Patricia L. Vahle Assistant Professor, Department of Physics College of William and Mary P.O. Box 8795 Williamsburg, VA 23187-8795

Contacting Me

• Office: Small Hall 335C Map Directions
• Phone: +1 (757) 221-3559
• email: plvahle @ wm.edu

Research

My research is centered around understanding the behavior of the neutrino, one of the fundamental sub-atomic particles. Neutrinos are a particle produced in the Weak decay of other particles. Neutrinos are electrically neutral, have only a small mass, and interact only via the Weak Interaction. The interactions of neutrinos in matter are so weak, on average a neutrino from the sun can travel through a light-year long brick of lead without being absorbed. Read More

Papers and Presentations

• Publications
• Presentations

More About Me

• CV

Teaching

• Spring 2012--Phys 301 Mathematical Methods for Physics
  • Lecture: TTh 12:30-1:50 AM, Small Hall 235
  • Office Hours: M 5:00 PM-6:30 PM, F 10:00-11:30 AM, Small Hall 335C
• Fall 2011--Phys 176 Introduction to Astronomy
• Spring 2010--Phys 109 Practical Physics
• Fall 2009--Phys 176
• Spring 2009--Phys 109
• Fall 2008--Phys 176

Useful Links

• William and Mary Physics Deptartment
• The MINOS experiment
• The NOvA experiment