Mr. George Ferriera
Lecturer
Faculty of Science and Sport
– School of Natural and Applied Sciences
- gferriera@utech.edu.jm
- 8769271680-8
- ext. 2698
- 8764700049
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Qualifications
- MSc Industrial Measurement Systems (1992)
- PGCE in Education (1993)
- BSc Applied Physics & Microelectronics (1990)
Specialisation / Teaching Area
- Physics-Environmental Health Physics
- Physics for Computer Studies
- Medical Physics
- Nuclear Physics
- Instrumentation
Research Interests
- Applied Physics – (RF Radiation, Instrumentation, Physical & Optical Biosensors)
Professional Membership / Association
- Institute of Physics (Member)
- Health Physics(Member)
Community Service & Outreach Activities
- (1) The Papine Project – Initiated the offering of CSEC Physics at the Papine High School, Kingston in 2013. The school continues to offer the Physics Programme to the students.
- (2) Provided consultancy service in Physics Education to three High schools in Kingston.
Publications
- (1) (Co-author) “Online or Face-to-Face Modality: Student’ Preferred Instructional Modality for French and Spanish after the COVID-19 Pandemic in Jamaica”;
- (2) ” Cell Phone Radiation Exposure Level and Potential Health Impact on Jamaican Students: A Cross-Sectional Quantitative Study (accepted for publication).
