Mr. Fullerton

Dan Fullerton

Dan Fullerton joined the staff of Irondequoit High School full time in 2008. He holds both bachelor of science and master of science degrees in microelectronic engineering from the Rochester Institute of Technology, and has completed the Imaging Science Career Development Program at Eastman Kodak Company, a 600-hour corporate graduate program in imaging science, as well as secondary physics education certification from Drexel University.

Fullerton began his professional career as a research scientist in Eastman Kodak's Research Labs, focusing on plasma processing and thin film optics, before migrating to mass production in starting up Samsung Austin Semiconductor's Fab 1 in Austin, Texas. Following several years at Samsung, Fullerton returned to Eastman Kodak as a diffusion and LPCVD engineer, completing his master's degree and the Kodak two-year Image Science Career Development (ISCD) program before assuming management responsibilities as head of the Thin Films Engineering Group in Kodak's Image Sensor Solutions. In 2003, Fullerton joined the faculty of RIT's Microelectronic Engineering department, teaching the undergraduate course "Thin Film Processing" and the graduate course "Microelectronics Processing III" as an adjunct professor, including both online and on-campus sections. Following several years in Thin Films at Kodak, Fullerton transferred to head of the Packaging Engineering Group at Kodak for a change of pace. By this time, however, the teaching bug had sunk in, and in 2008 Fullerton accepted a full-time position as a physics teacher at Irondequoit High School in Rochester, NY.

Currently Fullerton teaches Regents Physics and AP-C Physics. Educational interests include teaching for transfer and understanding, developing independent learning skills, integrating technology with education, and bringing semiconductor education into the high school lexicon. He is the creator of APlusPhysics.com and was named a NY State Master Physics Teacher in 2014. Fullerton's journey into the world of high school physics teaching is chronicled on the blog Physics In Flux. Personal interests include volleyball, piano, guitar, and, of course, his family. Follow Fullerton on Twitter: @aplusphysics.


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Publications

Fullerton, Daniel B., "Process Development of a Novel Pseudo Two-Phase CCD Pixel Using Transparent Conducting Oxide Electrodes." Thesis. Rochester Institute of Technology, 2003. Print.

Fullerton, Daniel B. (Penfield, NY, US), Summa, Joseph R. (Hilton, NY, US), 2004, Method for Creating a Double Transparent Electrode Pseudo Two-Phase CCD, United States, Eastman Kodak Company, 20040092058.

Kurinec, Santosh; Ewbank, Dale; and Fullerton, Daniel; et. al., "Online Master of Engineering Program in Microelectronics Manufacturing Engineering:  A Valuable Resource for Engineers in  Semiconductor Industry," 9th International Conference on Engineering Education, San Juan, Puerto Rico, July 2006, TIA1-5.

Jackson, Michael A.; Lewis, Elaine; Fullerton, Daniel; et. al., "Integrating Semiconductor and Nanotechnology Fundamentals into a High School Science Curriculum Module," 40th ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference, Washington, D.C., October 2010, Session T2E.

Noschese, Frank; and Fullerton, Dan, "Trolling the Physics Teaching Blogs," The Physics Teacher, Feb. 2011, Volume 49, Issue 2, pp. 127.

Fullerton, Dan. APlusPhysics: Your Guide to Regents Physics Essentials. Webster: Silly Beagle Productions, 2011. Print.

Fullerton, Dan; and Bonner, David, "Additional Crime Scenes for Projectile Motion Unit," The Physics Teacher, Dec. 2011, Volume 49, Issue 9, pp. 554-556.

Fullerton, Dan. Honors Physics Essentials: An APlusPhysics Guide. Webster: Silly Beagle Productions, 2011. Print.

Fullerton, Dan. Physics: Fundamental and Problem Solving. Webster: Silly Beagle Productions, 2012. iBookStore.

Fullerton, Dan. The Ultimate Regents Physics Question and Answer Book. Webster: Silly Beagle Productions, 2013. Print.

Fullerton, Dan. AP Physics 1 Essentials - An APlusPhysics Guide. Webster: Silly Beagle Productions, 2013. Print.

Fullerton, Dan. Teaching Orbital Mechanics and Newton's Laws with a Video Game: Kerbal Space Program. Science Teachers Association of New York State Conference, November 2014. Presentation.

Fullerton, Dan. AP Physics 2 Essentials - An APlusPhysics Guide. Webster: Silly Beagle Productions, 2015. Print.

Fullerton, Dan. Developing a Successful Flipped Classroom. New York State Master Teachers Conference, May 2015. Presentation.