Faculty and Staff
Physics Department
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Matthew Ferguson, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Research Interests
- Live cell single molecule fluorescence microscopy and spectroscopy.
- Spatiotemporal dynamics of the living genome.
- Molecular and brownian dynamics, parallel computation, visualization and machine learning.
Research Interests
- Live cell single molecule fluorescence microscopy and spectroscopy.
- Spatiotemporal dynamics of the living genome.
- Molecular and brownian dynamics, parallel computation, visualization and machine learning.
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Daniel Fologea, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Research Interests
- Biophysics of Membrane Transport
- Liposome Carriers For Medical Applications
- Quantification of Membrane-Ligand Interactions
- Microcontroller-Based Applications in Biophysics Teaching and Research
Research Interests
- Biophysics of Membrane Transport
- Liposome Carriers For Medical Applications
- Quantification of Membrane-Ligand Interactions
- Microcontroller-Based Applications in Biophysics Teaching and Research
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Charles Hanna, Ph.D.
Professor and Department Chair
Research Interests
- Physical interactions in biophysical systems.
- Quantum effects in low-dimensional and nanoscale electron and boson systems.
Research Interests
- Physical interactions in biophysical systems.
- Quantum effects in low-dimensional and nanoscale electron and boson systems.
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Brian Jackson, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Research Interests
- Extrasolar Planets
- Mars
- Planetary Geoscience
- Planetary Geoscience
- Computational Science
Research Interests
- Extrasolar Planets
- Mars
- Planetary Geoscience
- Planetary Geoscience
- Computational Science
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Laxman Mainali Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Research Interests
- Experimental Biophysics
Research Interests
- Experimental Biophysics
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Byung Kim, Ph.D.
Professor
Research Interests
- Biomolecular dynamics using high-speed atomic force microscopy
Research Interests
- Biomolecular dynamics using high-speed atomic force microscopy
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Daryl Macomb, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
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Paul Simmonds, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Research Interests
- III-V semiconductors
- Molecular beam epitaxy
- Quantum nanostructures
- Quantum optics
- Strain-driven band structure engineering
- Infrared optoelectronics
Research Interests
- III-V semiconductors
- Molecular beam epitaxy
- Quantum nanostructures
- Quantum optics
- Strain-driven band structure engineering
- Infrared optoelectronics
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Dmitri Tenne, Ph.D.
Professor
Research Interests
- Multifunctional oxide
- Semiconductor materials
- Nanostructures
- Raman and photoluminescence spectroscopy
Research Interests
- Multifunctional oxide
- Semiconductor materials
- Nanostructures
- Raman and photoluminescence spectroscopy
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Heidi Wu, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Research Interests
- Cosmology
- Gravitational lensing
- Galaxy clusters
Research Interests
- Cosmology
- Gravitational lensing
- Galaxy clusters
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John Allen, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus
Research Interests
- Education Technology
- Image Processing
- Native American astronomical alignments
- Atmospheric optical phenomena
- Stratospheric ozone & global atmospheric change.
Thesis topic: A Shock Tube Study of OH
B.A. in Physics & Math, Willamette University Ph.D., Astronomy, Harvard UniversityResearch Interests
- Education Technology
- Image Processing
- Native American astronomical alignments
- Atmospheric optical phenomena
- Stratospheric ozone & global atmospheric change.
Thesis topic: A Shock Tube Study of OH
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Dewey I. Dykstra, Jr., Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus
Research Interests
- Physics learning
Thesis topic: Solid-Solid Phase Transitions in Potassium Hexachlorostannate (IV) by High Resolution AC Calorimetry
B.S. in Physics, Case Institute of Technology Ph.D., The University of Texas at AustinResearch Interests
- Physics learning
Thesis topic: Solid-Solid Phase Transitions in Potassium Hexachlorostannate (IV) by High Resolution AC Calorimetry
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Robert Luke, Ph.D.
Professor and Department Chairman Emeritus
Research Interests
- Study Effects of low frequency electromagnetic radiation on living organisms.
Thesis topic: Six-Prong π-p Interactions at 4.2 GeV/c
B.S. in Physics, Utah State University Ph.D., Physics, Utah State UniversityResearch Interests
- Study Effects of low frequency electromagnetic radiation on living organisms.
Thesis topic: Six-Prong π-p Interactions at 4.2 GeV/c
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Gary Newby, Ph.D.
Professor and Department Chairman Emeritus
B.S. in Physics, Arizona State University Ph.D. in Physics, Arizona State University -
Alex Punnoose
Distinguished Professor and Director of NABIC
Ph.D. in Physics, Aligarh Muslim University, India Condensed-Matter and Materials Experiment -
Richard Reimann, Ph.D.
Professor and Department Chairman Emeritus
Doctoral Degree Ph.D. in Physics, University of Washington -
William Smith, Ph.D
Professor Emeritus
Research Interests
- Studies on the structure of viruses
- RNP, & RNA using small angle x-ray scattering
- Radiological phantoms, effective teaching
- RNA & ribosome structure and function using the oligonucleotide binding
- Conceptual change in learning physics.
B.A. in Physics & Math, University of Wisconsin Ph.D. in Biophysics, University of WisconsinResearch Interests
- Studies on the structure of viruses
- RNP, & RNA using small angle x-ray scattering
- Radiological phantoms, effective teaching
- RNA & ribosome structure and function using the oligonucleotide binding
- Conceptual change in learning physics.