Tatiana Erukhimova
  • Instructional Professor
  • Marsha L. '69 and Ralph F. Schilling ’68 Chair for Physics Outreach
Research Areas
  • Assessment
  • Informal Physics Programs
  • Supplemental Materials

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 the inaugural Marsha L. ’69 and Ralph F. Schilling ’68 Chair for Physics Outreach. She is a Fellow of the APS, AAPT, and AAAS. She received the 2023 APS Dwight Nicholson Medal and the 2024 AAPT Halliday and Resnick Award.

 

Institutional Partnerships

The Institute for Quantum Science and Engineering (IQSE)

Awards & Honors

Selected Publications

  • J. D. Perry, T. Sauncy, S. White, R. Ivie, J. Tyler, and T. Erukhimova, Impact of Outreach on Physics Student Development: Quantitative Results from a National Survey, Physical Review Physics Education Research, 21, 020152 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1103/mj85-87vk
  • Oaks, J. Hirons, T. Erukhimova, J. D. Perry, T. Sauncy, S. White, R. Ivie, Chicken and the egg: does outreach lead to a growth mindset or vice versa?, 2025 Physics Education Research Conference (PERC) Proceedings, https://doi.org/10.1119/perc.2025.pr.Oaks, pp 332-337, (2025)
  • J. K. Hirons, J. D. Perry, D. T. Nodurft, S. Crawford, W. Bassichis, and T. Erukhimova, Click, Watch, Learn: The Impact of Student Self-Study Materials on Physics Electricity and Magnetism Course Outcomes, https://arxiv.org/abs/2508.12143; submitted to Phys. Rev. Phys. Educ. Res. (2025)
  • J. D. Perry, C. Garrett, I. Oaks, J. Hirons, T. Sauncy, J. P. Donaldson, S. White, R. Ivie, and T. Erukhimova, Impact of Outreach on Physics Student Development: Qualitative Results from a National Survey, https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.22700; submitted to Phys. Rev. Phys. Educ. Res. (2025)
  • J. Perry, C. Garrett, J. P. Donaldson, and T. Erukhimova, Enhancing Student Learning through Facilitating Informal Programs, Journal of STEM Outreach, 8(1), 1–13 (2025).
  • Tatiana 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. 1 December 2024; 92 (12): 910–917. https://doi.org/10.1119/5.0243729
  • Jonathan Perry, Anne Wang, Carlee Garrett, Janie Head, Alexey Belyanin, Bhaskar Dutta, Tatiana Erukhimova, Matthew Dew; The Mitchell Institute Physics Enhancement Program—Supporting the Development of Out-of-Field, In-Service Teachers of High School Physics. Phys. Teach. 1 September 2024; 62 (6): 480–483. https://doi.org/10.1119/5.0142715
  • J. Randolph, J. Perry, J. P. Donaldson, C. Rethman, and T. Erukhimova, Female physics students gain from facilitating informal physics programs, https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevPhysEducRes.18.020123; Phys. Rev. Phys. Educ. Res. 18, 020123 (2022)
  • Matthew Dew, Lewis Ford, Dawson T. Nodurft, Tatiana Erukhimova, Jonathan Perry; Student Responses to Changes in Introductory Physics Learning Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic. Phys. Teach. 1 March 2021; 59 (3): 162–165. https://doi.org/10.1119/5.0027816
  • M. Dew, J. Perry, L. Ford, W. Bassichis, and T. Erukhimova, Gendered performance differences in introductory physics: A study from a large land grant university, https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevPhysEducRes.17.010106; Phys. Rev. Phys. Educ. Res. 17, 010106 (2021)
  • C. Rethman, J. Perry, J. P. Donaldson, D. Choi, and T. Erukhimova, Impact of informal physics programs on university student development: Creating a physicist, https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevPhysEducRes.17.020110; Phys. Rev. Phys. Educ. Res. 17, 020110 (2021)
  • Jonathan D. Perry, Tatiana L. Erukhimova, William H. Bassichis; New video resource for calculus-based introductory physics, design and assessment. I. Electricity and magnetism. Am. J. Phys. 1 May 2019; 87 (5): 335–340. https://doi.org/10.1119/1.5095140
  • Gerald R. North and Tatiana L. Erukhimova, Atmospheric Thermodynamics. Elementary Physics and Chemistry, Cambridge University Press (2009).