About
Education
- Ph.D. — Northwestern University (2000)
- M.S. — Marquette University (1992)
- B.S. — Valparaiso University (1990)
Biography
Andrew Richter ’90, Ph.D., joined the faculty at Valpo in 2005, already quite familiar with the University: he is an alumnus from the class of 1990. Before coming to Valpo, he was an assistant professor at the University of Memphis for three years. Prior to that, he was a research fellow at AIST in Tsukuba, Japan. Professor Richter’s wife, Jennifer Prough, Ph.D., also teaches at Valpo in Christ College — The Honors College.
Interests
- Nanoscience
- Surface Studies
- X-ray and Neutron Scattering
- Biophysics
- X-ray and Neutron studies of polymer nanoparticles
- X-ray studies of protein adsorption onto functionalized surfaces
Memberships
- American Physical Society
- American Chemical Society
- American Association of Physics Teachers
