Georg Hoffstaetter de Torquat stands tall in the boat, one hand on the mast, his gaze fixed on a spot across the water. A warm September breeze has just changed direction on Cayuga Lake.
鈥淥ne of the things I love best about sailing is that it feels like you鈥檙e in the grip of nature,鈥 he says, 鈥渂ecause the forces that act on you come directly from the wind. It鈥檚 amazing.鈥
He then turns his attention back to the handful of students on the small sailboat with him and on the several other boats clustered nearby. It鈥檚 time for another series of measurements for the day鈥檚 hands-on lesson.
is a physics professor, and he can typically be found researching particle accelerator technology, whether for the Electron-Ion Collider project at Brookhaven National Laboratory or other applications like spectrometers and electron microscopes.
But for the fall 2024 semester, he is also teaching a new course, 鈥攎arrying his academic field with his lifelong love of the water.
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