Sharlene Denos

Sharlene Denos is a Teaching Professor in the Department of Physics at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC), affiliated with The Grainger College of Engineering. She specializes in physics education and holds an office at 290E Loomis Laboratory. Her teaching portfolio includes courses such as PHYS 101 (College Physics: Mech & Heat), PHYS 212 (University Physics: Elec & Mag), and advanced courses like PHYS 407 (Experimental Biophysics) and PHYS 498 BP (Special Topics in Physics).

Denos is actively involved in interdisciplinary research, as evidenced by her participation in a $30 million NSF-funded project at the Beckman Institute focused on whole-cell modeling. She has been recognized for her contributions with the 2021 Gary Kelly Staff Award, highlighting her dedication to excellence in service and teaching.

Her professional activities extend to outreach and collaboration, including work that bridges physics education with computational biology. Denos collaborates with teams at the Beckman Institute and contributes to advancing STEM pedagogy through innovative curricula and experimental methodologies.