James C. Wyant Professor of Optics
James C. Wyant Professor of Optics
Professor of Physics
LLE Distinguished Scientist
Interests: theoretical optical physics
Associate Professor of Physics
Chair, Physics and Astronomy Department
Interests: experimental astroparticle physics
Assistant Professor (Research)
Interests: Cell biology and experimental biological physics
Robert L. McCrory Professor
Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Professor of Physics and Astronomy
Chief Scientist, Laboratory for Laser Energetics
Distinguished Scientist, Laboratory for Laser Energetics
Director, Fusion Science Center of Extreme States of Matter and Fast Ignition
Interests: Thermonuclear plasmas; Controlled thermonuclear fusion; Magnetic and inertial confinement fusion; High-energy-density physics
Lee A. DuBridge Professor of Physics
Professor of Physics and Astronomy
Professor of Optics
LLE Distinguished Scientist
Director of URNano
Interests: Quantum physics; Quantum optics; Experimental atomic; Molecular and optical physics
Professor of Physics and Astronomy
LLE Distinguished Scientist
Interests: Theoretical astrophysics; Plasma physics
Assistant Professor of Physics
Interests: quantum information processing with superconducting circuits
Professor of Physics
Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Director, Center for Emerging and Innovative Sciences (CEIS)
Interests: experimental condensed-matter physics
George E. Pake Professor of Physics
Professor of Physics
Interests: experimental elementary-particle physics
Professor of Optics
Professor of Physics
Interests: Nonlinear Optics
Associate Professor of Optics
Associate Professor of Physics
Interests: nanophotonics, integrated photonics, biophotonics, lasers, nonlinear photonics
CIRC Computational Scientist
Assistant Professor of Physics and Astronomy
Interests: Formation and evolution of molecular clouds and cores
Tracy Hyde Harris Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Professor of Physics
LLE Senior Scientist
LLE Associate Director for Academics, Science and Technology
Interests: high energy density physics
Professor of Physics, Emeritus
Interests: theoretical elementary-particle physics
C. E. Kenneth Mees Professor of Physics
Professor of Physics
Interests: experimental elementary-particle physics; cosmology
Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Professor of Physics
Interests: theoretical condensed-matter physics
Professor of Physics
Distinguished Scientist, LLE
Interests: Quantum electrodynamics in the presence of strong background electromagnetic; Properties of the quantum vacuum; Classical and quantum radiation reaction; Laser-matter interaction at high laser intensities; Quantum electrodynamics at finite temperature; Quantum electrodynamics in curved spacetimes
Associate Professor of Physics & Astronomy (Instructional)
Director C.E.K. Mees Observatory
Director of Undergraduate Studies
Interests: observational extragalactic astronomy
Professor of Astronomy (Research)
Interests: astrophysics; observational astronomy
Professor of Imaging Sciences, Emeritus
Professor Physics
Professor of Optics
Interests: experimental biological physics
Professor of Chemistry
Professor of Physics
Professor of Optics
Leonard Mandel Faculty Fellow
Interests: theoretical condensed-matter physics
Helen F. and Fred H. Gowen Professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy
Professor of Physics and Astronomy
LLE Distinguished Scientist
Interests: theoretical astrophysics and plasma physics
LLE Distinguished Scientist
LLE Director PULSE Division
Professor of Physics (Research)
Interests: experimental plasma physics
Professor of Physics
Interests: experimental elementary-particle physics
Professor of Physics
Professor of Computer Science
Interests: Noneqilibrium statistical mechanics, complex systems and network theory
Associate Professor of Physics
LLE Staff Scientist
Interests: experimental plasma physics
Professor of Optics
Professor of Physics
Senior Scientist in the Laboratory for Laser Energetics
Interests: Laser-Matter Interactions; Ultrafast Phenomena; Surface Functionalization; Atomic & Molecular Physics
Associate Professor of Brain & Cognitive Sciences
Associate Professor of Physics
Interests: computational neuroscience
Professor of Physics, Emeritus
Interests: theoretical elementary-particle physics
Visiting Professor of Physics
Distinguished Scientist at the Laboratory for Laser Energetics (LLE)
Group Leader for HEDP-Theory Group (LLE)
Professor of Physics (Research)
Professor of Mechanical Engineering (Research)
Interests: Theoretical/Computational High-Energy-Density Physics; Inertial Confinement Fusion; Warm-/Hot-Dense Matter; Quantum Many-Body Physics; Quantum Computing; Intense Laser-Matter Interactions; Ultrafast Dynamics; Attosecond Physics; Computational Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics
Professor of Physics (Research)
Interests: theoretical condensed-matter physics
Professor of Physics (Research)
Interests: theoretical atomic; molecular and optical physics
Professor of Physics, Emeritus
Interests: theoretical biological physics
Associate Professor of Physics
Director of Graduate Studies
Interests: Theory of open quantum systems. Quantum stochastic processes. Quantum thermodynamics. Quantum information theory. Quantum metrology.
Professor of Physics
Interests: experimental elementary-particle physics
Associate Professor of Physics
Interests: High Energy Physics
Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Physics, Emeritus
Interests: theoretical plasma physics and laser physics
Dr. Steven Chu Professor in Physics
Professor of Physics and Astronomy
Vice Provost Faculty Affairs
Interests: experimental elementary-particle physics
Professor of Physics (Research)
Interests: theoretical atomic; molecular and optical physics
Associate Professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences
Associate Professor of Physics and Astronomy
Interests: climate science; physics and chemistry of Earth's atmosphere
Assistant Professor of Physics
Interests: Theoretical condensed-matter physics
Associate Professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences
Associate Professor of Physics and Astronomy
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
Associate Professor of Physics
Interests: experimental quantum information processing and condensed-matter physics
Associate Professor of Physics (Instructional)
Interests: Experimental nuclear physics
C. E. Kenneth Mees Professor Emerita
Faculty Senior Associate
Professor Emerita of Physics
Interests: theoretical elementary-particle physics; financial physics
Professor of Physics and Astronomy
LLE Senior Scientist
Interests: theoretical astrophysics and observational astronomy
Professor of Physics, Emeritus
Faculty Senior Associate
Interests: theoretical condensed-matter physics
Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering
Professor, Department of Physics
Senior Scientist, Laboratory for Laser Energetics
Interests: Inertial confinement fusion; Plasma astrophysics; High performance computing including AI/ML
Associate Professor of Optics
Associate Professor of Physics
LLE Staff Scientist
Associate Professor of Physics (Research)
Interests: Experimental plasma physics
Professor of Chemistry
Professor of Physics
Interests: experimental condensed-matter physics
LLE Senior Scientist
Professor of Physics (Research)
Professor of Mechanical Engineering (Research)
APS Fellow
Interests: high energy density physics
Professor of Chemistry
Professor of Physics
Interests: experimental nuclear physics
Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Assistant Professor of Physics
Assistant Professor of Computer Science
Laboratory for Laser Energetics (LLE) Senior Scientist
Interests: Inertial confinement fusion; magneto-inertial fusion; high energy density physics; laser-plasma interaction; computational physics; magnetohydrodynamics; particle-in-cell simulations
Assistant Professor of Astronomy
Interests: Observational Astronomy & Astrophysics and Star Formation
Professor of Physics
Interests: theoretical condensed-matter physics
LLE Staff Scientist
Associate Professor of Physics (Research)
Interests: experimental short-pulse laser-plasma interactions
Professor of Physics, Emeritus
Dean of Research and Graduate Studies, Emeritus
Interests: experimental elementary-particle physics
Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Professor of Physics
Interests: experimental condensed-matter physics
Physics Adjunct Instructor
Professor of Physics (Research)
Professor of Optics
Professor of Physics
Interests: theoretical and experimental atomic; molecular and optical physics
Professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences
Professor of Physics and Astronomy
LLE Distinguished Scientist
Dean for Research in Arts, Sciences and Engineering
Interests: experimental geodynamics; planetary science and astrophysics
Professor of Physics
Interests: theoretical condensed-matter physics
Professor of Mechanical and Aerospace Sciences, and Astronomy, Emeritus
Interests: theoretical astrophysics
Professor of Physics and Astronomy
LLE Senior Scientist
Interests: computational astrophysics
Marie C. Wilson and Joseph C. Wilson Professor of Optical Physics
Professor of Optics
Professor of Physics
Dean of Graduate Education and Post-Doctoral Affairs
Interests: Quantum Optics; Quantum Physics
Professor of Physics and Astronomy, Emeritus
Interests: theoretical astrophysics and plasma physics
Professor of Physics and Astronomy
LLE Senior Scientist
Interests: astrophysics; observational astronomy
Professor of Physics
Interests: experimental astroparticle physics
Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Associate Professor of Physics
Interests: Experimental condensed-matter physics
M. Parker Givens Professor of Optics
Professor of Optics
Professor of Physics
Distinguished Scientist, Laboratory for Laser Energetics
Interests: Ultrafast Photonics; Nonlinear Optics; Laser Physics; TeraHertz Waves
Assistant Professor of Astronomy
Interests: Exoplanets, brown dwarfs, and cool stars; wide-field digital sky surveys; observational astronomy; atmospheric modeling.
Professor of Imaging Sciences
Professor of Physics
Interests: experimental biological physics