Paul metro area. He is currently the Teacher Coordinator for the PhysTEC Project, the teacher representative on the PhysTEC National Leadership Council, a member of the PhysTEC Project Management Team, and was the Teacher-in-Residence at the University of Minnesota from 2007-2009. Jon received both his BS and his MEd from the University of Minnesota and has taught physics for 26 years at the high school and college levels. Jon is also a member of the "Physics Force," an outreach team from the University of Minnesota and a QuarkNet Lead Teacher. Previously, he worked as a researcher on the DZero detector at the Fermilab and was the Curriculum Coordinator for an Upward Bound Math & Science program for 13 years.