Summary
Bernhard W. Bach is an Associate Research Professor in the Department of Physics at the University of Nevada, Reno.
Professional summary
- 2025-present: Associate Research Professor, Zebra Pulsed Power Laboratory
- 2007- 2023: Director of Undergraduate Laboratories, University of Nevada Reno
- 2012-2013: Vice-chair, Department of Physics, University of Nevada Reno
- 2003-2007: Partner and vice-president of Bach Research Corp., Boulder Colorado
- 2002-2007: Head of Holography, Zolo Technologies, Boulder Colorado
- 1995-2002: Partner and Owner of Hyperfine inc., Boulder Colorado
Research interests
- Diffractive optics
- X-ray optics
- EUV, X-ray and Gamma-ray spectroscopy
- Spectroscopy of exotic atoms
- Weak neutral currents
Courses taught
- PHYS 180 - Physics for Scientist and Engineers I
- PHYS 181 - Physics for Scientist and Engineers II
- PHYS 182 - Physics for Scientist and Engineers III
- PHYS 301 - Mathematical Physics for Physics
- PHYS 408/608 - Elementary Particle Physics
- PHYS 421 - Quantum Mechanics
- PHYS 422 - Applications Quantum Mechanics
- PHYS 452/652 - Physics of Oscillations and Waves
- PHYS 461 - Modern Optics
- PHYS 497 - Senior Thesis
- PHYS 701 - Mathematical Physics
Education
- Ph.D. in High-energy Physics, College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia, 1995
- M.A. in Physics, College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia, 1991
- B.A. in Physics, University of Colorado, Boulder, 1988
Selected publications
- “A Student Guide to Infinite Series and Sequences”: Cambridge University Press, ISBN 9781108656474.