American physicist
Gabriel C. Spalding is an American physicist.
Spalding studied physics and mathematics at Washington University in St. Louis, graduating in 1983.[1] Seven years later, he completed a doctorate in applied physics at Harvard University.[1][2] In 1996, Spalding joined the Illinois Wesleyan University faculty as a Professor of Physics.[3][4] In 2014, Spalding received several honors. The SPIE and American Physical Society both elected him to fellow status.[3][4] The APS additionally awarded Spalding the Jonathan F. Reichert and Barbara Wolff-Reichert Award for Excellence in Advanced Laboratory Instruction,[5] and the American Association of Physics Teachers named him one of four recipients of its Homer L. Dodge Citations for Distinguished Service that year.[6]
Quotes
"And someday, I'll make the world in my own image." 11-26-2024, about the lack of SLMs in most undergraduate laboratories
"Whatever you go out and do, figure out what you care about." 11-21-24
"I want pretty pictures! Where are the pretty pictures? Oh, and here they are, and here they are, and here they are..." 10-24-2024 about Talbot images
"Think about a ball that's spinning, but it's not spinning, and it's not a ball."
"Do what you can, not what you can't."
"It's the topology of the wavefront!"
"Whatever you see, say what you saw."
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