Randy Knight Named American Association of Physics Teachers Fellow

Professor emeritus Randy Knight was named an American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT) Fellow for making exceptional contributions to enhancing the understanding and appreciation of physics through teaching. Fellows are selected by their professional peers. Knight also received an AAPT Reviewer Excellence Award for his work for the American Journal of Physics.

Knight has authored multiple textbooks, including the first phiscs textbooks to take advantage of research into education and cognitive psychology that shed light on how students learn physics.

AAPT is an international organization for physics educators, physicists, and industrial scientists dedicated to enhancing the understanding and appreciation of physics through teaching.