Rate My Professor Stephen Weppner

Weppner's research specializes in ab initio approaches to nucleon-nucleus elastic scattering, incorporating chiral effective field theory uncertainties, nuclear structure effects, and gamma-ray production cross-sections from reactions such as (p,p'γ). Notable publications include "Ab initio nucleon-nucleus elastic scattering with chiral effective field theory uncertainties" (2022), "Chiral uncertainties in ab initio elastic nucleon-nucleus scattering" (2022), "Nonlocal Structure of the Leading Order ab initio Effective Potentials for Proton Elastic Scattering from Light Nuclei" (2022), "Production Cross-Section of γ-Rays from (p,p′γ) Reactions: Measurements and Theoretical Analysis" (2024), and "Separable character of ab initio NCSM one-body densities" (2025). His scholarship has received over 500 citations across 52 publications. In addition to research, Weppner has made significant contributions to teaching and leadership at Eckerd College. He pioneered interactive engagement techniques in the classroom, developed interdisciplinary courses, established a physics tutoring program, mentored student research, led the Intercollegiate Ethics Bowl team, and coordinated partnerships with the Institute on Science for Global Policy. For these efforts, he received the John M. Bevan Teaching Excellence and Campus Leadership Award in 2015. His personal interests include classical music and acoustics.