“Men became scientific because they expected Law in Nature, and they expected Law in Nature because they believed in a Legislator.”— C.S. Lewis
Faculty Information
Additional Faculty Information for Stephanie Lauback
Education
B.S., Ohio Northern University, 2012
M.S., The Ohio State University, 2015
Ph.D., The Ohio State University, 2017
Biography
Stephanie Lauback was excited to join the Hillsdale College faculty in the fall of 2020. She loves enabling students to see and appreciate the beauty of our world through physics and mentoring students as they seek direction during this pivotal time in their life. Her passions include active learning teaching methods and providing undergraduate students with high-impact, interdisciplinary research experiences. Her current research focuses on controlling microstructures and DNA nanostructures using magnetic fields, all of which are foundational to the advancement of many biomedical devices and nanotechnologies.
Stephanie grew up near Dayton, Ohio, and graduated with her B.S. in physics from Ohio Northern University in 2012. During her undergraduate studies, she completed three Summer Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REUs) and conducted three years of undergraduate research at ONU. It was during these REUs that Stephanie developed a passion for physics research. In 2012 she moved to Columbus, Ohio, and began her graduate work at The Ohio State University. During her time at Ohio State, Stephanie conducted a wide array of interdisciplinary projects, including characterization of magnetic thin films, development of a bacterial protein pen, and actuation of DNA nanomachines. As a graduate teaching assistant, she received the Hazel Brown Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award in 2015 and was nominated for the 2015 American Association of Physics Teachers Outstanding GTA Award. In 2017 she completed her physics doctoral thesis, Magnetic Actuation of Biological Systems.
After completing her Ph.D., Stephanie was hired as an assistant professor of physics at Juniata College in Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, where she taught for three years. During her time at Juniata she taught introductory and upper-level physics and engineering-physics courses. Stephanie was actively involved in campus ministry and was awarded “Outstanding Faculty Member” in 2019 for her contributions to student life outside the classroom.
Outside of the classroom and lab, Stephanie enjoys spending time with her husband, David, who she met as an undergraduate. She enjoys long walks, hiking, biking, and camping. When indoors, she is always eager to try new recipes or play the piano.