Haridas

Education:
Ph.D. (Physics), Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. Johns, Newfoundland, Canada, 1996.
MSc (Physics), Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. Johns, Newfoundland, Canada, 1990.
MSc (Physics), Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai, India, 1982.
B.Sc. (Spl. Physics), Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai, India, 1980.
HONORS
2022-23 William S. Justice Excellence in Teaching Award, Belfry High School, Belfry, KY May 23, 2023.
EKY Teacher of the Year Award: SOAR eKY gala at Prestonsburg, KY April 29, 2023.
Galileo Award for Transforming Education in Eastern Kentucky by Kentucky Valley Educational Cooperative Districts at Frankfort, KY March 10, 2020.
2018-19 William S. Justice Excellence in Teaching Award, Belfry High School, Belfry, KY May 24, 2019.
2018 Youth Leadership Conference Award: Belfry High School Science Classes by Eastern Kentucky Leadership Foundation, Hindman, KY April 26-27, 2018.
2016-17 K-12 Teacher Appalachian Leaders in Education (AppLE) Award, Forward in the Fifth, November 2017.
Ashland Inc. Teacher Achievement Award: Ashland Incorporation and Kentucky Board of Education, Frankfort, Kentucky, Oct. 2006.
Secondary School Teacher of the Year Award: Pike County Board Of Education, Pikeville, KY, May 2006.
Excellence in Teaching Award: Campbellsville University, Campbellsville, KY, May 2006.
SUBJECTS TAUGHT
2000 – Till date: High School Students: 9-12 – Physics (12th grade), Project Lead the Way Engineering Courses: Introduction to Engineering & Design (9th grade), Principles of Engineering (10th grade) and Aerospace Science Engineering (11th grade), Chemistry1 (10th -11th grades), Physical Sciences (11th grade) and Earth & Space Sciences (9th grade). Bio 120 (12th grade), Aerospace Science (9th -11th grades), STEAM 1 (9th grade) and STEAM 2 (10th and 12th grade).
Jan – April, 2005: General Physics (021-014 &015) course for Science and Engineering students: Recitation.

Jan – April 2005: General Physics (021-001 & 002) course: Recitation and Laboratory.
1996 – 2000: Howard University, Washington, D.C.: Physics for Allied Health Students (021-007): Lecture/laboratory/recitation course treats the topics of general physics, with emphasis on examples for nursing and allied health students.
Physical Science for Eighth & Ninth grade High School Summer Enrichment Program.

Willing to travel: 20 miles

Experience: WORK EXPERIENCE
Physical Science Teacher- Pike County Schools, Pikeville, KY, Oct. 2000- June 2023.
Adjunct Professor- Pikeville College, Pikeville, KY, Jan. 2005- April 2005.
Lecturer- Dept. of Physics & Astronomy, Howard University, Washington, DC, Sept. 1998- June 2000.
Instructor- Centre for Pre-professional Education, Howard Hughes Eighth & Ninth Grade High School Summer Enrichment Program, Howard University, DC, June-July, 1999.
Post-doctoral Research Associate- Department of Physics & Astronomy, Howard University, Washington, D.C, Oct.1996-Aug.1998. Supported Full Time on Funded Research Project: "Spectroscopic Investigations of Chemical Intermediates of Environmental Significance" Environmental Protection Agency (1996 97) & NASA Lewis grant (1997 98).
Visiting Scientist- Herzberg Institute of Astrophysics, National Research Council, Ottawa, Canada, 1995.