Biographical Sketch
Byron received a BS in Physics from Haverford College in 2008 and completed a Masters in Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics at Cambridge University as a Churchill Scholar in 2009. He earned his PhD in Physics from MIT in 2017, studying condensed matter theory. Since then, he has spent his time teaching and performing Physics Education Research as a postdoc and then lecturer at MIT.
In his spare time, Byron is an avid amateur mycologist and orchardist.
Research Interests
Byron’s primary research interest is the factors that influence student learning, sense of belonging, self efficacy, and interest in undergraduate physics courses. He studies the effects of peer mentorship and other novel pedagogical techniques on student behaviors, attitudes and performance.
Other research areas include the application of machine learning to educational assessment and the quantum behavior of classically chaotic systems.