Alumni in 5
Michael Burns '80
Employer
Independent/Researcher
LinkedIn Profile
https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-burns-2a7541112/
1. Tell us about your journey since graduation.
There was work at software design and IT, while still allowing
much time for studying science news, and working on the foundational
ideas of physics.
2. Share a favorite Grand Valley memory.
The GVSC mainframe computer was kept fairly busy for a while with
my test runs of a computational physics problem.
3. What's the best piece of advice you've ever received?
Implicitly: Go learn your way.
4. List three words you would use to describe your Grand
Valley experience.
Social, Open, and Inquisitive
5. What difference would you like to make in the world?
I want to see reforms in the teaching of physics.
August 2023
Interest Area(s)
Mathematics, Physics
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