Current Faculty
S. Afroosheh, L. DeGroot (on leave in the fall 2024), C. Leary, S. Lehman, N. Manz (chair)
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Sajjad Afroosheh, Visiting Assistant Professor of Physics, M.S. at Amirkabir University of Technology – Tehran Polytechnic in 2013; Ph.D. at Bowling Green State University in 2021.
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Laura DeGroot (on leave in the Fall 2024 semester), Assistant Professor of Physics, B.S. at Michigan State University in 2009; M.S., Ph.D. at University of California in 2011, 2015. Computational astrophysics, galaxy morphology.
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Cody Leary, Associate Professor of Physics. B.S. at University of Puget Sound in 2003; M.S., Ph.D. at University of Oregon in 2004, 2010. Experimental and theoretical quantum optics.
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Susan Lehman, Victor J. Andrew Professor of Physics. B.A. at Goshen College in 1993; M.S., Ph.D. at University of North Carolina (Chapel Hill) in 1996, 1999. Experimental condensed matter, nanostructures, and optoelectronics.
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Niklas Manz, Associate Professor of Physics. B.S., M.S. at Technical University Braunschweig, Germany, 1991, 1997; Ph.D. at University of Magdeburg, Germany, 2002. Spatio-temporal pattern formation and nonlinear phenomena.
Emeritus Faculty
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John Lindner, Professor of Physics, The Moore Professor of Astronomy. B.S. at University of Vermont 1978-1982; Ph.D. at California Institute of Technology 1982-1988. Nonlinear dynamics, celestial mechanics, neural networks.
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Shila Garg, The William F. Harn Professor of Physics, Emeritus. B.S. at University of Madras (India) in 1970; MS at University of Sussex (Great Britain) in 1972; Ph.D. at University of Kent at Canterbury (Great Britain) in 1975. Static and dynamic instabilities in liquid crystals, nonlinear flow effects in liquid crystals.
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Don Jacobs, Victor J. Andrew Professor of Physics, Emeritus. B.A., M.A. at University of South Florida in 1971, 1972; Ph.D. at University of Colorado in 1976. Experimental investigations into critical solution points in binary liquid mixtures, polymer-solvent systems, and self-organized criticality.
Recipient of the 2000 Prize for a Faculty Member for Research in an Undergraduate Institution from the American Physical Society.
Former Faculty
(> 1 Semester)
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(2015-2016)
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(2014-2015)
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(2010-2015)
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(2014-2015)
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(2011-2012)
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(2009-2010)
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(2009-2010)
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(2007-2009)
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(2006-2008)
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(2006-2007)
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(2004-2005)
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(2003-2006)
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(2002-2003)
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(2002-2003)
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(2000-2001)
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(1999-2002)
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(1999-2000)
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(1998-1999)
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(1995-1996)
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(1993-1998)
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(1991-1993)
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(1987-1988)
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(1986-1991)
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(1983-1987)
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(1982-1983)
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(1979-1980)
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(1972-1977)
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(1969-1987)
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(1967-1976)
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(1946-1955)
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(1911-19xx)