James Hedberg
Lecturer
Director, CCNY Planetarium
Areas of Expertise/Research
- History of Science
- Physics of Music
- Popularizing Astronomy
- Science Outreach
- Scientific Visualization
Building
Marshak Science Building
Office
423A
Phone
212-650-6907
Website

James Hedberg
Research Interests/Activity
Director of
Scientific Visualization
Coordinator for Science Outreach, CCNY
Director of Undergraduate Physics Program
History of Science (physics and astronomy)
Education
McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
PhD, Physics, 2011
‣ Thesis Topic: Ultra-Low Temperature Atomic Force Microscopy
‣ Advisor: Professor Guillaume Gervais
‣ Area of Study: Condensed Matter Experimental Physics
Portland State University, Portland, OR, USA
MS, Physics, 2005
‣ Thesis Topic: Carbon Nanotubes as Electronic Components
‣ Advisor: Professor Jun Jiao
‣ Area of Study: Mesoscopic Physics – Biophysics
St. John's College, Santa Fe, NM, USA
BA, Liberal Arts, 2000
‣ Thesis Topic: J.S. Bach's Goldberg Variations
Recent Publications
Hedberg, James, "" (2018). CUNY Academic Works.
J.A. Hedberg, A. Lal, Y. Miyahara, P. Grütter, G. Gervais, M. Hilke, L. Pfeiffer, and K.W. West, Low Temperature
Electrostatic Force Microscopy of a Deep Two Dimensional Electron Gas using a Quartz Tuning Fork, Applied Physics
Letters, 97, 143107 (2010)
J.A. Hedberg, L. Dong, J. Jiao, Air Flow Technique for large scale dispersion and alignment of carbon nanotubes on
various substrates, Applied Physics Letters, 86, 143111, 2005
Recent Courses
Fall 2019
Spring 2019
Fall 2018
Spring 2018
PHYS 20800, University Physics II
Awards
2019, Provost's Award for Pedagogical and Curricular Innovation