Professor John R. Boccio

Website of Professor John R. Boccio

Education: 
High School :     Brooklyn Technical High School, 1957
College :         B.S. degree in Physics from
                  Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn, 1961
Graduate School : Ph.D in Theoretical Physics from 
                  Cornell University, 1967.

John Boccio at home

His original area of interest was particle physics. 

Since coming to Swarthmore College, he has done research 
in the areas of computational physics using Monte Carlo
simulations for studies in lattice critical phenomena, and
fundamental quantum theory. He is  also working on 
parallel computing simulations of galaxy-galaxy collisions 
using an Macintosh Parallel Cluster.

He has also become an expert in scientific data visualization 
methodology. 

Over the past few years he has begun a major project centered 
around the writing of a quantum mechanics textbook and studying 
the foundations of quantum mechanics, especially logic structure, 
causality structure, non-linear aspects, and quantum measurement
as a self-organized critical phenomenon.

Blast from the past. Me in the 80's

Blast from the past. My elementary school PS 108 in Brooklyn

Blast from the past. My public library in Brooklyn

Blast from the past. Willie' pastry shop in Brooklyn

Across the meadow from my house(2005)

Across the meadow from my house(2007)

My house in a blizzard

I have three boys.

Ian is 42.

Ian and Karen.

Ian studied theater light and sound design at University of California at Santa Cruz(June 1990), art and art history at Pasadena City College(June 2001) and completed the graduate MFA program in painting at University of California at San Diego(June 2003). He has also become a Yoga instructor. Presently he is living in Atlanta and has a girl friend Karen Dorfman. They are setting up a Yoga class/Kirtan retreat businessd and Ian is also doing free-lance graphic design.