Dr. Dennis C. Henry               

• E-mail: dennis@dennischenry,com  [dchenry@gac.edu has been deactivated, with no forwarding.]
• Home Office Phone: (507) 931-2784
• Home Office Mailing Address:
• 715 South Seventh Street
  St. Peter, MN 56082-1435
• All mail should be directed to the address above since I no longer have a campus mailbox.
• Consulting Web Site

Education

• A.B. Wabash  College, 1967. Physics
• M.S. Purdue University, 1970. Physics
• Ph.D. University of Iowa, 1978. Experimental Solid State Physics
• Curriculum Vitae

Curricular and Professional Interests

• Courses frequently taught: Electronics and Instrumentation I, Electronics and Instrumentation II, Classical Physics Sequence, Modern Physics, Statistical and Thermal Physics, Electromagnetic Theory, Experimental Modern Physics, Analytical Mechanics, Physics of Sound and Music, Senior Seminar
• Special topics courses developed and taught: Condensed Matter Physics, Railroads in American History, Magnetic Measurements and Materials, Introduction to Electromagnetic Interference, A Short History of Radio and TV Technology, Microprocessors and Interfacing
• Electronics courses in the undergraduate and graduate physics curriculum
• Pre-professional advising in physics and engineering
• Development of physics departments at liberal arts colleges

Research and Consulting Interests

• Applied Physics and Electrical Engineering, particularly in product development and manufacturing processes
• Magnetic Materials, Measurements, and Shielding
• Electromagnetic Interference and Compatibility, particularly at low-frequencies
• Railroad Control Systems and Automation, particularly Gravity Retarder Yards, EMI Assessment and Mitigation
• U.S. Railroad History, passenger train operations, economics and equipment

Selected Publications and Presentations

• "Low-Frequency EMI Measurements and Demonstrations", Dennis C. Henry, EMC Troubleshooting Workshop, Kimmel Gerke Associates and Tektronix, San Diego, CA, February 19, 2008.
• "Classification Yards: How Humping Works" Dennis C. Henry, pp. 287-291 in the Encyclopedia of North American Railroads, Indiana University Press (2007).
• Planning for Graduate Studies in Physics and Related Fields, Edited by D. C. Henry (AAPT, College Park, May, 2002)
• "Resource Letter: TE-1: Teaching Electronics", D.C. Henry, Am. J. Phys, 70(1), 14-23 (2002)
• "Enhancing Electromagnetism Experiments with Clamp-on Ammeters," D. C. Henry, Am. J. Phys, 69(1), 76-78 (2001)
• "Were they really for amusement only?" D.C. Henry PinGame Journal, 85/86, 46-51 (2001), 89, 11-14 (2002), 91, 8-12 (2002)

Archived Presentations (under construction)

• "Examining the Role and Content of Physics Electronics Courses", D.C. Henry, Session Invited Paper, 2002 Summer AAPT Meeting, Boise State University
• "Some Implications of Electronic-Ballast Fluorescent Lighting for Physics Laboratories", D.C. Henry and C.J. Ginder, 2000 Summer AAPT Meeting, University of Guelph
• "Preparing and Applying for Faculty Positions at Baccalaureate Degree Institutions", D.C. Henry, Invited Panel Remarks, 1996 Winter AAPT Meeting, Reno, Nevada
• "Electronics and Instrumentation Laboratory Development Project Report", D.C. Henry, C.F. Niederriter, and T.M. Huber, 1995 Summer AAPT Meeting, Gonzaga University.  NSF ILI Grant No. USE-9251608.
• "Degaussing and other Demonstrations with CRT Monitors", D.C. Henry and Kari Treichel, 1994 Summer AAPT Meeting, University of Notre Dame

• American Association of Physics Teachers 1966-2011
• Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers since 1986, Life Senior Member 2016
• Electromagnetic Compatibility Society of IEEE since 1986, Life Senior Member 2016
• Minnesota Area Association of Physics Teachers 1979-2009
• Sigma Pi Sigma inducted in 1968
• Sigma Xi elected in 1978
• The Lexington Group in Transportation History since 1980
• Delta Phi Alpha National German Honor Society inducted in 1966

Other Interests

• Model railroad passenger equipment and operations, signaling and control systems
• Classical music, particularly for the pipe organ.  Friend of the Sioux Trails Chapter of the American Guild of Organists
• Classic vacuum-tube audio, radio and test equipment
• History of communications and sound reproduction technology.  Member of the Spark Circle of the Pavek Museum of BroadcastingVi (2009-2022) and the Audio Society of Minnesota
• 1950s electromechanical pinball machines
• The works of cartoonist Walt Kelly
• Vocal career of the late Thurl Ravenscroft
• Founder and owner of Brass Car Sides, manufacturer and distributor of scale model passenger car kits in HO and N scales and historic railroad videos. www.brasscarsides.com

• Home address: 715 S. 7th St., St. Peter, MN 56082-1435
• Home phone: (507) 931-2784

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