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Physics Faculty

Physics Department

The Faculty

Name Initial Appointment Year Rank Degrees Graduating Institution
Leslie J. Atkins 2008 Assist Professor PhD U Maryland
Eric J. Ayars 2003 Assoc Professor PhD No Carolina State U
Louis J. Buchholtz 1986 Professor PhD Stanford U
Eric R. Dietz 1983 Professor PhD UC Berkeley
Chris A. Gaffney 1987 Chair, Professor PhD U Notre Dame
David T. Kagan 1981 Advisor, Professor PhD UC Berkeley
Lynda M. Klein 1997 Lecturer MS U Cincinnati
Shane D. Mayor 2008 Research Professor PhD U Wisconsin
Anna Petrova-Mayor 2008 Assist Professor PhD DEU: University of Hohenheim
George S. Sikorski 1969 Lecturer MS U Wyoming
Jason L. Trento 1999 Lecturer MS UC Davis
Robert White 2005 Lecturer PhD U Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Xueli Zou 2000 Professor PhD Ohio State U

Emeritus Faculty

Name Initial Appointment Year Rank Degrees Graduating Institution
Fred L. Boos Jr. 1957 Professor Emeritus MS Macalester Coll
Cheuk-Kin Chau 1975 Professor Emeritus PhD U Illinois
Philip W. Gash 1986 Professor Emeritus PhD U Connecticut
Michael R. McGie 1966 Professor Emeritus PhD UC Davis
Lorin E. Millet 1967 Professor Emeritus PhD BYU
Robert L. Paulson 1973 Professor Emeritus PhD UC Davis
John C. Young 1970 Professor Emeritus PhD UC Davis
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