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Robert Philbin

Faculty, Physics, Astronomy, Mathematics

Phone
719-846-5518
Email
Robert.Philbin@trinidadstate.edu
Office
238 Davis
Location
Trinidad
Office Hours
Monday - Friday 8:00am - 5:00pm
Degree Major Emphasis Institution Year
M.S. Statistics Texas A&M University  
M.A. Astrophysics Princeton University  
B.S. Engineering Physics Colorado School of Mines  

 

I was raised in Leadville Colorado, went to Colorado School of Mines to study Engineering Physics (BS), then Princeton University to study astrophysics (MA), and recently at Texas A&M to study and teach Statistics (MS). I have taught physics, mathematics, astronomy, computer science, and GIS at Trinidad State since 1991.

I volunteer with local science outreach efforts including talks at Trinidad Lake State Park, presentations at the Trinidad Water Festival, work on the Purgatory River with the Pugatoire Watershed Partnership, and serve on the board of the Purgatoire Valley Foundation.

In my spare time I have built two resource-efficient houses, the most recent an off-grid with solar electric and passive solar. I get excited about appropriate technologies, especially human-powered transportation.