Rhett Herman

Physics

Radford University

rherman@radford.edu

Radford , Virginia 24142

I have evolved from a theoretical astrophysicist who used semiclassical gravity to study the interiors of charged black holes to an applied geophysicist. I spend most of my research effort mentoring undergraduate students as they conceive of, and then build microcontroller-based sensors for the arctic and other environments. Every other year I teach a special year-long Arctic Geophysics Research Experience in which students propose their projects, design sensors that let them collect data addressing their question, and then travel to Utqiagvik, AK, in late Feb/early March to deploy their sensors on or near the sea ice.