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Physics & Astronomy Faculty
| Faculty member | Contact details | Research Interests | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benjamin Bayman Professor Emeritus | Phys 231 624-0309 bayman @ physics.umn.edu | Theoretical nuclear physics; nuclear structure; direct nuclear reactions; relativistic Coulomb excitation |
| John Broadhurst Professor | Phys 324/233/Tandem 624-2502/625-3895/624-3884 johnb @ physics.umn.edu | Design and construction of nuclear accelerator facilities and their associated experimental equipment. The experimental measurement of the velocities of stars to better than 1 meter/second precision. The experimental study of the role of heavy cations in |
| Charles E. Campbell Professor | Phys 348 624-4141 campbell @ umn.edu | Magnetism/Quantum Fluids/Condensed Matter/Many-Body Theory/Statistical Mechanics. |
| Cynthia Cattell Professor | Phys 316 626-8918 cattell @ fields.space.umn.edu | Space plasma physics; magnetic and electric field measurements; auroral particle acceleration;particle acceleration processes;non-linear plasma physics; magnetic reconnection and shocks. |
| Hans Courant Professor Emeritus | Phys 231E 624-9361 hans @ physics.umn.edu | Particle Physics |
| Dan Cronin-Hennessy Assistant Professor | Phys 260C 624-9079 hennessy @ physics.umn.edu | CP-Violation, quark- and lepton-mixing matrices. |
| Paul Crowell Associate Professor | Phys 349 624-4828/626-9371 crowell @ physics.umn.edu | Spin dynamics and transport in ferromagnets and ferromagnet-semiconductor heterostructures. |
| Priscilla Cushman Professor | Phys 260F 626-8917/624-1534 prisca @ physics.umn.edu | Dark matter searches, novel particle detectors, collaborative work toward a Center for Underground Science through the DUSEL initiative |
| E. Dan Dahlberg Professor | Phys 329 624-3506 dand @ physics.umn.edu | Condensed Matter |
| Kris Davidson Professor (Astronomy), Dir. Graduate Studies | Phys 368/485 624-5711/624-9069 kd @ astro.umn.edu | Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology | |
| Dietrich Dehnhard Professor Emeritus | Phys 231 624-4562 dehnhard @ physics.umn.edu | Nuclear Physics |
| John Dickey Professor Emeritus (Astronomy) | 61-3-6226-2447 john.dickey @ utas.edu.au | Astronomy |
| Howard French Adjunct Professor/Visiting Scholar | 763-954-2665 french @ astro.umn.edu | Astronomy | |
| Eric Ganz Associate Professor | Phys 345 624-2386 ganzx001 @ umn.edu | Studies of Doped Carbon Nanostructures and Metal-Organic Frameworks for Hydrogen Storage |
| Jiali Gao Graduate Faculty (Chemistry) | 101G Smith Hall 625-0769 jgao @ umn.edu | Computational and theoretical studies of biomolecular dynamics and functions, including enzyme catalysis, protein-lipid interactions, nucleic acids and protein interactions and assembly. The work involves development of computational methodologies by comb | |
| Michael Garwood Professor Radiology-CMRR | 102 CMRR 626-2001 gar @ umn.edu | Development of advanced magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and spectroscopy (MRS) techniques using ultrahigh magnetic fields. The design of amplitude- and frequency-modulated RF pulses to overcome experimental imperfections resulting, for example, from magn | |
| Stephen Gasiorowicz Prof. Emeritus | Phys 426 624-3804 gasior @ umn.edu | Particle Physics |
| Robert Gehrz Professor (Astronomy), Chair | Phys 357/385 624-7806/626-2067 gehrz @ astro.umn.edu | Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology |
| Clayton Giese Professor Emeritus | Phys 231 624-5586 giese @ physics.umn.edu | |
| Leonid Glazman Professor - On leave | Phys 428 626-0724 glazman @ umn.edu | Electron transport and Coulomb interaction in small conducting systems; mesoscopic magnetism and superconductivity; superconductivity of layered structures, particularly of high-Tc materials. |
| Allen Goldman Professor, Head of Physics. | Phys 145 624-6062 goldman @ physics.umn.edu | Properties of superconductors and selected magnetic materials in the configuration of thin films. |
| Anand Gopinath Graduate Faculty (Electrical Engineering) | 625-3054 gopinath @ ece.umn.edu | Microwave/RF planar waveguides, antennas, active devices, and circuits; integrated optical circuits and devices including electro-optic modulators, dielectric waveguide amplifiers, theory of optical guides; optoelectronic devices including lasers semicond | |
| Richard Gran Assistant Professor UMD Physics | 382 MWAH 218/726-7096 rgran @ d.umn.edu | The experimental study of neutrinos, neutrino oscillations, and neutrino interactions. Special expertise in quasi-elastic and resonance production neutrino-nucleus reactions and their use for energy reconstruction in long baseline neutrino experiments. | |
| Alexander Grosberg Professor | Phys 309 624-7542 grosberg @ physics.umn.edu | Theoretical physics of polymers and biopolymers, theoretical biophysics. Professor Grosberg is not accepting students at this time. |
| Alec Habig Graduate Faculty (Physics UMD) | Phys UMD ahabig @ umn.edu | Experimental particle astrophysics and neutrino oscillation physics. Member of the MINOS,Nova, and Super-Kamiokande collaborations, specializing in the analysis of cosmic rays, supernova neutrinos, and high energy neutrino-induced upward-going muons. Co-c | |
| Paul Haines Visiting Assistant Professor | Phys 313 haines @ physics.umn.edu | ||
| J. Woods Halley Professor | Phys 350C 624-0395 woods @ woods1.spa.umn.edu | Condensed matter and chemical physics theory, simulation and experiment with an emphasis on interfaces. |
| Shaul Hanany Professor | Phys 333 626-8929 hanany @ physics.umn.edu | Observational Cosmology; Early Universe Physics |
| Alexander Heger Assoc. Professor | Phys 342F 625-9283 alex @ physics.umn.edu | Massive and very massive stars, the first stars, stellar rotation, nucleosynthesis, supernovae, gamma-ray bursts, X-ray bursts. |
| Kenneth Heller Professor, Associate Head (Physics) | Phys 260A 624-7314 heller @ physics.umn.edu | My research in high energy particle physics focuses on the properties of neutrino oscillations. My research in physics education is in developing ways to coach students to become better problem solvers and to develop techniques to assess problem solving. |
| Norton Hintz Professor Emeritus | Phys 231 624-4562 norton @ physics.umn.edu | Nuclear Structure physics, and the interaction of nucleons in the nucleus. |
| Russell Hobbie Professor Emeritus | hobbie @ umn.edu | Biophysics |
| Cheng-Cher Huang Professor | Phys 335/B15 624-0861/624-1876 huang001 @ umn.edu | Condensed Matter |
| Roberta Humphreys Professor (Astronomy), Dir. of Undergraduate Studies | 358A Phys/485 Phys 624-6530/624-9069 roberta @ aps.umn.edu | Luminous stars, stellar evolution, optical spectroscopy, galactic structure |
| Michel Janssen Associate Professor | Phys 354B 624-5880 janss011 @ umn.edu | History of physics, especially the relativity and quantum revolutions in the early twentieth century. |
| Walter Johnson Prof. Emeritus | cork @ umn.edu | ||
| Terry J. Jones Professor (Astronomy) | Phys 355/385 624-8009/626-2067 tjj @ astro.umn.edu | Astronomical polarimetry, Infrared astronomy and magnetic fields. |
| Roger S. Jones Professor Emeritus | jones001 @ umn.edu | ||
| Thomas W. Jones Professor (Astronomy) | 376 Phys/411 Walter 624-8546/624-1699 twj @ astro.umn.edu | Theoretical and computational astrophysics, high energy astrophysics, galaxy clusters |
| James Kakalios Professor, Director of Undergraduate Studies | Phys 344 624-9856/626-7479 kakalios @ umn.edu | Experimental Condensed Matter: Amorphous Semiconductors, Fluctuation Phenomena in Neurological Systems, Segregation in Granular Media |
| Alex Kamenev Associate Professor | Phys 346 624-9074 kamenev @ physics.umn.edu | Theoretical condensed matter physics, disordered systems and glasses, field-theoretical treatment of many-body systems, mesoscopic systems, out of equilibrium systems |
| Joseph Kapusta Professor | Phys 342D 624-0506 kapusta @ physics.umn.edu | Quantum field theory at finite temperature and density with applications to high energy nuclear collisions, astrophysics, and cosmology. |
| Paul Kellogg Professor Emeritus | Phys 476 624-1668 kellogg @ waves.space.umn.edu | Space Physics |
| Uwe Richard Kortshagen Graduate Faculty (Mechanical Engineering) | 625-2048 korts001 @ umn.edu | Physics of nonthermal plasmas, kinetic theory of nonthermal plasmas, physics of dusty plasmas. Nanocrystal growth in plasmas, photophysical properties of nanocrystals, nanomaterials synthesis, photovoltaic materials. | |
| Yuichi Kubota Professor/Director of Graduate Studies | Phys 260H 624-9582 yk @ physics.umn.edu | I am interested in finding clues to the future theory of particles which will extend our current understanding. Extra dimensions may be the reality, and so may Supersymmetry. We will see what we find after the experiment starts in 2008. |
| Christopher Leighton Graduate Faculty (Chem Eng & Mat Sci) | leighton @ umn.edu | Magnetic and electronic properties of magnetic materials and structures. Synthesis, structural characterization and measurement using techniques such as transport and neutron scattering. Perovskite oxides, half-metallic ferromagnets, oxide and metal heter | |
| Peter Litchfield Adjunct Professor | Phys 259 624-9804 pjl @ physics.umn.edu | Paarticle Physics research, particularly the MINOS long baseline neutrino oscillation experiment and the Nova electron neutrino appearance experiment. |
| Robert Lysak Professor | Phys 379 625-1323 bob @ aurora.space.umn.edu | Theoretical Space Plasma Physics, especially magnetospheric and auroral physics. |
| Vuk Mandic Assistant Professor | Phys 320 624-6844 mandic @ physics.umn.edu | Gravitational Wave Physics, Observational Cosmology, Early Universe Physics | |
| Jeremiah Mans Assistant Professor | Phys 260G 625-8994 jmmans @ physics.umn.edu | Hadron collider physics at the high energy frontier, trigger and data acquisition electronics. |
| Homer Mantis Prof. Emeritus | Phys 236 624-9015 mantis @ physics.umn.edu | ||
| Erwin Marquit Professor Emeritus | Phys 231D 624-5706 marquit @ physics.umn.edu | |
| Marvin Marshak Professor/Director of Undergrad Research at U of MN | Phys 318A 624-1312 marshak @ umn.edu | Properties of fundamental interactions, including measurement of neutrino mass, tests of stability of matter (proton decay); high energy cosmic ray physics and astrophysics. |
| Konrad Mauersberger Professor Emeritus | mauersberger @ comcast.net | ||
| David Morse Graduate Faculty (Chem Eng & Mat Sci) | 625-0167 morse012 @ umn.edu | Theoretical and computational study of the statistical mechanics of polymer liquids and other soft materials. Block copolymer self-assembly. Dynamics and non-equilibrium response of solutions of semiflexible biopolymers. Surfactant systems. Correlation | |
| Joachim Mueller Associate Professor | Phys 322 625-4369 mueller @ physics.umn.edu | Experimental biophysics, two-photon excitation microscopy, fluorescence fluctuation spectroscopy | |
| Vincent Noireaux Assistant Professor | Phys 311 624-6589 noireaux @ umn.edu | Experimental biological physics. Synthetic biology, systems biology. In vivo and in vitro gene expression, artificial cell, cell motility and actin cytoskeleton. | |
| Keith Olive Professor | Phys 414 624-7354 olive @ umn.edu | Cosmology/Particle Physics |
| Marco Peloso Associate Professor | Phys 342E 624-6525 peloso @ physics.umn.edu | Astroparticle physics, Inflation, Cosmology of extra-dimensions, Physics beyond the Standard Model |
| Robert Pepin Professor, Director IT Honors | 421 Shep/ 136 Lind 624-0819/625-2800 pepin001 @ umn.edu | Space Physics |
| Earl Peterson Professor Emeritus | Phys 354A 624-0319/612-926-0039 eap @ physics.umn.edu | Particle Physics |
| Ronald Poling Professor | Phys 354A 624-7870 poling @ umn.edu | Particle Physics |
| Yong-Zhong Qian Associate Professor | Phys 342C 624-7567 qian @ physics.umn.edu | Nuclear/particle astrophysics and cosmology, supernova explosion and nucleosynthesis, chemical evolution of galaxies, neutrino oscillations and their effects in astrophysical environments |
| Serge Rudaz Professor/Director, University Honors Program | Phys 325 624-5022 rudaz @ physics.umn.edu | Particle Physics |
| Keith Ruddick Professor Emeritus | Phys 260F 624-9587 ruddick @ physics.umn.edu | High energy particle interactions; nucleon decay; neutrino interactions; high energy cosmic rays; detector development. |
| Lawrence Rudnick Professor (Astronomy) | 383 Physics 624-3396 larry @ astro.umn.edu | Interactions of astrophysical relativistic plasmas in supernova remnants and clusters of galaxies with thermal plasmas from 10^4 to 10^7K. Studied through radio, X-ray and optical observations. |
| Roger Rusack Professor | Phys 260D 624-2322 rusack @ physics.umn.edu | I carry out accelerator based experiments to understand the fundamental forces in Nature. |
| Alan Shapiro Professor | Phys 354C 624-5770 ashapiro @ physics.umn.edu | History of Science | |
| Mikhail Shifman Professor | Phys 436 626-0723 shifman @ physics.umn.edu | Gauge field theories at strong coupling and supersymmetric field theories |
| Boris Shklovskii Professor | Phys 420 625-0771 Shklovsk @ physics.umn.edu | Biophysics, Condensed Matter |
| Evan Skillman Professor (Astronomy) | Phys 241 624-9523 skillman @ astro.umn.edu | Extragalactic Observational Astronomy; Specializing in: Chemical Evolution of Galaxies, Structure and Evolution of Dwarf Galaxies, H II Region Abundances, Star Formation, Big Bang Nucleosynthesis, Cluster Galaxies |
| Roger H. Stuewer Professor Emeritus | Phys 236 624-8073 rstuewer @ physics.umn.edu | History of Science | |
| Yau-Chien Tang Professor Emeritus | tang @ physics.umn.edu | Nuclear Physics | |
| David Thomas Graduate Faculty (Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Biophysics) | ddt @ umn.edu | Spectroscopic probes of protein structural dynamics, with emphasis on muscle. New spectroscopic techniques: saturation transfer electron paramagnetic resonance, diffusion-enhanced luminescence energy transfer, synthetic methods in spectroscopic labeling. | |
| Arkady Vainshtein Professor | Phys 440 626-0814 vainshte @ umn.edu | Theory of fundamental interactions: gauge theories, supersymmetry. Operator product expansion and its applications. |
| Oriol T. Valls Professor | Phys 350B 624-0516 otvalls @ umn.edu | Condensed Matter |
| Randall H Victora Graduate Faculty (Electrical Engineering) | 625-1805 victo004 @ umn.edu | The theoretical study of magnetism and magnetics, particularly for application to magnetic recording and other magnetic devices. This work includes micromagnetic simulation, calculation of electronic structure, and analytic theory. | |
| Mikhail Voloshin Professor/Director, Theoretical Physics Institute | Phys 424 625-0798 voloshin @ physics.umn.edu | Properties of elementary particles. Gauge theories of strong, weak, and electromagnetic interactions. Non-perturbative dynamics of quantum fields. |
| Cecil J. Waddington Prof. Emeritus | Phys 476 624-2566 wadd @ physics.umn.edu | Astrophysics and Cosmology | |
| Thomas Walsh Professor | Phys 331 624-1371 tfw @ physics.umn.edu | Particle Physics | |
| Jianping Wang Associate Professor, Electrical & Computer Engineering | 6-153 EECS 625-9509 jpwang @ umn.edu | My research involves the searching, fundamentally understanding and fabrication of novel nanoscale magnetic and spintronic materials and devices by combining cutting edge nanotechnology with frontier knowledge from different disciplines. | |
| Liliya L.R. Williams Associate Professor (Astronomy) | Phys 353 624-1084 llrw @ astro.umn.edu | Cosmology; distribution of dark matter; gravitational lensing; formation of structure |
| Paul Woodward Professor (Astronomy); Director, LCSE | 428 Walter 625-8049 paul @ lcse.umn.edu | Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology | |
| Charles Woodward Professor (Astronomy) | Phys 351/385 624-0254/626-2067 chelsea @ astro.umn.edu | Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology | |
| John Wygant Associate Professor | Phys 371 626-8921 jwygant @ ham.space.umn.edu | Space Physics |
| William Zimmermann Professor Emeritus | Phys 48/S34 624-4387/624-6046 zimmermann @ physics.umn.edu | Condensed Matter | |
| Michael Zudov Assistant Professor | 347 / S37A 626-0364-/-624-2076 zudov @ physics.umn.edu | Non-equlibrium transport properties of quantum Hall systems |