Dr. David Harrison, retired Senior Lecturer in the Department of Physics, passed away in July. After obtaining his Ph.D. in experimental high energy physics here in 1972, with Dr. J.D. Prentice, David spent his subsequent career here as a Lecturer and physics-pedagogy innovator and researcher, until his retirement in 2011. His distinguished career included innovations to pedagogy in computational physics, error analysis, laboratory education, and other areas. His legacy includes leadership, development, and implementation of the PHY131/132 “Practicals” pedagogy and the associated Practicals rooms renovations. This work enhanced learning outcomes and broadened the appeal of Physics to first-year students, which has had a marked influence on our undergraduate program since then. His ideas and work were influential and recognized nationally and internationally, to the benefit of the Department.

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We extend our condolences to David’s family – he is missed.