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Faculty and Staff
Physics Department
Regular Faculty
Matthew Ferguson, Ph.D.
Matthew Ferguson’s Profile, Associate Professor, (208) 426-3722, mattferguson@boisestate.edu
Daniel Fologea, Ph.D.
Daniel Fologea’s Profile, Associate Professor, (208) 426-2664, danielfologea@boisestate.edu
Olga Goulko, Ph.D.
Olga Goulko’s Profile, Assistant Professor, (208) 426-2427, olgagoulko@boisestate.edu
Charles Hanna, Ph.D.
Charles Hanna’s Profile, Professor and Department Chair, (208) 426-3775, physics@boisestate.edu
Brian Jackson, Ph.D.
Brian Jackson’s Profile, Associate Professor, (208) 426-3723, bjackson@boisestate.edu
Byung Kim, Ph.D.
Byung Kim’s Profile, Professor, (208) 426-3659, byungkim@boisestate.edu
Daryl Macomb, Ph.D.
Daryl Macomb’s Profile, Associate Professor, (208) 426-2356, dmacomb@boisestate.edu
Laxman Mainali Ph.D.
Laxman Mainali’s Profile, Assistant Professor, (208) 426-4003, laxmanmainali@boisestate.edu
Paul Simmonds, Ph.D.
Paul Simmonds’s Profile, Assistant Professor, (208) 426-3787, paulsimmonds@boisestate.edu
Dmitri Tenne, Ph.D.
Dimitri Tenne’s Profile, Professor, (208) 426-1633, dmitritenne@boisestate.edu
Special Lecturers
James Brennan, M.S.
James Brennan’s Profile, Special Lecturer, (208) 426-3775, jbrennan@boisestate.edu
Aaron Sup, M.S.
Aaron Sup’s Profile, Special Lecturer, (208) 426-2307, aaronsup@boisestate.edu
Tiffany Watkins, M.S.
Tiffany Watkins’s Profile, Special Lecturer, (208) 426-3724, tiffanywatkins@boisestate.edu
Emily Jensen, Ph.D.
Emily Jensen’s Profile, Special Lecturer, (208) 426-3775, emilyjensen1@boisestate.edu
Laboratory Instructors
Peter Webb, M.A.
Peter Webb’s Profile, Laboratory Instructor, (208) 426-3775, peterwebb@boisestate.edu
Emeritus Faculty
John Allen, Ph.D.
John Allen’s Profile, Professor Emeritus, (208) 426-3775, jwallen@boisestate.edu
Dewey Dykstra, Ph.D.
Dewey Dykstra’s Profile, Professor Emeritus, (208) 426-3775, ddykstra@boisestate.edu
Robert Luke, Ph.D.
Robert Luke’s Profile, Professor and Department Chairman Emeritus, (208) 426-3775, rluke@boisestate.edu
Gary Newby, Ph.D.
Gary Newby’s Profile, Professor and Department Chairman Emeritus, (208) 426-3775, gnewby@boisestate.edu
Alex Punnoose, Ph.D.
Alex Punnoose’s Profile, Distinguished Professor, 1968-2016
Richard Reimann, Ph.D.
Richard Reimann’s Profile, Professor and Department Chairman Emeritus, (208) 426-3775, rreimann@boisestate.edu
William Smith, Ph.D.
William Smith’s Profile, Professor Emeritus, (208) 426-3775, wsmith@boisestate.edu
Adjunct Faculty
S. Jay Olson, Ph.D.
S. Jay Olson’s Profile, Adjunct Faculty, (208) 426-3775, stephanolson@boisestate.edu
Michael Parish
Michael Parish’s Profile, Adjunct Faculty, (208) 426-3775, michaelparish@boisestate.edu
Kathleen Youngworth, Ph.D.
Kathleen Youngworth’s Profile, Adjunct Faculty, (208) 426-3775, kathleenworth@boisestate.edu
Staff
Andrew Farrar
Andrew Farrar’s Profile, Director of Instructional Laboratories, (208) 426-4158, andrewfarrar@boisestate.edu
John McDonald
John McDonald’s Profile, Advanced Laboratories Manager, (208) 426-1395, jmcdonal@boisestate.edu
Lori Rodriguez
Lori Rodriguez’s Profile, Administrative Assistant, (208) 426-3725, lorirodriguez@boisestate.edu
Halaulani Furniss
Halaulani Furniss’ Profile, Business Operations Manager, (208) 426-3803, hfurniss@boisestate.edu
Catrina Thomas
Catrina Thomas’s Profile, Office Specialist 2, (208) 426-3775, catrinathomas@boisestate.edu