Dr. John H. Day, assistant professor of Physics, is the 2024 SCICU Excellence In Teaching Award recipient for Morris College. He earned advanced degrees in Physics – a Ph.D. and a Master of Science – from Howard University (Washington, D.C.). Day also received a bachelor’s degree in Physics from Bethune-Cookman University (Daytona Beach, Florida). He also earned post-graduate certifications in management from several business schools.
Dr. Day’s teaching load at Morris includes lecture and laboratory classes in physics, physical sciences, and special topics. Students note that he contributes significantly to their scientific literacy, which translates directly to their success. Outside the classroom, Dr. Day works with the reaccreditation visitation committee and serves on the South Carolina Space Grant Consortium. As a co-principal investigator, Dr. Day has been an integral contributor to external funding proposals, which has resulted in grants with the National Science Foundation and the Department of Energy for student scholarships and internships.
Prior to joining the Morris faculty in 2014, Day taught Physics at Perimeter College of Georgia State University and Atlanta Technical College. Before moving to higher education, nearly three decades of Dr. Day’s experience focused on his service as a space technologist and engineer for NASA at the Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland. Day’s extensive service with NASA included development of spacecraft photovoltaic energy conversion and electrochemical energy storage technologies, solar electric power systems for NASA science spacecraft, and leadership of multiple divisions.
Dr. Day’s professional memberships include the American Association of Physics Teachers and the National Society of Black Physicists.
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