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.
| Name | Position | Contact | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Christer Akouala |
Visiting Assistant Professor |
(828) 262-7119 Garwood Hall 351 |
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| Patricia E. Allen |
Professor |
(828) 262-2989 Garwood Hall 217 |
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| François Amet |
Assistant Professor |
(828) 262-6181 Garwood Hall 215 |
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| Pamela R. Aycock |
The Physics Teacher Editorial Associate |
(828) 262-7497 Garwood Hall 221 |
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| Michael Briley |
Professor |
(828) 262-2432 Garwood Hall 315 |
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| Jennifer L. Burris |
Department Chair Professor |
(828) 262-4956 Garwood Hall 233 |
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| Anthony G. Calamai |
Cain Distinguished Professorship in Science Education in the College of Arts & Sciences Professor |
(828) 262-2440 Garwood Hall 227 |
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| Dr. Daniel B. Caton, Ph.D. |
Director of Observatories Professor |
(828) 262-2446 Garwood Hall 321 |
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| J. Sid Clements |
Assistant Graduate Program Coordinator Professor |
(828) 262-2447 Garwood Hall 225 |
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| John E. Cockman |
Lecturer |
(828) 262-6173 Garwood Hall 127B |
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| Tonya S. Coffey |
Professor |
(828) 262-2437 Garwood Hall 327 |
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| Walter C. Connolly |
Professor Emeritus |
(828) 262-3090 Garwood Hall 329 |
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| Andrew J. Graham |
Deceased |
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| Richard O. Gray |
F.R.A.S. Professor |
(828) 262-2430 Garwood Hall 311 |
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| Dana H. Green |
Arts & Sciences Machine Shop Supervisor |
(828) 262-2444 Garwood Hall 135 |
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| R. Lee Hawkins |
Observatory Engineer |
(828) 262-7331 Garwood Hall 320/322 |
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| Brooke C. Hester |
Associate Professor |
(828) 262-6550 Garwood Hall 213 |
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| Johnny R. Hollandsworth |
Visiting Instructor |
(828) 262-6182 |
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| Michael D. Hughes |
Arts & Sciences Electronics Technician |
(828) 262-2267 Garwood Hall 345 |
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| Daniel Ingram |
(828) 262-4996 Garwood Hall 242 |
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| Brad G. Johnson |
Graduate Program Director Senior Lecturer |
(828) 262-7318 Garwood Hall 229 |
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| Ben Madison |
Visiting Lecturer |
(828) 262-7813 Garwood Hall 242 |
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| Karl C. Mamola |
Professor Emeritus |
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| Courtney McGahee |
Assistant Professor |
(828) 262-2047 Garwood Hall 317 |
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| Angela T. Owen |
Office Manager |
(828) 262-3090 Garwood Hall 231 |
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| Joseph T. Pollock |
Professor, retired |
(828) 262-2433 Garwood Hall 319 |
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| Carla S. Ramsdell |
Advanced Lecturer |
(828) 262-2998 Garwood Hall 211 |
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| Thomas L. Rokoske |
Professor Emeritus |
(828) 262-7499 Garwood Hall 253 |
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| Phillip Russell |
Professor Emeritus |
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| James P. Sherman |
Professor |
(828) 262-2438 Garwood Hall 325 |
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| Leah B. Sherman |
Director of Undergraduate Laboratories |
(828) 262-7089 Garwood Hall 219 |
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| David Sitar |
Astronomy Laboratory Instructor Rankin "Go To" Astronomy Facility Director Astronomy Outreach Coordinator |
(828) 262-2463 Garwood Hall 127A |
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| Rachel L. Smith |
Associate Professor Department of Physics and Astronomy, Appalachian State University |
(919) 707-8239 |
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| Christopher S. Thaxton |
Professor |
(828) 262-6836 Garwood Hall 223 |
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| Scott A. Thomas |
Laboratory Manager Lecturer |
(828) 262-2435 Garwood Hall 165 |