Research Council

Associate Professor

Prof. Welsch studies the Sun, in particular: the magnetic structure of solar magnetic fields, such as sunspots; physical processes at work in solar flares and eruptions; and the effects of solar activity on Earth. He is also interested in plasma physics, astrophysics, and geophysics more generally.

Education

B.S. Physics 1994, College of William &... Read more »

Assistant Professor

Professor

Research Interests

My research interests are generally in the fields of population ecology and conservation biology focusing on aquatic ecosystems in the Great Lakes region. I tend to focus on questions that seek to understand the behavioral and ecological mechanisms that contribute to variation in the annual abundance of fish populations including lake sturgeon and yellow... Read more »

Assistant Professor

Associate Professor

Jon Shelton is associate professor and chair of democracy and justice studies.  He is the author of The Education Myth: How Human Capital Trumped Social Democracy (Cornell University Press, 2023) and Teacher Strike! Public Education and the Making of a New American Political Order, which was the winner of the International Standing Conference of the History of... Read more »

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