Dr. Bill Ashmanskas

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Bill Ashmanskas is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Pennsylvania, working within the Department of Physics and Astronomy. He teaches and develops undergraduate physics courses, specializing in areas such as readout electronics, instrumentation, and data acquisition. His research focuses on High Energy Physics and Positron Emission Tomography, highlighting his role as a member of both the Physics department's HEP Instrumentation Group and the Radiology department’s Physics Instrumentation Group. Bill earned his Ph.D. from the University of California at Berkeley in 1998 and holds an A.B. from Harvard University, completed in 1992. He has received several prestigious awards for his teaching excellence, including the Provost's Award for Teaching Excellence in 2020 and the College Dean's Award for Distinguished Teaching in 2019. His accolades also include the Excellence in Teaching Award for the Penn undergraduate Architecture program in 2014 and the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers in 2005.

Research Interests

Awards

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Provost's Award for Teaching Excellence

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College Dean's Award for Distinguished Teaching

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Excellence in Teaching Award

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Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers

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Arthur Holly Compton Fellowship

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Enrico Fermi Fellowship

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Outstanding Graduate Student Instructor

Courses

Physics 008 Physics 009 Physics 351 Physics 364 Physics 414

Requirements for University of Pennsylvania

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.6
GRE General
Verbal
Required:162
Quantitative
Required:162
Overall
Required:162
GMAT
Total Score
Required:728
Overall
Required:728
TOEFL
Total
Required:115
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree or equivalent Strong quantitative background
Application Checklist
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