research overview Dr. Bolton has worked on topics in nuclear theory in the past. He now works in the field of Physics Education Research, developing and assessing curriculum for undergraduate courses.
keywords nuclear physics, lattice quantum chromodynamics, chiral perturbation theory, physics education
selected publications conference proceeding Initial impacts of the transformation of a large introductory lab course focused on developing experimental skills and expert epistemology 2018 From QCD to Physical Resonances. AIP Conference Proceedings. 2015 journal article Retention of conceptual learning after an interactive introductory mechanics course. Physical Review Physics Education Research. 2020 Connecting physical resonant amplitudes and lattice QCD. Physics Letters B. 50-56. 2016
education and training Ph.D., University of Washington 2011 M.S., University of Washington 2007 B.S., Colorado School of Mines 2006