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Dr. Willem P. Van De Merwe
Professor of Physics
Phone: (765) 677-2290
Fax: (765) 677-2455
Email: willem.vandemerwe@indwes.edu
 Dr.
Van De Merwe joined the faculty at Indiana Wesleyan in 1995.
He has worked in a number of different physics specialties over
the years. These include:
Low-Temperature Physics
Electron diffraction ion gases
Photorepair of DNA
Long-range laser applications.
Biomedical optics and laser applications.
Optical detection and identification of microorganisms
Genetic engineering and gene-expression
Besides physics and biophysics projects, Dr. Van De Merwe developed
a course studying the interaction between science and faith.
The course received an award from the John Templeton Foundation
in 2001.
Education
B.Sc. (equivalent), Engineering Physics, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands, 1974
M.Sc., (equivalent), Engineering Physics, Delft University of Technology, 1975
Ph.D., Physics/Biophysics, Clemson University, 1980
Memberships (current and
former):
Optical Society of America, Sigma Xi, SPIE (The International
Society for Optical Engineering), Sigma Pi Sigma, Biophysical
Society, American Association of Physics Teachers. Member of
the Strategic Defense Initiative Organization Advisory Panel
on Biomedical and Materials Science Applications of Free Electron
Lasers (1986-1988).
Member of the Strategic Defense Initiative Organization Free
Electron Laser Hazards Advisory Panel (1988-1989).
Member of the Medical Applications for Advanced Laser Technology
Executive Committee, USUHS (1986-1991).
Member of the Scientific Review Panel, USUHS (1986-1991).
Member of Biomedical Instrumentation Center Committee, USUHS
(1989-1995).
Reviewer for Applied Optics and Comments on Molecular and Cellular
Biophysics. Committee for Graduate Nursing, Indiana Wesleyan
University (1995-1997)
Pre-medicine Committee, IWU (1996-present)
Committee on Faith-Learning Integration (1996-1998)
Chairman, building committee for a new science building at IWU
(1997-1998)
Board member of The King's Academy school board (1997-1998)
Chairman, Honors Programs Advisory Board and ex officio committee
member of the Honors College committee at IWU. Committee member
of the search committee for Academic Dean of Arts and Sciences,
IWU. (2001)
Grants & Awards
Principal Investigator and Coinvestigator on several Department
of Defense biomedical research grants. Reviewer of grant applications
from USUHS as well as from other US medical schools, totalling
more than $15 million. Recipient of a John Templeton Foundation
Course award valued at $10,000 for the development and teaching
of the course "Impacts of Science on Faith and Society."
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