Faculty Profile for Dr. Brandon Robert Lunk
Dr. Brandon Robert Lunk
Assoc Professor of Instruction — Physics
RFM 3240
phone: (512) 245-2131
Selected Scholarly/Creative Work
- Lunk, B. R., & Hobbs, J. (2024). Reynolds Number and Motion in Viscous Fluids. In Living Physics Portal Exercise Repository. AAPT.
- 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.
- 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
- Lunk, B. R. (2019). Einstein Solids: Equilibrium, Temperature and Heat Capacity. In PICUP Exercise Collection. AAPT. Retrieved from https://www.compadre.org/PICUP/exercises/exercise.cfm?A=StatMechTCEq
- Lunk, B. R. (2019). A Stochastic Model of Birth-Death Population Dynamics. In PICUP Exercise Collection. AAPT.
Selected Awards
- 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: 2020 College Achievement Award for Excellence in Teaching, College of Science and Engineering. 2020
- Award / Honor Recipient: Teaching Award of Honor, Texas State Alumni Association. 2020
Selected Service Activities
Chair
Standing Committee on Non Tenure Line Promotion Policy
September 2023-Present
Course coordinator for PHYS 1335
PHYS 1335 course coordinator
August 2022-Present
Intro and Service Course Coordinator
Intro and Service Course Coordination
August 2019-Present
Editor
Partnership for the Integration of Computation in Undergraduate Physics (PICUP) Exercise Collection
July 2018-Present
Member
Promoting the Undergraduate Major in Physics (PUMP) Committee
August 2016-Present