Hamill, Patrick J.
Date Updated
8-17-2020
Department
Physics
Academic Rank
Professor
Year Retired from SJSU
2008
Educational Background
University of Arizona, 1971 Ph.D.
University of Arizona, 1968 M.S.
St. Edward’s University, 1959 B.S.
Dissertation Title
A Unified Theory of Orbital and Rotational Resonances
Teaching Experience
San Jose State University, 1981-2008
Clark College, Atlanta, Georgia 1974-1976
University of Trujillo, Trujillo, Peru (Peace Corps) 1963-1965
Administrative and Professional Experience
NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, California. Research in Atmospheric Science 1976-1981
Service
San Jose State University, Teaching Physics as Volunteer 2008-2020
Selected Publications
Over 60 peer reviewed papers in Nature, Science, Atmospheric Environment and other journals
Books:
“Intermediate Dynamics,” Published by Jones and Bartlett, 2000
“Lagrangians and Hamiltonians,” Published by Cambridge University Press, 2014
Personal Commentary
My years at San Jose State were the most enjoyable and fulfilling of my experience.