Daniel Costantino Awarded C.I. Noll Award for Excellence in Teaching

Daniel Costantino, lecturer in physics, has been honored with the 2014 C.I. Noll Award for Excellence in Teaching by the Eberly College of Science Alumni Society. Instituted in 1972 and named in honor of Clarence I. Noll, dean of the college from 1965 to 1971, the award is the highest honor for undergraduate teaching in the college. Students, faculty members, and alumni nominate outstanding faculty members who best exemplify the key characteristics of a Penn State educator, and a committee of students selects the award winners from the group of nominees.

Costantino teaches, and is course administrator for, large introductory algebra-based physics courses aimed at non-physics majors. In most semesters, he also is course administrator for a large introductory calculus-based physics course.  He is being honored for his ability to connect individually with students in these large courses and to engage the students in difficult subject matter.

Costantino began his current position as lecturer after completing his doctoral degree in physics at Penn State in 2009. As a graduate student, he received the Penn State Department of Physics Graduate Teaching Award in 2006. He earned his bachelor's degree in physics at The College of New Jersey in 2004.