Michael Dennin
Vice Provost for Teaching and Learning
UCI
Irvine, CA
Biography:
Michael Dennin has been professor of physics and astronomy at the University of California, Irvine since 1997, and the Vice Provost for teaching and learning and Dean, Division of Undergraduate Education since 2015. His research focuses on the dynamics of foams and modeling of ice mélange in fjords, as well as institutional issues in education. He has won numerous awards for research and teaching, including being elected a Fellow of the American Physical Society.
Dennin is passionate about public outreach in the area of science, co-teaching an open course based on the AMC television program The Walking Dead. He has appeared on numerous television programs, including Science of Superman, Spider-man Tech, Batman Tech, Star Wars Tech, and Ancient Aliens. You can find Prof. Dennin in the YouTube series Fascinating Fights debating the outcome of battles between pop icons.
In addition, Dennin serves as an expert on the podcast Fascinating Gadgets, Gizmos, and Gear-Based Technologies where he explains how to make fictional technology a reality. He recently wrote a science outreach book on the intersection between science and faith, Divine Science: Finding Reason at the Heart of Faith, published by Franciscan Media.
Convention Guest Appearances
- AlienCon Pasadena 2023 - March 4-5, 2023 in Pasadena, CA