Stefan Jeglinski

Stefan Jeglinski is a Teaching Associate Professor in the Department of Physics at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He transitioned to academia in 2010 after 30 years in the private sector, where he specialized in instrumentation physics, product development, and research. Jeglinski holds a BSc from Guilford College (1979), an MSc in Instrumentation Physics from the University of Utah, and a PhD in Physics (1994).

His research focuses on condensed matter physics and applied instrumentation, including projects such as pulse pileup recovery for energy-dispersive spectroscopy and digital signal processing for X-ray analysis. He has led or co-led multiple NIH and NIST SBIR grants, advancing technologies for electron microscopy and radiation detection. Jeglinski also holds a patent for enhanced radiation detectors using luminescent materials.

His career spans roles in aerospace, robotics, and private-sector product development, with expertise in analog/digital circuit design, rapid prototyping, and computational physics. His teaching emphasizes hands-on experience in experimental physics and instrumentation.