My name is Rebecka Tumblin and I am a physics and astronomy instructor. My Ph.D. research project utilized computational fluid dynamics and mathematical modeling to explore the conditions under which binary star systems and circum-binary planets form.

The picture above was taken at the Very Large Array, a radio observatory in New Mexico. You may recognize this famous observatory from the movie Contact starring Jodi Foster which is a film adaptation of Carl Sagan's 1985 novel of the same name. This picture was taken during an undergraduate research experience I took part in during my senior year.

I love teaching just as much as I love research. I truly believe that anyone can learn physics if they are curious and willing to put in some hard work.

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