Undergraduate Advisors

If you are a major and you need overrides in the PHYS 1310 - 2310 series, you should contact the instructor (for the class you wish to register with override), or Dr. Rouzbeh Allahverdi. Non-majors who need overrides for PHYS 1230 - 1240 series should also contact Rouzbeh Allahverdi.

Staff Advisors

Physics and Astronomy majors and undergraduates interested in Physics and Astronomy should meet regularly with a College of Arts and Sciences Advisor assigned to Physics and Astronomy:

  • Hannah Garver
  • Abdulmajeed Yamani
  • Richelle Gatchell

The undergraduate advisors can answer questions on general University and College of Arts and Sciences degree requirements, transfer and course evaluation processes, and probation and suspension and can help students navigate their undergraduate experience.

Advisors are located in Castetter Hall (building 21) by appointment and hold drop-in advisement in the A&S Center for Academic Success (building 85, suite 135).

Visit LoboAchieve.unm.edu or call 505-277-4621 to schedule an appointment or for drop-in advisement availability. Email can be sent to PandAAdvise@unm.edu.

Faculty Advisors

The following list is for Physics and Astronomy majors ONLY. The faculty advisors below will help you navigate the undergraduate degree programs within Physics and Astronomy.

Rouzbeh Allahverdi

Rouzbeh Allahverdi

Chair, Physics & Astronomy Undergraduate Committee

Professor
Office: PAIS 3400
Phone: 505-401-3711 (cell)
Email: rouzbeh@unm.edu

Students:

  • Manuel Aragon
  • Douglas Benally
  • Graham Byrd
  • Connor Calvert
  • Andreas Chacon
  • Madelene Ciccarelli
  • Marissa Deaguero
  • Robert Delaney
  • Tristan Duggan
  • Kai Fahrlender
  • Luis Flores-Sanchez
  • Vincent Garcia
  • Cyrus Gutierrez
  • Olwyn Hagerty
  • Grant Igwe
  • Aidan Jennings-Quattr
  • Nanaki Kaur
  • William Mann
  • Christina Martinez-Fragoso
  • Mark Meana
  • Stephanie Paiva-Flynn
  • Alexander Robinson
  • Victor Santacruz
  • Jimmy Shields
  • Colby Shin
  • Ariel Smith
  • Skailar Sovereign
  • Ricardo Suarez
  • Benjamin Suchoff
  • Ryan Torres

Ylva Pihlstrom

Ylva Pihlström

Professor
Office: PAIS 3234
Phone: 505-277-2616
Email: ylva@unm.edu

Students:

  • Kelsey Adler
  • Viktoria Aivaliotis
  • Madeline Ayling
  • Jasper Burrow
  • Steven Camacho
  • Emily Carrillo
  • Giovanna Cartegena
  • Alison Chandross
  • Ezra Corcoran
  • Jack Coyte
  • Nathaniel Creager
  • Travis Eastham
  • Braeden Fields
  • Isabella Garcia
  • Andrew Gibson
  • Renetta Harrison
  • Olivia Hass
  • Rymer Hewitt
  • Jessica Jones
  • Shelby Morris
  • Ivan Munoz
  • Lucas Peralta
  • Jeffrey Peterson
  • Ruben Prieto
  • Juaquin Sanchez
  • Ariana Santistevan
  • Caelin Tucker

Mousumi Roy

Mousumi Roy

Professor
Office: PAIS 2558
Phone: 505-277-2616
Email: mroy@unm.edu

Students:

  • Marie Armijo
  • Santiago Armijo
  • Kyye Blachly
  • Mark Burch
  • Yifu Chen
  • Brittany Church
  • Annalisa Cutler
  • Ivous Franco
  • Hailey Graves
  • Jacob Grosso
  • Linden Harris
  • Lucas Heaton
  • David Ita
  • Adrian James
  • Aidan Looney
  • Divina Maestas
  • Adreece Martinez
  • Alexander Martinez
  • Seth Medina
  • Dean Montroy
  • Holly Morgenweck
  • Himal Pandey
  • Jacqueline Privette
  • Arsh Rizwan
  • Sol Samuels
  • Govind Sarraf
  • Ethan Sloan
  • Thamarai Nayakam Soma Sakthi Ganapathi
  • Juwan Spencer
  • Carlos Villalobos
  • Gage Zacharzuk



Wolfgang Rudolph

Wolfgang Rudolph

Regents' Professor Emeritus
Office: PAIS 2226
Phone: 505-277-2616
Email: wrudolph@unm.edu

Students:

  • Sydney Brown
  • Fernando Garcia Cortez
  • Joel Gates
  • Santiago Gomez
  • Benicio Gutierrez
  • Dylan Hall
  • Jacob Loree
  • David Martinez
  • Haley McBride
  • Mandy McCallum-Clark
  • Christian Sanchez
  • Ethan St. Clair
  • Jonathan Strickland
  • Lily Wood

Paul Schwoebel

Paul Schwoebel

Research Professor
Office: PAIS 3422
Phone: 505-277-2616
Email: kas@unm.edu

Students:

  • Luis Aguilar
  • Sean Allen
  • Kailey Aragon
  • Isaiah Barreras
  • Alexander Bennett
  • Siara Castanon
  • Nathaniel Castillo
  • Anders Clausen
  • Charles Dana
  • James Eddings
  • Tristan Eggenberger
  • Dexter Elliott
  • Sharleen Espinoza
  • Brittany Gagne
  • Olina Graham
  • Emily Lucero
  • Stephen Luttrell
  • Alejandro Martinez
  • Lief Nelson
  • Zaid Orozco-Lerma
  • Reece Overcash
  • Charles Parker
  • Nickolas Perea
  • Davyn Pierce-Montague
  • Dociette Pinette
  • Yung-jai Pomeroy
  • Colton Purdy
  • Nicholas Repinski
  • Matthew Romero
  • Michael Rugely
  • Jacob Schnaidt
  • Sebastian Schuyler
  • Jimmy Shields
  • Gabriel Sidebottom
  • Brianna Valdez
  • Adriana Venegas Diaz
  • McKenzie Weber
  • Lauren Williams
  • Aman Zaki

 


James L. Thomas

James L. Thomas

Associate Professor, Associate Chair of Graduate Studies
Office: PAIS 2230
Phone: 505-235-7321
Email: jthomas@unm.edu

Students:

  • Jordan Atkinson
  • Sabrina Autry
  • William Burris
  • Omar Carrillo
  • Cole Cater
  • Alex Craig
  • Drew Forbush
  • Aneeza Gonzalez
  • Fernando Gutierrez
  • Marcellus Hairston
  • Dylan Henderson
  • Andy Hernandez
  • Corey Kelly
  • Dante Knowles
  • Logan Lu
  • Axel Mata
  • Nora Nava
  • Arnel Oczon
  • Sara Pezzaioli
  • Bradley Rangel
  • Kyle Reed
  • Jordan Rex
  • Alan Saber
  • Aniketh Sarkar
  • Gabriel Serrano
  • Jair Serrano
  • Elizabeth Shields
  • Tanner Stricker
  • Prashamsha Thapa
  • Anthony Triolo
  • Benito Uribe Lavalle
  • Cristopher Yulish