"The interesting journey of a Hope Grad who didn't love doing research" by Matthew Vonk ’90, PhD, University of Wisconsin River Falls and Co-Founder of Pivot Interactives

Matt Vonk graduated from Hope with a degree in physics.   That degree has led him to some interesting places: 
writing AP Exams in physics
teaching in Dominican Republic, Nicaragua, and Colombia
founding a national company
publishing articles
working in industry
serving as faculty at the Univ of Wisc-River Falls
advice

Matt will share some highlights, lowlights, and advice from his interesting career.  

Bio: Matt graduated with a BS in physics from Hope College in 1990. He got his PhD in physics from the University of Minnesota.  Matt has taught at Eastern Kentucky University, Saint Mary's University in Winona, MN, and is currently at the University of Wisconsin River Falls.  He is a co-Founder of Pivot Interactives (online science labs for education), served as chair of the Advanced Placement (AP) Development Committee for the Physics-C exam, served as the Director for Curriculum and Instruction for Discovery Education, and is a two-time Fulbright Award winner.