Faculty and Staff
Physics and Astronomy
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Faculty
Marty is an experimental physicist with interests in optical signal processing and integrated optofluidic devices.
Marjorie Crabb Garbisch Professor of the Liberal Arts
Nelson is an experimental physicist with current interests in quantum chaos, medical imaging, and gravitational radiation.
Chair of Physics and Astronomy
Melissa is an experimental condensed matter physicist whose interests lie in studying the electronic and magnetic properties of materials.
Dwight is an experimental physicist with an interest in condensed matter systems at very low temperatures. His research focuses on the properties of superfluid liquid helium and low-dimensional electron systems.
Professor of Physics
Arjendu is a theorist studying chaos and quantum chaos, particularly issues in decoherence and entropy dynamics. He is deeply interested in the integration of research with education.
Jay is a theoretical physicist interested in fundamental symmetries. His current work focuses on Lorentz symmetry in gravitational physics.
Joel is a radio astronomer who studies pulsars, gravity waves, and the interstellar medium at the Arecibo, Green Bank, and Very Large Array radio telescopes. He also has strong interests in science policy, and frequently teaches in the Environmental and Technology Studies Program.
Emeriti Faculty
An experimental solid state physicist, Rich conducts research on electron field emission and the application of superconductivity to particle accelerators. He is also interested in the history and philosophy of science.
Staff
Instrumentation Electronics Specialist for the Sciences
Tom has worked on the Hubble Space Telescope and writes for Circuit Cellar Magazine about cool sensors he develops for robots, spacecraft, and home automation. Tom is interested in integrating and broadening the sciences and science education.
John Weiss is a planetary scientist who studies orbital mechanics and photometry, particularly Saturn's rings, through a combination of numerical simulations of the dynamics, ray-tracing, and analysis of spacecraft data. He collaborates heavily with the Cassini Imaging Team and is occasionally convinced to apply his studies to Enceladus' strange plumes.
