Daniel Giese

Dr. Daniel Giese is a Lecturer in the Department of Physics at Sterling College. He holds a Ph.D. and B.S. in Physics from the University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee, with a minor in Mathematics. His teaching emphasizes hands-on demonstrations and interdisciplinary connections, such as linking mathematics to music and natural phenomena like rainbows to foster wonderment in science.

His research focuses on high-temperature atomic reconstruction of insulating materials and employs advanced microscopy techniques (TEM, AFM, SEM) and X-ray photoelectric spectroscopy. This work explores how materials like glass behave under extreme conditions. Dr. Giese has prior research experience at Argonne National Laboratory in Chemistry-related projects.

No scientific awards or grants are explicitly mentioned, though his academic contributions are evident through his teaching and research focus on material science and interdisciplinary education.