George Caplan
George M. Caplan is an Instructor in Science Laboratory in the physics department at Wellesley College. He joined the faculty in September 2000. From December 1976 to August 2000, Mr. Caplan was a computer systems engineer at Nova Biomedical in Waltham, MA. While at Nova, he designed and wrote all of the software for "Nova 1," the first microprocessor-based clinical analyzer to use ion-selective electrodes for the measurement of sodium and potassium. During 1993 and 1994, Mr. Caplan was adjunct professor of physics at Massachusetts Bay Community College in Wellesley Hills, MA. In 1997 and 1998, he was a consultant to the Boston Calculus Project, an NSF-funded project to expand and improve calculus classes in the Boston Public Schools. Before working at Nova Biomedical, he was employed as an engineer by several other firms, including Control Logic, Inc. and Wang Laboratories. He also worked as a laboratory curator in the physics department at Boston University.
Mr. Caplan holds a B.A. degree with high honors in physics from Swarthmore College. He also holds an S.M. degree in applied physics from Harvard University.
Mr. Caplan is a member of Phi Beta Kappa, the American Association of Physics Teachers, and the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics. He is certified to teach physics and mathematics in Massachusetts high schools. An avid cyclist, he is a member of the League of American Bicyclists, the Massachusetts Bicycle Coalition, and the Charles River Wheelmen. He has served as a board member and as publicity director for the Boston Support Group of the National Alopecia Areata Foundation. George Caplan's interests and favorite quotes
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