Department of Physics and Astronomy office Rita Hollings Science Center, Room 313
College of Charleston phone (843) 953-0780
58 Coming Street, Charleston, SC 29424 fax (843) 953-4824
email oprisans@cofc.edu
Research supported by a CAREER award from the National Science Foundation

"CAREER: The Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program is a Foundation-wide activity that offers the National Science Foundation's most prestigious awards in support of junior faculty who exemplify the role of teacher-scholars through outstanding research, excellent education and the integration of education and research within the context of the mission of their organizations."





Brief Summary of My Work

Teaching Taught over 34 undergraduate classes during the last 5 years.
New courses introduced during the last five years:
  • How Things Work - The Physics of Everyday Life (FYSM)
  • Biophysical Modeling of Excitable Cells (PHYS 296/BIOL 396)
  • Connecting Physics and Mathematics (Freshmen Learning Community)
  • Introduction to Computational Neuroscience (PHYS 298)
Publications
  • over 40 peer-review papers, of which > 10 during the last 5 years
  • five book chapters, of which thee during the last 5 years, and three books
  • eight conference proceedings
  • over 70 abstracts/short papers, of which > 40 thee during the last 5 years
  • over 30 invited/contributed talks, of which 20 during the last 5 years
Research Grants Research supported by the NSF CAREER, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, South Carolina Space Grant Consortium, College of Charleston
Research Mentorship Research mentor for 16 undergraduate students during the last 5 years.
Leadership
  • Co-director of Biomedical Physics Minor
  • President of Charleston Chapter of Sigma Xi - The Scientific Research Society