Faculty and Staff Directory
Faculty
Acting Physics Department Chair (Spr 2020) Professor, Physics
Specialties
Nonlinear Raman Spectroscopy
Professor, Physics Director, Earth, Planetary, and Space Sciences Institute (EPSSI) Associate
Dean, Graduate School
Graduate Activities
Graduate Program Assessment
Professional Development of Graduate Students
Graduate Program Review
Research Interests
Atmospheric Science
Cloud and aerosol physics and chemistry
Nucleation
Associate Professor, Physics
Specialties
Nonlinear effects in optical nanowires
Optical solitons in soft-matter
Parity-time symmetry in optics
QED effects inside photonic structures
Specialties
Experimental Astroparticle Physics
Assistant Professor, Physics
Research Interests
Cosmology
Neutrinos Cosmology
Large-scale structure and Cosmic Microwave Background radiation
Dark energy and dark matter models
Machine Learning applied on cosmological Challenges
Computer vision and deep learning
Bayesian analysis
Predictive Modeling
Specialties
Gamma-Ray Emission
High-Energy Cosmic Rays
Interim Department Chair, Chemistry and Professor, Physics Affiliated Professor, Materials
Science and Engineering, and Cognitive and Learning Sciences Adjunct Curator, A. E.
Seaman Mineral Museum
Research Interests
Theoretical condensed matter physics
Theory and modeling of single-electron transport devices
Modeling and simulation of properties of interfaces and interface materials
Atomistic computational physics of surface phases and surface dynamics
Crystal growth
Mineralogy of natural graphite
Professor, Physics and Materials Science and Engineering
Research Interests
Photonics
Nonreciprocal Phenomena
Specialties
Atmospheric Science
Aerosol properties (optical, physical and morphological) and effects on clouds and
climate
Instrument development and environmental optics
Michael R. Meyer
Director - William G. Jackson Center for Teaching and Learning
Specialties
Directs and coordinates center activities with those of other campus units
Holds pedagogical consultations with faculty and staff from all departments
Promotes new faculty development tools, training, and opportunities
Coordinates initiatives to support teaching and learning, such as the university testing
center
Holds joint appointment as physics senior lecturer
Professor, Materials Science and Engineering
Teaching Interests
Electronic and Photonic Materials
Diffraction (Physics and Applications)
Experimental Design
Research Interests
Heteroepitaxial growth on compliant substrates
Fabrication, characterization, and properties of nanoscale layered structures
Integration of dissimilar materials through wafer bonding
The relationship between structural, optical, and electronic properties of heterostructures
Quantitative x-ray diffraction analysis
Materials Science curriculum development at all educational levels
The relationship between information and atoms
Assistant Professor, Physics
Research Interests
Self-assembly of macromolecules
Ion solvation in liquids
Dielectric response of molecules under external electrostatic fields
Electrochemistry related to energy storage
Computer simulations for macromolecular systems
Radiation biology
Biological physics
Research Interests
Gamma-ray bursts
Gravitational lensing
Smartphones as science sensors
Cosmology
Gravitation
Relativistic Illumination Fronts
Department Chair, Physics Professor, Physics Fellow of American Physical Society
Specialties
Modeling Molecular Electronics Devices
Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Areas of Interest
Theoretical atomic physics
Electrophysics
Distinguished Professor, Physics Director, Atmospheric Sciences Ph.D. Program Affiliated
Professor, Mechanical Engineering - Engineering Mechanics
Research Interests
Atmospheric Physics
Cloud Physics
Nucleation
Turbulence
Digital Holography
Assistant Professor, Physics
Research Interests
Light-matter interactions and quantum optics on nanoscale platforms (i.e. nanostructures)
Coherent and nonlinear processes in metal or semiconductor nanocavities
Time-resolved laser spectroscopy and nanofabrications
Specialties
Condensed Matter Experiment (Nuclear Magnetic Resonance)
NMR and NQR Engineering (Materials Detection)
Associate Professor, Physics
Professor, Physics Director, Applied Physics Program Osaka University Global Alumni
Fellow
Teaching Interests
Solid-State Physics
Optics
Nanoscale Science and Engineering (Nanotechnology)
Electromagnetism
Research Interests
Controlled synthesis of 0D, 1D, and 2D materials (Nanotubes, 2D layered materials,
Nanowires, Quantum Dots, and their heterostructures, etc.).
Exploration of new functional nanomaterials, heterojunctions, heterostructures, nano-hybrids,
and nano-systems.
Creative use of nanomaterials and nano-systems for advanced electronics, quantum switching,
energy harvesting, environmental, chemical and biomedical applications.
Staff
Jesse J. Nordeng
Master Machinist, Physics
Wil Slough
Lab Coordinator Instructor
