Matthew M. Rieger

Bio

Dr. D. Matthew Rieger is originally from Western Pennsylvania. He earned a Bachelor of Science in Computational Physics from Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania in 2008 and went on to obtain a Ph.D. in Geophysics from Yale University in 2014. Dr. Rieger joined the Community College of Rhode Island (CCRI) as a full-time faculty member in the Department of Physics and Engineering in 2013 and has served as the department chair since 2019. Additionally, he is the Director of the Rhode Island Industrial Training and Assessment Center (RI-ITAC) at CCRI.

Dr. Rieger is passionate about delivering high-quality science education to foster an educated and informed citizenry, as well as preparing the next generation of scientists and engineers. His mission is to continually improve and develop the courses and programs within the Department of Physics and Engineering at CCRI to better serve the community and meet the workforce and educational needs of the times.

Office Hours

Fall 2024 Office Hours

Mon.:  9-11am  room KN 2222
Thurs.:  12 -2 pm room KN 2222
Virtually by appointment

Education

Slippery Rock University of PA
B.S. Computational Physics   2008

Yale University
MPhil  Geophysics  2010
Ph.D. Geophysics  2014

Classes

GEOL 1010 - Introduction to Geology - How the Earth Works
OCEN 1010 - Introduction to Oceanography
OCEN 1030 - Oceanography Lab
PHYS 1000 - Physics of Everyday Life
PHYS 1030 - General Physics I
PHYS 1050 - University Physics I
PHYS 2000 - University Physics III
PHYS 2001 - University Physics III Lab

Areas of Expertise

My area of expertise is seismology, with a focus on surface-wave scattering in the presence of seismic anisotropy in Earth's mantle.