Past and Current Regular Tenure-Stream Faculty
Acosta, Victor
2015- ; PhD 2011, UC Berkeley; Quantum Sensing, Magnetic Resonance, and AMO Experiment
Ahluwalia, Harjit
1968-2014; PhD 1960, Gujarat University, India; Galactic Cosmic Radiation, Solar and Space Weather and Plasma Physics
Allahverdi, Rouzbeh
2007- ; PhD 2000, University of Alberta, Canada; Theoretical Particle Physics and Cosmology
Alpert, Seymour
1966-94; PhD 1962, UC Berkeley; Optics and Energetic Modeling of the Human Metabolism; Deceased March 2014
Angell, Martin
Professor of Physics and Engineering, 1903-04 and 1905-08; 1908-13; Dean of the College of Science and Engineering, 1909-13; MA (05), University of Wisconsin.
Barron, Darcy
2018- ; PhD 2015, UC San Diego; Cosmology, Cosmic Microwave Background Measurements including Instrumentation Development
Bassalleck, Bernd
1982-2015; Chair 2002-12; PhD 1977, Universität Karlsruhe, Germany; Experimental Nuclear and Particle Physics
Becerra-Chavez, Francisco Elohim
2013- ; PhD 2009, Centro de Investigaciones y Estudios Avanzados, Mexico; Experimental Quantum Optics, Nonlinear Optics, Quantum Information
Beckel, Charles
1966-94; PhD 1954, Johns Hopkins University; Theoretical Atomic and Molecular Physics, Biophysics; Deceased August 2009
Becker, Wilhelm
1987-92; PhD 1969, Technische Universität München, Germany; Quantum Optics and Physics in Intense Laser Fields
Bowen, L. Gerald
1948-55; MS 1949, University of New Mexico; Meteorology
Breiland, John
1942-70; Chair 1957-58 and 1961-62; University of Iowa; PhD 1956; Synoptic meteorology, thunderstorms, atmospheric ozone. Deceased September 1996
Brenneman, Jesse
1914-17; BS 1908, University of Chicago.
Brown, Robert Reginald
1953-56; PhD 1952, University of California, Berkeley. Cosmic ray time variations, auroral and ionospheric physics, geomagnetism; Deceased May 23, 2010
Bryant, Howard Carnes
1960-97; PhD 1961, University of Michigan; Solar Energy, Elementary Particle, Nuclear and High Energy Atomic Physics
Cahill, Kevin
1981-2023; PhD 1967, Harvard; Quantum Optics, Theoretical Particle Physics, Computational Physics, Biophysics, Relativity and Cosmology
Campbell, Belva
1986-2001; PhD 1984, University of Arizona; Optical, Infrared and Radio Astronomy; Deceased January 2014
Campbell, Philip
1967-69; PhD 1963, University of Colorado at Boulder; Radiation transport, spherical galaxies
Caves, Carlton
1992-2018; PhD 1979, Caltech; Quantum information theory and quantum computation. Theory of open quantum systems and decoherence. Nonlinear dynamics and quantum chaos. Theoretical quantum optics
Chandler, Colston
1966-68 and 1970-2004; PhD 1967, UC Berkeley; Scattering theory. Pion-nuclear physics. Atomic physics
Childs, Edward P.
1898-99; Dean of the College of Science, Literature and Arts, Director of Laboratories of Chemistry and Physics, and Professor of Physics and Mathematics, 1899-1902; BS, Denison University. Deceased October 21, 1951
Coleman, Francis Fleming
1934-36; Assistant Dean of Men, 35-36; PhD 1933, Oxford University; Vapor pressure of metals, molecular velocity spectrometer
Crosson, Elizabeth
2018-2023; PhD 2015, University of Washington; Theory of Quantum Information and Quantum Computation
Cyr-Racine, Francis-Yan
2019- ; PhD 2012, University of British Columbia, Canada; Particle Cosmology, Dark Matter Physics
Dean, Christopher
1963-78; PhD 1952, Harvard University; Radiofrequency spectroscopy, musical acoustics, satellite meteorology, high atmosphere. Deceased May 28, 1991
Deutsch, Ivan
1995- ; PhD 1992, UC Berkeley; Quantum Information Science, Quantum Optics, Atomic-Molecular-Optical Physics
Diels, Jean-Claude
1986- ; PhD 1973, University of Brussels, Belgium; Laser Physics, Nonlinear Optics, Ultrafast Phenomena
Dragomir, Diana
2020- ; PhD 2013, University of British Columbia; Optical and Infrared Astronomy, Exoplanet Detection, Characterization and Atmospheres
Duan, Huaiyu
2010- ; PhD 2004, University of Minnesota; Nuclear/Particle Astrophysics and Computation
Duhadway, Raymond
1918-19; AM 1918, University of Chicago.
Duncan, Robert
1996-2008; PhD 1988, UC Santa Barbara; Experimental Low-Temperature and Condensed Matter Physics, Metrology and Instrumentation Development
Duric, Nebojsa
1986-2004; PhD 1984, University of Toronto; Origin of Cosmic Rays, Radio Astronomy
Elsasser, Walter M.
Professor of Physics, Chairman of the Department of Physics, 1961-62; PhD 1927, University of Gottingen; Theoretical physics. Deceased October 14, 1991
Evans, John Wainwright
1972-76; PhD 1938 Harvard University; Solar physics, solar terrestrial effects, optical design. Deceased October 31, 1999
Finley, Daniel
1968-2011; Chair 1985-91; PhD 1968 UC Berkeley; Mathematical Physics and General Relativity
Gaines, Marshall
1892-94; AM
Green, John Root
1950-81; Acting Chairman of the Department of Physics, 1954-55; PhD 1950, University of California, Berkeley; Cosmic radiation, extensive air showers, cloud chambers, scintillators, phase transformations and physical properties of plastic organic crystals. Deceased October 18, 2007
Gregory, Stephen
1984-2006; PhD 1974, University of Arizona; Large Scale Structure of the Universe, Active Galaxy Nuclei and Space Science
Grenchik, Raymond
1946-50; PhD 1956, Indiana University; Stellar atmospheres. Deceased: September 28, 2000
Henning, Patricia
1993-2020; PhD 1990, University of Maryland; Extragalactic Radio Astronomy, large-scale Structure of the Universe
Holzer, RobertEdward
1934-46; PhD 1930, University of California; Atmospheric electricity; electrical structure of thunderstorms. Deceased May 19, 1994
Howarth, John Lee
1964-78; PhD 1952, University of London; Radiological physics, visual perception, innovative undergraduate education. Deceased February 22, 2011
Hull, McAllister Hobart
1977-1989; PhD 1951, Yale University; UNM Provost 1977-1985; Theoretical Nuclear Physics; Deceased February 2011
Hyder, Charles Latif
1967-76; PhD 1964 University of Colorado; The sun, quasi-stellar objects, global and local environmental impact of energy sources. Deceased June 8, 2004
Johnson, Brad
1996-97; PhD 1991, University of Colorado; Condensed Matter Theory and Computational Physics
Kenkre, Vasudev
1984-2016; PhD 1971, SUNY at Stony Brook; Interdisciplinary Connections of Physics to Biology, Chemistry, and Engineering; Mathematical Modeling of Epidemics
King, David Soloman
1965-99; PhD 1965, University of Indiana; Stellar interiors, theory of pulsating variable stars, nonlinear self-excited oscillations in stellar envelopes; Deceased August 25, 2013
Koch, Robert Harry
1966-67; PhD 1959; Photoelectric photometry, polarimetry, visible band and ultraviolet spectroscopy, evolution of eclipsing variable stars. Deceased October 11, 2010.
Leavitt, Christopher
1956-65; Acting Chairman of the Department of Physics, 58-60; PhD 1952, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Nuclear and high energy physics, cosmic rays, space physics. Deceased November 2015
Linsley, John
1977-84; PhD 1952; Origin and behavior of highest-energy cosmic rays by means of experimental and theoretical investigation of extensive air showers. Deceased September 22, 2002.
Lippincott, S.B.
1930-34; MS, Purdue University
Loomba, Dinesh
2002- ; PhD 1998, Boston University; Dark Matter Searches, Detector R&D for measuring Low Energy Ionization Tracks from Electrons/Nuclear Recoils
Magnussen, Carl
1902-03; PhD
Manjavacas, Alejandro
2015-2023; PhD 2013, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain; Theoretical Optics/Theoretical Nanophotonics
Matthews, John
1991-; PhD 1971, University of Toronto; Experimental Particle Physics and Particle Astrophysics
McCarty, Lawrence Edward
1918-19; AM 1918, University of Texas
McGraw, John
1992-2018; PhD 1977, University of Texas Austin; Optical Astronomy, Stars and Optical Instrumentation
McIver, John
1984-2008; Chair 1997-2000; PhD 1979, University of Rochester; Interactions of Intense Laser Fields with Matter, Nonlinear Evolution Equations and Kinetics of Gas Dynamic Lasers
Miyake, Akimasa
2012- ; PhD 2004, University of Tokyo, Japan; Quantum Information, Quantum Computing and Quantum many-body Physics Theory
Nereson, Norris
1946-49; PhD 1943, Cornell University; Solid state physics and lasers, molecular spectroscopy. Deceased February 21, 2007
Panitz, John
1988-2004; PhD 1969, Penn State University; Experimental High Electric Field Phenomena The Atom Probe
Pelsor, Gene Thomas
1941-45; PhD 1941; Hydrodynamics, equation of state
Peterson, Alan W.
1967-84. PhD 1960, University of New Mexico; Zodiacal light photometry, thermal emission from interplanetary dust, infrared photometry, infrared airglow. Deceased June 6, 2009
Philip, A.G. Davis
1964-66; PhD 1964, Case Institute of Technology; Photometry, spectroscopy, galactic structure. Deceased March 28, 2016
Pihlström, Ylva
2005-; PhD 2001, Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden; Radio Astronomy including Interferometry Observing Techniques
Prasad, Sudhakar
1985-2018; PhD 1983, Harvard; Quantum Optics, Optical Imaging, Classical and Quantum Information Theory
Price, R. Marcus
1979-2005; Chair 1979 - 1985 and 2000 - 2002; PhD 1966, Australian National University; Radio Astronomy, Cosmology, Vacuum, Elementary Particle Genesis
Rand, Richard
1996-; Chair 2019-; PhD 1991, California Institute of Technology; Interstellar Medium in Nearby Galaxies
Ray, Ward
1917-18; AM 1910, University of Wisconsin
Regener, Victor
1946-57 and 1962-79; Chair 1947-57 and 1962-79; PhD 1938, Technische Hochschule Stuttgart, Germany; Atmospheric ozone, cosmic radiation, zodiacal light, balloon and satellite experiments, optical studies of pulsars, electronics. Deceased January 20, 2006
Rowe, Walter
1904-05; BS
Roy, Mousumi
2011-; PhD 1997, MIT; Geophysics, Earth Deformation, Fluid Flow in Crust and Mantle, Volcano Deformation and Structure
Rudolph, Wolfgang
1991-; Chair 2012-18; PhD 1985, Universität Jena, Germany; Ultrafast Spectroscopy, Lasers, Imaging
Runge, Richard John
1946-53; PhD 1952, University of New Mexico. Theoretical geophysics, electromagnetic theory. Deceased April 22, 2007
Seaton, Norman T.
1954-55; PhD 1956, University of California, Berkeley; Cosmic rays, instrumentation. Deceased April 2009
Shafi, Mohammad
1967-72; PhD 1963 Georgetown University; Structure of diatomic molecules, theoretical and computer modeling of the geomagnetic field, systems analysis.
Sheik-Bahae, Mansoor
1994-2023; PhD 1987, SUNY Buffalo; Optical Science, Light-Matter Interactions, Laser Physics, and Ultrafast Phenomena. Deceased July 10, 2023
Skabelund, Donald E.
1957-64; PhD 1956, University of Utah. Magneto-hydrodynamic waves, quantification in medieval science. Deceased January 7, 2018
Snodgrass, Herschel Roy
1941-45, PhD 1953, University of California, Berkeley; Atmospheric electricity and optics, upper atmosphere instrumentation, meteorology, cosmic rays and solid state physics; superconductivity, geo-physical seismic prospecting. Deceased June 12, 1990
Street, Robert Elliott
1947-48; PhD 1939, Harvard University; Numerical fluid mechanics.
Swinson, Derek Bertram
1965-95; PhD 1965, University of Alberta at Calgary; Cosmic Ray Physics using Underground Muon Telescopes. Deceased March 11, 2023
Thomas, Roy
1948-80; PhD 1942, University of California, Berkeley; Theoretical problems in atomic physics. Deceased March 18, 2005
Wolfe, David
1971-2001; Chair 1991-1997; PhD 1966, University of Pennsylvania; Experimental Nuclear and Particle Physics
Zeilik, Michael
1975-2004; PhD 1975, Harvard; Astronomy and Astronomy Education. Deceased June 3, 2022.
Zimmer, William
1894-96; Ph.C.
