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  • Faculty headshot of Paul Oxley.

    Paul Oxley

    Associate Professor, Department Chair
    Areas of Expertise Experimental atomic physics: Ion-atom collision studies, specifically experimental studies of charge transfer collisions with applications to astrophysical and fusion plasma research. Laser spectroscopy of highly-excited atoms for tests of the theory of quantum electrodynamics.
  • Headshot of Shreyashi Chakdar.

    Shreyashi Chakdar

    Associate Professor
    Areas of Expertise Theoretical Particle Physics, model building and phenomenology in physics beyond the Standard Model (BSM) including Dark matter, Neutrino, Cosmology, Astroparticle Physics and Effective field theories.
  • Benjamin Kain

    Ben Kain

    Professor
    Areas of Expertise Theoretical particle physics and cosmology -- dark matter; numerical relativity. Theoretical atomic and molecular physics -- ultracold atoms. Bose-Einstein condensation; superfluidity.
  • Headshot of Matthew Koss.

    Matthew Koss

    Professor
    Areas of Expertise Experimental condensed matter and materials physics — dendritic growth; kinetics and morphology of solidification; experimentation in "microgravity"
  • Ryan Kozlowski

    Ryan Kozlowski

    Assistant Professor
    Areas of Expertise Experimental soft matter physics — impact, flow, and jamming of granular materials.
  • Tomohiko Narita

    Tomohiko Narita

    Associate Professor, Dean for the Class of 2029
    Areas of Expertise Experimental astrophysics — observations of low-mass X-ray binaries; development of X-ray satellite instrumentation.
  • Headshot of Timothy Roach.

    Timothy Roach

    Professor, Engineering Program Advisor
    Areas of Expertise Experimental atomic physics — laser manipulation of ultracold atoms; high-precision atomic spectroscopy.

  • Janine Shertzer

    Distinguished Professor of Science
    Areas of Expertise Theoretical atomic and molecular physics — electron-atom and positron-atom collisions; exotic atoms; atoms in strong magnetic fields; finite element analysis
  • Headshot of Robert Garvey.

    Robert Garvey

    Associate Professor, Emeritus
    Areas of Expertise Theoretical atomic physics – energy levels of rare-earth ions in crystals, Yield spectra of atmospheric gases, Philosophical implications of technology