Indiana University of Pennsylvania, B.S. in Physics and Applied | Indiana University of Pennsylvania, M.S. in Applied | Clemson University, Ph.D. in Mathematical Sciences | Previously, Dr. Grove was employed as a software developer for The Aerospace Corporation in Chantilly, VA. Dr. Grove’s work experience includes being a graduate teacher of record at Clemson University, where he taught a combination of Calculus of One Variable I & II over two years. He also created “Calculus Fight Club,” a peer-led pre-exam study session that received praise from Clemson’s Mathematical Sciences Department for helping to lower the DFW (D-Fail-Withdraw) Rate of multiple classes. Dr. Grove’s dissertation was titled: Discretizations & Efficient Linear Solvers for Problems Related to Fluid Flow. “I am excited to be a part of the BASIS Independent McLean team and my goal is not only to excite students about physics, but the sow the seeds of a love of the sciences and liberal arts that, when combined with the teaching of the other amazing instructors we have at this school, will be able to blossom within the students to create individuals with a strong passion for learning,” shares Dr. Grove. Dr. Grove loves to draw and paint scenes from his travels abroad. He traveled to Europe multiple times while working on his Ph.D. as he was a traveling fellow at Heidelberg University, Germany, and a Melt in the Mantle Invitee at The University of Cambridge, England. Dr. Grove’s favorite sport is soccer and he tries to play it at least three times a week.​​​​‌‍​‍​‍‌‍‌​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍‌​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‌‍​‌‍‌‌​​‍‍‌‍​‌‍‌‍‌​‍​‍​‍​​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍​‍‌‍​‌‌​‌‍‍‌‌​​‍‍‌‍​‌‌‍‌​‌‍‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‍​‍‍‌‍‌​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‌‍​‌‍‌‌​​‍‍‌‍​‌‍‌‍‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌​‍​‍‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‌‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌​​‌‍‌‌‌​​‍‌‍‌​​‌‌‌‍‍‍‌‍‍‌​‍‌‌​​​‌‌‍‌​‌‌‌​‌‍‌‍‌‍‍‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‍‌​‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‌​‍‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‌​​‍‌​​‍‌​‌​‌‌‍‍‍‌‌​​​​‍‌​‍​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌​‍‌‍​‌​​‍​‍‌‌​‍​‌‍‍‌‌‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‌‌​‍‌‌​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‌​​‍​‌‍‌‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‌‍​‌‍‌​‌‌​​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‍​​‌‌‍​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍​‍​‍‌‌