Wayne Manrakhan
Assistant Professor Physics
About
Professor Manrakhan teaches astronomy, physics and physical science courses at Harford. Prior to coming here in 2021, he taught in high school, Washington College and another community college. Prof. Manrakhan is particularly interested in promoting undergraduate research, both within and outside of courses, and enjoys mentoring students in a diverse range of research projects. He is also involved with the American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT), especially the two-year college section.
Education
- M.S., Physics, University of Delaware
- B.Sc. (Honors), Physics, University of the West Indies, Trinidad.
Research Interests
- Physics Education Research
- Undergraduate Research within and outside course structure
- Nonlinear Dynamics including Partial Differential Equations
- Astronomy, especially binary stars
SCHOLARLY/CREATIVE WORK
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Wayne Manrakhan, Student Experiences with Course-based Undergraduate Research Experience in an Introductory Physics Course at a Community College, Poster presented at AAPT Winter Meeting 2024, New Orleans, LA.
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Anjan Biswas, Anwar Ja'afar Muhammad Jawad, Wayne N. Manrakhan, Amarendra K. Sarmad, and Kaisar R. Khane, Optical solitons and complexitons of the Schrödinger–Hirota equation, Optics & Laser Technology, Vol. 44, Issue 7, October 2012, 2265–2269.
Courses Taught
- ASTR 151 Introduction to Astronomy
- ASTR 152 Sky and Telescope Laboratory
- PHYS 101 Introductory Physics I
- PHYS 102 Introductory Physics II
- PHYS 201 General Physics I
- PHYS 204 General Physics II
- PHYS 205 General Physics III
- SCI 105 Physical Science I
- SCI 106 Physical Science Laboratory
Programs
- Physics