Syed Hassan

Post-Secondary Education

University of Texas Austin
Doctor of Philosophy
Physics

Rice University
Master of Science
Physics

California Institute of Technology
Bachelor of Science
Physics

Teaching Experience

Austin Community College, Austin, TX
Professor Sept 2022 - present
Adjunct Professor May 2007 - Sept 2022
Taught introductory physics lectures and labs (Newtonian mechanics) both with and without cal-
culus.

Texas State University, San Marcos, TX
Instructor, Sept 2017-May 2020
Taught physics at different levels, mostly conceptual.  Supervised lab instructors.

University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX
Teaching Assistant August 2006 - 2014
Taught a variety of discussion sections and labs aimed at physics majors, engineers, and pre-
med/pharmacy students. Subject matter covered included Newtonian mechanics and electricity
and magnetism. Graded exams for an advanced graduate-level quantum field theory course.

Rice University, Houston, TX
Teaching Assistant August 2004 - May 2006
Graded exams for electricity and magnetism, homework for various other courses. Gave guest
lectures in a modern physics class and an astronomy class.
 

Professional Publications

PhD Thesis: Dynamical Refinement in Loop Quantum Gravity

Master's Thesis: Effective Potential For a Nonlocal Scalar Field Theory
A calculation of the renormalized effective potential (including first order quantum corrections) for
a scalar field theory with a nonlocal potential to account for screening effects.