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Earl Nixon joined our physics faculty in July 2008. Previously, he served in the military as an imaging technologist, then went on to earn his undergraduate engineering degree from the University of Applied Sciences in Giessen, Germany. He earned his MS in Biomedical Engineering from the University of Iowa, then completed medical physics residency in radiation oncology at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics. His current research interests include furthering image guidance in planning and delivery of radiation therapy. In addition to clinical research and teaching, he provides physics support to community radiation therapy centers in Iowa as part of a university outreach program.