Dr. Masoud Kaveh is an associate professor in the department of physics and astronomy. He received his doctorate and master’s degree in experimental condensed matter physics from the University of Cincinnati, and his Bachelor of Science’s degree in solid state physics from Isfahan University of Technology in Iran. He is currently the JMU honor council coordinator, the JMU X-Labs Assistant Director, he represents his department in the CSM college council, and he is an academic advisor in his department. He also has served as the student advisor for IDLS majors.

Dr. Kaveh is an experimental physicist, interested in developing the next generation of energy storage devices and characterization of semiconductor chips. In his laboratory he takes advantage of various optical and electrical measurements to explore the dynamics of charge carriers in semiconductor nanostructures. 

Dr. Kaveh has extensive experience in instructing a variety of science courses (~2300 students at JMU) and has been involved in general education improvement in various ways; 1) He was part of a team in developing a minor for middle school education majors, under the office of Provost for University Programs. 2) He contributed to reconstructing of the introductory physics labs to better establish Inquiry-based learning methods. 3) He has attended and presented in multiple local and national workshops and conferences in Physics education to implement cutting-edge teaching methods in the classrooms. He has co-authored multiple abstracts for presentations in the American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT), and the American Physical Society (APS) March meeting. 4) He has been the PI and Co-PI on numerous internal and external grant proposals such as NSF, Jeffress Trust, VIVA and 4-VA and has won 9 (total of $102,100), of which two are general education ($29,000) on enhancing diversity, access and inclusion. 5) He has also served as a reviewer for American Journal of Physics, judging educational manuscripts. 6) He was nominated for the “Make Your Next Move Award,” by the Career and Academic Planning Office at JMU, recognizing faculty members for their outstanding work helping students move forward with their career goals, 7) he is the recipient of JMU general education distinguished teacher award of the year in 2023, 8) he was nominated for the 2024 Madison Vision Teaching Award, and 9) he was one of the four finalists for the 2024 Shenandoah Valley Technology Council (SVTC) Tech Nite award for Innovation in Education, in the greater Shenandoah Valley.