Josh Von Korff

Josh Von Korff is a Lecturer in the Faculty of Computing & Data Sciences (CDS) in support of the online MS in Data Science (OMDS) Program. Prior to joining BU, Josh was a data scientist in industry for three years, including one year as a data science consultant.

Josh studied physics and math as an undergraduate at Harvard University and physics as a graduate student at the University of California, Berkeley. His physics PhD in 2010 included work on theoretical quantum computing and radio astronomy. Josh’s graduate dissertation concerned a search for transient radio signals using distributed computing.

Josh has also worked in the field of physics education research, including postdoctoral work at Kansas State University. He then became an assistant professor of physics education research at Georgia State University. His work on education research involved teaching calculus in a physics context, including layers (constructing Riemann sums) and representations (graphs, tables, equations, and diagrams). He also studied infinitesimals, including amounts (mass) and changes (time). Further work involved the effectiveness of physics education reforms as well as the categorization of techniques for teaching physics labs.