People
Faculty
A
Agrawal, Govind P.
Professor of Optics and Physics
gpa@optics.rochester.edu | (585) 275-4846
515 Goergen Hall
Website
Interests: theoretical optical physics
B
BenZvi, Segev Y.
Assistant Professor of Physics
sybenzvi@pas.rochester.edu | (585) 276-7172
405 Bausch & Lomb
Website
Interests: experimental astroparticle physics
Bergstralh, Dan T.
Assistant Professor of Biology and Physics
dan.bergstralh@rochester.edu | (585) 275-2631
326B Hutchison Hall
Interests: Cell biology and experimental biological physics
Betti, Riccardo
Robert L. McCrory Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Physics
betti@me.rochester.edu | (585) 275-5479
213 Hopeman
Website
Interests: theoretical plasma physics
Bigelow, Nicholas P.
Lee A. DuBridge Professor of Physics and Optics
nbig@pas.rochester.edu | (585) 275-8549
312 Bausch & Lomb Hall
Website
Interests: experimental atomic; molecular and optical physics
Blackman, Eric G.
Professor of Physics and Astronomy
blackman@pas.rochester.edu | (585) 275-0537
417 Bausch & Lomb Hall
Website
Interests: theoretical astrophysics and plasma physics
Bocko, Mark F.
Dept. Chair and Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Director CEIS, Professor of Physics & Astronomy
mark.bocko@rochester.edu | (585) 275-4879
518 Computer Science Building
Website
Interests: experimental condensed-matter physics
Bodek, Arie
George E. Pake Professor of Physics
bodek@pas.rochester.edu | (585) 275-5445
354 Bausch & Lomb
Website
Interests: experimental elementary-particle physics
Boyd, Robert W.
Professor of Optics and Physics
boyd@optics.rochester.edu | (585) 275-2329
308 Wilmot
Website
Interests: experimental atomic; molecular and optical physics
C
Cline, Douglas
Professor of Physics
cline@pas.rochester.edu | (585) 275-4934
203D Bausch & Lomb Hall
Website
Interests: experimental nuclear physics
Collins, Gilbert 'Rip'
Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering
Professor, Department of Physics and Astronomy
g.w.collins@rochester.edu | (585) 275-0255
307 Hopeman
Interests: Laboratory Astrophysics; High Pressure/High Energy Density Physics; Condensed Matter; Planetary Science; Plasma Physics ; Thermonuclear Fusion
D
Das, Ashok
Professor of Physics
das@pas.rochester.edu | (585) 275-2955
360 Bausch & Lomb Hall
Website
Interests: theoretical elementary-particle physics
Demina, Regina
Professor of Physics
regina@pas.rochester.edu | (585) 275-7357
367 Bausch & Lomb Hall
Website
Interests: experimental elementary-particle physics
Dery, Hanan
Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Physics
hanan.dery@rochester.edu | (585) 275-3870
411 Computer Science Building
Website
Interests: theoretical condensed-matter physics
Dias, Ranga
Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Assistant Professor of Physics and Astronomy
rdias@rochester.edu | (585) 276-4112
220 Hopeman
Website
Interests: High Temperature superconductivity; Quantum phase transitions; Dynamic response of solids; Novel material synthesis; High pressure NV optical magnetometry; High energy density physics
Douglass, David H.
Professor of Physics
douglass@pas.rochester.edu | (585) 275-4573
156 Bausch & Lomb Hall
Website
Interests: experimental condensed-matter physics; climate science
Douglass, Kelly A.
Visiting Assistant Professor of Physics & Astronomy
kellyadouglass@rochester.edu | (585) 275-5549
425 Bausch & Lomb Hall
Duke, Charles B.
Professor of Physics (Research)
aed22cbd@frontiernet.net | (585) 275-4344
206 Bausch & Lomb Hall
Interests: theoretical condensed-matter physics
E
Eberly, Joseph H.
Andrew Carnegie Professor of Physics and Optics
eberly@pas.rochester.edu | (585) 275-4576
321 Bausch & Lomb Hall
Website
Interests: theoretical atomic; molecular and optical physics
F
Ferbel, Thomas
Professor of Physics
ferbel@pas.rochester.edu | (585) 275-5306
253 Bausch & Lomb Hall
Interests: experimental elementary-particle physics
Forrest, William J.
Professor of Astronomy
forrest@pas.rochester.edu | (585) 275-4343
419 Bausch & Lomb Hall
Interests: astrophysics; observational astronomy
Foster, Thomas H.
Professor of Imaging Sciences, Optics, Biomedical Engineering and Physics
thomas.foster@rochester.edu | (585) 275-1347
3-5333 Medical Center
Website
Interests: experimental biological physics
Franco, Ignacio
Assistant Professor of Chemistry and Physics
ignacio.franco@rochester.edu | (585) 275-8209
454 Hutchison Hall
Interests: theoretical condensed-matter physics
Frank, Adam
Professor of Physics and Astronomy
afrank@pas.rochester.edu | (585) 275-1717
417A Bausch & Lomb Hall
Website
Interests: theoretical astrophysics and plasma physics
Froula, Dustin
Senior Scientist, LLE, and Assistant Professor of Physics
dustin.froula@rochester.edu | (585) 273-3212
288 Laboratory for Laser Energetics
Website
Interests: experimental plasma physics
G
Gao, Yongli
Professor of Physics
ygao@pas.rochester.edu | (585) 275-8574
473 Bausch & Lomb Hall
Website
Interests: experimental condensed-matter physics
Garcia-Bellido, Aran
Associate Professor of Physics
aran@pas.rochester.edu | (585) 276-3422
406 Bausch & Lomb Hall
Website
Interests: experimental elementary-particle physics
Ghoshal, Gourab
Assistant Professor of Physics, Mathematics and Computer Science,
CoE Distinguished researcher
gghoshal@pas.rochester.edu | (585) 276-7748
464 Bausch & Lomb Hall
Website
Interests: theoretical condensed-matter physics and data science
Gourdain, Pierre-Alexandre
Assistant Professor of Physics
gourdain@pas.rochester.edu | (585) 275-3089, (585) 275-3060
456 Bausch and Lomb Hall
Website
Interests: experimental plasma physics
Guo, Chunlei
Professor of Optics and Physics
guo@optics.rochester.edu | (585) 275-2134
419 Wilmot Hall
Website
Interests: experimental condensed-matter and optical physics
H
Haefner, Ralf
Assistant Professor of Brain & Cognitive Sciences and Physics
rhaefne2@ur.rochester.edu | (585) 276-7453
313 Meliora Hall
Hagen, Carl R.
Professor of Physics
hagen@pas.rochester.edu | (585) 275-4380
356 Bausch & Lomb Hall
Interests: theoretical elementary-particle physics
Helfer, H. Lawrence
Professor of Astronomy, Emeritus
lary@pas.rochester.edu | (585) 275-4377
482 Bausch & Lomb Hall
Interests: theoretical astrophysics and plasma physics
Howell, John C.
Professor of Physics (Research)
howell@pas.rochester.edu
206 Bausch & Lomb Hall
Website
Interests: experimental atomic; molecular and optical physics
J
Jordan, Andrew N.
Professor of Physics
jordan@pas.rochester.edu | (585) 275-2418
317 Bausch & Lomb Hall
Website
Interests: theoretical condensed-matter physics
K
Knight, Peter
Professor of Physics (Research)
p.knight@imperial.ac.uk | +44 (207) 594-7727
Imperial College London
Website
Interests: theoretical atomic; molecular and optical physics
Knox, Robert S.
Professor of Physics, Emeritus
rsk@pas.rochester.edu | (585) 275-8572
466 Bausch & Lomb Hall
Website
Interests: theoretical biological physics
Knox, Wayne H.
Professor of Optics and Physics
wknox@optics.rochester.edu | (585) 273-5520
113 Wilmot Building
Website
Interests: experimental atomic; molecular and optical physics
M
Mamajek, Eric
Professor of Physics and Astronomy (Research), Deputy Chief Scientist NASA Exoplanet Exploration Program
mamajek@jpl.nasa.gov
Bausch & Lomb Hall
Manly, Steven L.
Professor of Physics
steven.manly@rochester.edu | (585) 275-8473
203E Bausch & Lomb Hall
Website
Interests: experimental elementary-particle physics
McCrory, Robert L.
University Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Physics, Director Emeritus, Laboratory for Laser Energetics
rmcc@lle.rochester.edu | (585) 275-4973
212 Laboratory for Laser Energetics
Website
Interests: theoretical plasma physics and laser physics
McFarland, Kevin S.
Professor of Physics
kevin@rochester.edu | (585) 275-7076
416 Bausch & Lomb Hall
Website
Interests: experimental elementary-particle physics
Melissinos, Adrian C.
Professor of Physics, Emeritus
meliss@pas.rochester.edu | (585) 275-2707
209 Bausch & Lomb Hall
Interests: experimental elementary-particle physics
Milonni, Peter W.
Professor of Physics (Research)
peter_milonni@comcast.net | (585) 275-4344
206 Bausch & Lomb Hall
Interests: theoretical atomic; molecular and optical physics
N
Nakajima, Miki
Assistant Professor arriving Fall 2018
mnakajima@rochester.edu
Website
Interests: Dynamics of planetary impacts; evolution of planetary interiors; planet formation and evolution; early Earth, Earth-Moon formation, Modeling Enceladus plumes, Origin of the Martian moons; Exomoon formation; space missions
Nichol, John M.
Assistant Professor of Physics
jnich10@ur.rochester.edu | (585) 275-4396
158 Bausch & Lomb Hall
Website
Interests: experimental condensed-matter physics
O
Oakes, Patrick W.
Assistant Professor of Physics & Biology
poakes@rochester.edu | (585) 275-5389
420 Bausch & Lomb Hall
Website
Interests: Experimental biological physics and cell biology
Orr, Lynne H.
C. E. Kenneth Mees Professor of Physics, Director of Graduate Studies
orr@pas.rochester.edu | (585) 275-8528
451 Bausch & Lomb Hall
Interests: theoretical elementary-particle physics; financial physics
P
Pipher, Judith L.
Professor of Astronomy, Emeritus
jlpipher@pas.rochester.edu | (585) 275-4402
422 Bausch & Lomb Hall
Interests: astrophysics; observational astronomy
Q
Quillen, Alice C.
Professor of Physics and Astronomy
aquillen@pas.rochester.edu | (585) 275-9625
424 Bausch & Lomb Hall
Website
Interests: theoretical astrophysics and observational astronomy
R
Rajeev, Sarada G.
Professor of Physics and Mathematics
s.g.rajeev@rochester.edu | (585) 275-4796
351 Bausch & Lomb Hall
Website
Interests: theoretical condensed-matter physics
Ren, Chuang
Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Physics
cren@lle.rochester.edu | (585) 275-2048
214 Hopeman
Website
Interests: theoretical plasma physics
Rothberg, Lewis
Professor of Chemistry and Physics
rothberg@chem.rochester.edu | (585) 273-4725
462 Hutchison Hall
Website
Interests: experimental condensed-matter physics
Rygg, J. Ryan
Assistant Professor (Research), Department of Mechanical Engineering
Assistant Professor (Research), Department of Physics
Senior Scientist, Laboratory for Laser Energetics
j.r.rygg@rochester.edu | (585) 475-1549
307 Hopeman
Interests: Experimental high-energy-density physics; shock waves; inertial confinement fusion
S
Savedoff, Malcolm P.
Professor of Astronomy, Emeritus
msavedof@ur.rochester.edu | (585) 275-4344
206 Bausch & Lomb Hall
Interests: theoretical astrophysics
Schroeder, Wolf-Udo
Professor of Chemistry and Physics
schroeder@chem.rochester.edu | (585) 275-8263
466 Hutchison Hall
Website
Interests: experimental nuclear physics
Seyler, Charles E.
Professor (Research)
ces7@cornell.edu | (607) 255-4967
Cornell University
Interests: theoretical plasma physics
Shapir, Yonathan
Professor of Physics, Chemical Engineering and Mathematics
ysha@pas.rochester.edu | (585) 275-7291
467 Bausch & Lomb Hall
Interests: theoretical condensed-matter physics
Slattery, Paul F.
Professor of Physics, Dean of Research and Graduate Studies, Emeritus
paul.slattery@rochester.edu | (585) 275-6955
201 Bausch & Lomb Hall
Interests: experimental elementary-particle physics
Sobolewski, Roman
Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Physics
roman.sobolewski@rochester.edu | (585) 275-1551
425 Computer Sciences Building
Website
Interests: experimental condensed-matter physics
Stroud, Carlos R.
Professor of Optics and Physics
stroud@optics.rochester.edu | (585) 275-2598
312 Wilmot
Website
Interests: theoretical and experimental atomic; molecular and optical physics
T
Tarduno, John A.
Professor Earth and Environmental Sciences, and Physics
john.tarduno@rochester.edu | (585) 275-5713
227 Hutchison Hall
Website
Interests: experimental geodynamics; planetary science and astrophysics
Teitel, Stephen L.
Professor of Physics, Associate Chair of the Department
stte@pas.rochester.edu | (585) 275-4039
455B Bausch & Lomb Hall
Website
Interests: theoretical condensed-matter physics
Thomas, John H.
Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Sciences and Astronomy, Emeritus
thomas@me.rochester.edu | (585) 275-4083
223 Hopeman
Website
Interests: theoretical astrophysics
Thorndike, Edward H.
Professor of Physics, Emeritus
thorn@pas.rochester.edu | (585) 275-4382
253 Bausch & Lomb Hall
Interests: experimental elementary-particle physics
V
Vamivakas, Nickolas A.
Associate Professor of Optics and Physics
nick.vamivakas@rochester.edu | (585) 275-2089
214 Wilmot
Website
Van Horn, Hugh M.
Professor of Physics and Astronomy, Emeritus
vanhorns1@verizon.net
Interests: theoretical astrophysics and plasma physics
Visser, Taco
Visiting Professor of Physics
tvisser@nat.vu.nl | +31 (152) 781-502
Delft University of Technology
Interests: theoretical optical physics
W
Watson, Dan M.
Chair of the Department, Professor of Physics and Astronomy
dmw@pas.rochester.edu | (585) 275-4344
206 Bausch & Lomb Hall
Website
Interests: astrophysics; observational astronomy
Wolf, Emil
Wilson Professor of Optical Physics
ewlupus@pas.rochester.edu | (585) 275-4344
Bausch & Lomb Hall
Website
Interests: theoretical optical physics
Wolfs, Frank L. H.
Professor of Physics, Director of Undergraduate Studies
wolfs@pas.rochester.edu | (585) 275-4937
203A Bausch & Lomb Hall
Website
Interests: experimental astroparticle physics
Wu, Stephen
Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Physics
stephen.wu@rochester.edu
Interests: Experimental condensed-matter physics
Z
Zhang, Xi-Cheng
M. Parker Givens Professor of Optics and Physics, Director, Institute of Optics
zhangxc@rochester.edu | (585) 275-0333
113 Wilmot Hall
Interests: experimental optical physics
Zhong, Jianhui
Professor of Imaging Sciences and Physics
jianhui.zhong@rochester.edu | (585) 273-4518
2A 215A Medical Annex
Website
Interests: experimental biological physics