Rudra Prasad Kafle

Rudra Prasad Kafle is an Associate Professor of Teaching in the Physics department at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI). He holds a PhD in Physics from WPI (2012), an MS from Worcester Polytechnic Institute (2007), and an MSc from Tribhuvan University, Nepal (1996). His postdoctoral research in Biophysics was conducted at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (2012–2015).

His research focuses on Biophysics, particularly DNA Biophysics and Fluorescence Correlation Spectroscopy (FCS), alongside Active Learning methodologies in physics education. Key projects include analyzing DNA dynamics in E. coli and developing interactive teaching tools.

• Recipient of the PhysTEC Fellowship (2017) from APS/AAPT
• Media contributor for eclipse coverage in local news outlets

Professional highlights include contributions to physics teacher development programs and scholarly work on curriculum design. His recent studies emphasize evidence-based practices in STEM education and multimedia integration in physics pedagogy.