Faculty & Staff

Our faculty and staff are committed to excellence in teaching, research, and community engagement. With 15 tenure track faculty, multiple adjunct professors, and an outstanding support staff, our department offers a broad range of research topics while still being small enough to provide each student, undergraduate or graduate, personal attention and guidance.

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Professor
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Associate Professor
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Interim Department Chair
Professor
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Teacher in Residence
Professor
Program Officer - National Science Foundation - Experimental Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics Division
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Director of Observatories
Professor
Lecturer, Retired
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Professor
Director of Physics Secondary Education
Interim Assistant Chair
Mindy Cook
Administrative Support Associate
Mr. Isaac Critcher
College of Arts and Sciences Machine and Electronic Shop Supervisor
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Adjunct Professor
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Administrative Support Specialist, Office Manager
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F.R.A.S.
Professor
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Adjunct Instructor
Observatory Engineer
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Undergraduate Program Director
Associate Professor
Brad Johnson
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Senior Lecturer
Assistant Professor
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Professor, Retired
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Associate Professor
Dr. Adam McKay
Assistant Professor
Professor, retired
Carla Ramsdell
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Pre-Engineering Advisor
Practitioner in Residence
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College of Arts & Sciences Electrical Engineer
Professor, Retired
Adjunct Instructor
Professor, Retired
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Professor
Leah Sherman
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Director of Undergraduate Laboratories
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Assistant Professor
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Associate Professor
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Professor
Interim Graduate Program Director
Demonstration Manager
Lecturer
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Astronomy Laboratory Director