astronomical research.