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Texas State University

Dr. Brandon Robert Lunk

  • Assoc Professor of Instruction - Physics
  • RFM 3240
  • tel:+15122452131
  • b_l150@txstate.edu
  • Scholarly/Creative work
  • Awards
  • Service

Featured scholarly/creative works

  • Lunk, B. R., & Weatherford, S. (2025). Student Engagement with Computational Models and the Development of the “Minimally Working Program” Instructional Tool. In Computing in Physics Education. Institute of Physics.
  • Mastroleo, R. C., & Lunk, B. R. (2025). Departmental Emphasis on Computation for the Physics Major: Successes and Challenges of a Multi-tier Curricular Redesign. In Integrating Computing into the Undergraduate Physics Curriculum (pp. 8–1 to 8–18). Bristol, United Kingdom: IOP Publishing. Retrieved from https://iopscience.iop.org/book/edit/978-0-7503-5372-4
  • Lunk, B. R., & Hobbs, J. (2025). Reynolds Number and Motion in Viscous Fluids. In Living Physics Portal Exercise Repository. AAPT. Retrieved from https://www.livingphysicsportal.org/details/c61c261f-7e56-4cbc-a4ad-e00e4099cd96
  • Caballero, M. D., Engelhardt, L., Hillborn, R., Kuchera, M., Knaub, A., Lopez del Puerto, M., … Zimmerman, T. (2022). Partnership for Integrating Computation in Undergraduate Physics 2021 Virtual Capstone Conference Report. AAPT. Retrieved from https://www.compadre.org/picup/events/pdfs/2021_PICUP_Capstone_Report_Final_Final_220502.pdf
  • Lunk, B. R. (2020). Using Conceptual Blending to model how we understand computational models. Retrieved from https://www.compadre.org/per/items/detail.cfm?ID=15300
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Featured awards

  • Award / Honor Recipient: 2025 College Achievement Award for Excellence in Service, College of Science and Engineering. September 2025
  • Award / Honor Recipient: 2024 Presidential Distinction Award for Excellence in service, College of Science and Engineering. 2024
  • Award / Honor Recipient: 2023 Presidential Distinction Award for Excellence in Teaching, College of Science and Engineering. August 2023
  • Award / Honor Recipient: 2021 Presidential Distinction Award for Excellence in Teaching, College of Science and Engineering. 2021
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Non Tenure Line Workload Release. August 2021 - December 2021
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Featured service activities

  1. Editor

    NEXUS Physics for Life Science Majors

    2025 - Present
  2. Organizer

    STEM Communities Program

    2022 - Present
  3. Other

    PHYS 1335 course coordinator

    August 2022 - Present
  4. Member

    Faculty Search Committee (non tenure line)

    2021 - Present
  5. Other

    Intro and Service Course Coordination

    August 2019 - Present
  6. Editor

    Partnership for the Integration of Computation in Undergraduate Physics (PICUP) Exercise Collection

    July 2018 - Present
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