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Mark Lucas is a nuclear experimentalist who now focuses on teaching, the use of technology in education, and science outreach to the Southeast Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ area. He comes to Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ University by way of Purdue University (a Boilermaker through and through) and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where he spent his time shedding "light" on the deuteron. After time at Brookhaven National Lab on Long Island, he returned to his home state of Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ (he grew up in Geauga County in Northeast Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ).

Mark splits his time between the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Honors Program, where he is an instructor, and the Department of Physics and Astronomy, where he teaches and coordinates the Algebra-based Introductory Physics sequence and administers the LON-CAPA open-source course management system.

With a strong interest in reaching out to the community, he coordinates local physics open houses, helps run the District 12 Science Fair, and is on the board of the local Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Valley Museum of Discovery.

When not in class or his office, he might be found hanging out with his wife and dogs, playing with Arduino microcontrollers, or helping with Discovery Lab at the local museum. He is also the faculty advisor for the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ University Fencing Club and the OU Bobcats for Discovery student groups.