Department Directory — Steve Turley

Steve Turley

Spring 2026 Schedule

Title Time Days Room Building Link
Devotional 11 am Tu MC
Faculty Meeting (some weeks) 11 am Th N288 ESC

Research

Professional Bio

BS, BYU, 1978
PhD, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1984

Senior Research Staff Physicist at Hughes Aircraft Company Research Labs, 1976-1995

Associate Professor, BYU, 1995-2001
Professor, BYU, 2001-2021
Emeritus, BYU, 2021-present
Physics Dept. Chair, BYU, 2000-2003
Associate Dean, Undergraduate Education, BYU, 2003-2008
Program Director, National Science Foundation, 2018-2019
President, Utah Academy of Sciences, Arts and Letters, 2007-2009 (Fellow)
Associate Affiliate Director, Rocky Mountain Space Grant Consortium, 2005-2021
Member, American Physical Society (Committee on Education: 2012-2013)
Member, American Association of Physics Teachers (Treasurer: 2014-2017, Fellow)
Director, NSF-sponsored Research Experiences for Undergraduates in Physics, 1997-2017