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5.08/20/2025

Encourages students to explore new ideas.

5.03/31/2025

Makes complex topics easy to understand.

4.02/27/2025

Helps students see their full potential.

5.02/4/2025

I deeply appreciate how supportive you were throughout the course. You always made time to answer questions and provide guidance when I needed it most.

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About Jorge

Jorge Méndez is an Associate Professor of Physics and Graduate Coordinator in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at Minnesota State University, Mankato. He earned his PhD from the University of Buenos Aires in 2004, with research focused on excitability and noise-induced dynamics in lasers. His academic career includes positions advancing from Assistant Professor to Associate Professor at Minnesota State University, Mankato, where he contributes to both teaching and graduate program coordination. Méndez's research specializations include nonlinear dynamics, laser physics, biophysics, neuroethology, in vivo electrophysiology, in vivo imaging, two-photon microscopy, songbirds, neuroscience, physiology, and optics. He has been awarded a Presidential Teaching Scholar Grant for Summer 2021 and participates in departmental outreach activities such as the Physics Show. In Spring 2024, during his sabbatical, Méndez presented on research contributions spanning birdsong analysis to data science applications in physics.