Ian Hoffman
professor
Department of Physical Sciences
Quest University
Canada
Biography
Ian Hoffman joined Quest in 2015 after serving for several years as a physics professor at Wittenberg University in Ohio and as a science teacher, basketball coach, baseball coach, and residential adviser at St. Paul’s School in New Hampshire. Ian was turned on to astrophysics by his piano teacher in middle school, who lent him a copy of Einstein’s Universe by Nigel Calder. A Brief History of Time was Ian’s second book on the subject, kindling a love for pulsar astronomy that propelled him into graduate school. As part of his research, Ian has traveled to observatories in Spain, England, and Puerto Rico and actively uses instruments in the Netherlands and United States.
Research Interest
Physics, astronomy, acoustics, pedagogy.
