Education: 

• B.S. in Physics, Andrews University, Berrien Springs, MI (1991)
• M.S. in Physics, University of California-Riverside, Riverside, CA (1993)
• Ph.D. Physics, University of California-Riverside, Riverside, CA (1998)

Principal Research Interests

Dr. Case’s general research interest is in high energy astrophysics.  He spent 14 years working as a postdoctoral researcher and research scientist at Louisiana State University and Southern University, Baton Rouge, working on various projects in cosmic ray physics, x-ray astronomy, and gamma-ray astronomy.  Instruments he designed and built have been tested at the CERN high-energy physics accelerator lab in Geneva, Switzerland and on high-altitude balloons in Antarctica.  Currently, he is part of a team using the Gamma-Ray Burst Monitor (GBM) on the Fermi satellite to monitor the sources of gamma-rays in the sky.  Using GBM, he is conducting in-depth studies of the galactic black hole Cygnus X-1 in order to determine the physical mechanisms responsible for the low energy gamma-ray emission.  He also is part of an international consortium that develops the standards for cross-calibrating instruments on the various x-ray and gamma-ray satellites. E-mail: gcase@lasierra.edu
Phone: 951-785-2272

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memberships and affiliations

• American Astronomical Society
• High Energy Astrophysics Division of the AAS
• American Physical SocietyAmerican Association of Physics Teachers
• Adjunct Professor, Louisiana State University
• Affiliate, NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory

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current duties

Dr. Case teaches the lower division trig-based General Physics course and coordinates the General Physics Labs.  He has also taught the Intro to Physics course.  In addition, he teaches, or has taught, upper division courses in Advanced Mechanics, Quantum Mechanics, Electricity and Magnetism, Thermal Physics, Cellular Physics, Optics and Lasers, and Advanced Lab.