Biography
Tatiana Erukhimova received a Ph.D. in Physics from the Russian Academy of Sciences in 1999 and joined TAMU in 2001. She organizes annual Physics & Engineering Festivals attended by thousands of visitors. She developed the Physics Show, an interactive presentation involving physics demonstrations and hands-on exhibits, attended by more than 30,000 people since 2007. In 2012, she started the innovative program Discover, Explorer, and Enjoy Physics & Engineering (DEEP), which engages students in hands-on teamwork and outreach activities. She is a co-organizer of the Mitchell Institute Physics Enhancement Program (MIPEP), which includes annual summer boarding schools for physics teachers from Texas high schools. Tatiana was a 2016 TEDxTAMU speaker and 2019 Fish Camp namesake. She is a co-author, with Gerald North, of an undergraduate textbook on Atmospheric Thermodynamics published by Cambridge University Press in 2009. Currently Dr. Erukhimova teaches calculus-based introductory physics classes, Mechanics and Electricity & Magnetism. In 2022 Tatiana was awarded Marsha L. ’69 and Ralph F. Schilling ’68 Chair for Physics Outreach.
Awards & Honors
- Wells Fargo Honors Faculty Mentor Award, 2024
- David Halliday and Robert Resnick Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Physics Teaching, American Association for Physics Teachers, 2024
- American Association for Physics Teachers Fellow, 2024
- Homer L. Dodge Citation for Distinguished Service to American Association for Physics Teachers, 2024
- Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science, 2023
- American Physical Society’s Dwight Nicholson Medal for Outreach, 2023
- University Professor for Undergraduate Teaching Excellence (2021)
- Provost Academic Professional Track Faculty Teaching Excellence Award, 2021
- American Physical Society Fellow, 2019
- Distinguished Achievement University-Level Award in Extension & Outreach (Texas A&M Association of Former Students, 2019)
- Presidential Professor for Teaching Excellence (2017)
Selected Publications
- T. Erukhimova, 2024 David Halliday and Robert Resnick award for excellence in undergraduate physics teaching lecture: It's not business, it's personal. Teaching large classes, one student at a time, Am. J. Phys. 92, 910–917 (2024) https://doi.org/10.1119/5.0243729
- J. D. Perry, A. Wang, C. Garrett, M. Dew, M. Head, A. Belyanin, B. Dutta, and T. Erukhimova, Mitchell Institute Physics Enhancement Program - Supporting the Development of Out-of-Field, In-Service Teachers of High School Physics, Phys. Teach. 62, 480–483 (2024) https://doi.org/10.1119/5.0142715
- J. D. Perry, T. L. Erukhimova, C. Garrett, T. Sauncy, J. P. Donaldson, S. White, J. Tyler, and R. L. Ivie, Exploring Impacts of Outreach on a National Sample of Undergraduate Physics Students, 2024 Physics Education Research Conference (PERC) Proceedings, pp. 318-323, doi:10.1119/perc.2024.pr.Perry