Michael Dennin

Michael Dennin has been a Professor of Physics and Astronomy for

School of Physical Sciences at the University of California, Irvine for nearly 20 years. His passion for education and the pursuit of knowledge has led him to become Dean of the Division of Undergraduate Education as well as the Vice Provost for Teaching and Learning .

Professor Dennin earned his A. B. from Princeton University, and his M.A. and

Ph.D. (1995) from the University of California, Santa Barbara. He held a

postdoctoral position at the University of California, Los Angeles. He is

an Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellow and a Research Corporation Cottrell Scholar.

Professor Dennin's main research interest is systems that exhibit emergent

properties. These include the behavior of complex fluids, such as foam and sand,

as well as the complex dynamics of biological systems. For a more detailed

discussion of the research and fun pictures and movies,

visit Professor Dennin's Home Page: http://www.physics.uci.edu/~dennin.

Professor Dennin is well-known for popularizing science for the public. He has

taught many online courses on the nature of science, including team teaching a

MOOC based on the television program, The Walking Dead. He has appeared on a

number of television programs, including Spider-man Tech, Batman Tech, Star

Wars Tech, and Ancient Aliens. He has an upcoming book with Franciscan Media

on science and religion titled: God is the Ultimate Superhero.

Wars Tech, and Ancient Aliens. He has science outreach book on the intersection of science and faith: Divine Science: Finding Reason at the Heart of Faith, published by Franciscan Media, available at book stores, Amazon, and Barnes and Noble online.