Christina Peters

Faculty Profiles

Christina Peters

Christina Peters

Clare Boothe Luce Assistant Professor of Physics
152 Science Hall
cpeters@saintmarys.edu
Education
  • Ph.D. Physics, Drexel University
  • M.S. Physics, Drexel University
  • B.A., Goshen College
Research Interests

Developing and applying advanced machine learning techniques  to answer data-rich questions in experimental physics and observational astronomy.

Courses Recently Taught
  • PHYS 121 - General Physics I
  • PHYS 121 - General Physics II
  • PHYS 373 - Fundamentals of Astrophysics
  • PHYS 103 - Faster, Higher, Stronger: Science of Olympic Sports
  • PHYS 343 - Thermodynamics
Professional Experience
  • Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Rice University
  • Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Computer & Information Sciences, University of Delaware
  • Postdoctoral Fellow, Dunlap Institute for Astronomy & Astrophysics, 
    University of Toronto
Professional Memberships
  • American Astronomical Society
  • American Physical Society
  • American Association of Physics Teachers
Custom Features
  • Faculty Advisor:
  • Sigma Pi Sigma
  • Physics Club