Teaching
I am a researcher–educator who is passionate about innovating science and mathematics education at all levels. Aggregated course evaluation reports are available upon request. Here is what a few past students have said:
I never thought that I would ever say that I enjoyed a physics class, but five months later I’ve come away with a newfound appreciation for physics … This can be largely attributed to the way in which you created a space for us to genuinely learn something and share a lot of laughs along the way (which I’ve found to be rare!).
Marco is an exceptional teacher. He makes sure that there are no confusions or questions left. Marco is incredibly passionate about teaching physics and (at least for me) it radiates through. Very easy to ask questions to, never makes me feel stupid for answering wrong …
Your unwavering enthusiasm for the course, asking us questions, and facilitating student discussions always kept me engaged when when I was more checked out. Your stage presence in the classroom (no sense of nervousness, being self assured, a commanding yet not dictating presence) is a presence I hope to achieve.
At UC Berkeley
In my first year at Berkeley, my work in the physics classroom was recognized with the Outstanding Graduate Student Instructor (GSI) Award. Since Fall 2025, I sometimes run workshops for first-time GSIs at Berkeley, and work with the K–12 teacher education program CalTeach.
- HIST 182CT: Introduction to Science, Technology, and Society (CalTeach) (GSI, Fall 2025)
- Discipline-Cluster Workshop for first-time GSIs in the Physical Sciences (Instructor, Fall 2025)
- PHYS 137A: Quantum Mechanics I (GSI, Summer 2025)
- PHYS 8B: Introductory Physics II (GSI, Fall & Spring 2024)
- PHYS 8A: Introductory Physics I (GSI, Spring 2024)
At Jacobs University Bremen
- Particles and Fields (TA, Spring 2020)
- MIT Global Teaching Lab: Particle Physics & Entropy (Instructor, Winter 2019)
3-week full-time program in theoretical physics for local high school students - Introduction to Computer Science (TA, Fall 2018)
Legend:
GSI = Graduate Student Instructor, responsible for weekly discussion sections in class sizes of 20 to 70 students
TA = Teaching Assistant, responsible for holding optional tutorials and grading assignments