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Faculty

First Name Last Name Suffix Display Name Title Department Research Interests Student Opportunities Campus Profile URL Alt Text Image URL Page Slug Research Area Web Profile ID
Usha Sinha Ph.D. Usha Sinha, Ph.D. Professor of Physics Department of Physics No San Diego https://physics.sdsu.edu/people/usha-sinha Closeup of Usha Sinha https://physics.sdsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/profiles/usha-sinha-300.jpg Closeup of Usha Sinha

Usha Sinha, Ph.D.

Professor of Physics

Department of Physics


San Diego

Physics 1.963.236
Fridolin Weber Ph.D. Fridolin Weber, Ph.D. Chair
Distinguished Professor of Physics
Department of Physics Relativistic Quantum Field Theory, Theoretical Astrophysics No San Diego https://physics.sdsu.edu/people/fridolin-weber Closeup of Fridolin Weber https://physics.sdsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/profiles/fridolin-weber-300.jpg closeup of Fridolin Weber.

Fridolin Weber, Ph.D.

Chair
Distinguished Professor of Physics

Department of Physics

Relativistic Quantum Field Theory, Theoretical Astrophysics


San Diego

fridolin-weber Physics 1.963.257
Arlette Baljon Ph.D. Arlette Baljon, Ph.D. Undergraduate Advisor
Associate Professor
Department of Physics Polymeric and Biological Soft Matter No San Diego https://physics.sdsu.edu/people/arlette-baljon Closeup of Arlette Baljon https://physics.sdsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/profiles/arlette-baljon-300.jpg Closeup of Arlette Baljon

Arlette Baljon, Ph.D.

Undergraduate Advisor
Associate Professor

Department of Physics

Polymeric and Biological Soft Matter


San Diego

arlette-baljon Physics 1.963.257
Matthew Anderson Ph.D. Matthew Anderson, Ph.D. Senate Distinguished Professor Department of Physics Ultrashort Pulsed Laser Light No San Diego https://physics.sdsu.edu/people/matthew-anderson Closeup of Matthew Anderson https://physics.sdsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/profiles/matthew-anderson-300.jpg Closeup of Matthew Anderson

Matthew Anderson, Ph.D.

Senate Distinguished Professor

Department of Physics

Ultrashort Pulsed Laser Light


San Diego

matthew-anderson Physics 1.963.102
Calvin Johnson Ph.D. Calvin Johnson, Ph.D. Professor Department of Physics Computational Quantum Mechanics, Atomic Nuclei, Electronic Structure of Atoms, Atoms in Plasmas, Neutrino Astrophysics No San Diego https://physics.sdsu.edu/people/calvin-johnson Closeup of Calvin Johnson https://physics.sdsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/profiles/calvin-johnson-300.jpg closeup of Calvin Johnson.

Calvin Johnson, Ph.D.

Professor

Department of Physics

Computational Quantum Mechanics, Atomic Nuclei, Electronic Structure of Atoms, Atoms in Plasmas, Neutrino Astrophysics


San Diego

calvin-johnson Physics 1.963.165
Kenneth Nollett Ph.D. Kenneth Nollett, Ph.D. Associate Professor Department of Physics Theoretical and Computational Physics No San Diego https://physics.sdsu.edu/people/kenneth-nollett Closeup of Kenneth Nollett https://physics.sdsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/profiles/ken-nollett-300.jpg Closeup of Kenneth Nollett

Kenneth Nollett, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

Department of Physics

Theoretical and Computational Physics


San Diego

kenneth-nollett Physics 1.963.202
Lyubov Kuznetsova Ph.D. Lyubov Kuznetsova, Ph.D. Associate Professor Department of Physics Nanophotonics, Ultrafast Lasers, Cavity Quantum Electrodynamics, Fiber Laser Systems, Mode-Locking in Quantum Cascade Lasers, Microcavities No San Diego https://physics.sdsu.edu/people/lyubov-kuznetsova Closeup of Lyubov Kuznetsova https://physics.sdsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/profiles/lyubov-kuznetsova-300.jpg Closeup of Lyubov Kuznetsova

Lyubov Kuznetsova, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

Department of Physics

Nanophotonics, Ultrafast Lasers, Cavity Quantum Electrodynamics, Fiber Laser Systems, Mode-Locking in Quantum Cascade Lasers, Microcavities


San Diego

lyubov-kuznetsova Physics 1.963.173
Mauro Tambasco Ph.D. Mauro Tambasco, Ph.D. Director of Medical Physics Program
Associate Professor
Department of Physics No San Diego https://physics.sdsu.edu/people/mauro-tambasco Closeup of Mauro Tambasco https://physics.sdsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/profiles/mauro-tambasco-300.jpg\ Closeup of Mauro Tambasco

Mauro Tambasco, Ph.D.

Director of Medical Physics Program
Associate Professor

Department of Physics


San Diego

mauro-tambasco Physics 1.963.243
Milton Torikachvili Ph.D. Milton Torikachvili, Ph.D. Professor Department of Physics Study of Novel Superconducting and Magnetic Materials No San Diego https://physics.sdsu.edu/people/milton-torikachvili Closeup of Milton Torikachvili closeup of anonymous silhouette.

Milton Torikachvili, Ph.D.

Professor

Department of Physics

Study of Novel Superconducting and Magnetic Materials


San Diego

milton-torikachvili Physics 1.963.249
Sanjay Behura Ph.D. Sanjay Behura, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Department of Physics Photophysics of Quantum Materials No San Diego https://physics.sdsu.edu/people/sanjay-behura Closeup of Sanjay Behura https://physics.sdsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/profiles/sanja-behura-300.jpg Closeup of Sanjay Behura

Sanjay Behura, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Department of Physics

Photophysics of Quantum Materials


San Diego

Physics 2.419.239
Heide Doss Ph.D. Heide Doss, Ph.D. Lecturer Department of Physics No San Diego https://physics.sdsu.edu/people/heide-doss Closeup of Heide Doss https://physics.sdsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/profiles/heide-doss-300.jpg closeup of Heide Doss

Heide Doss, Ph.D.

Lecturer

Department of Physics


San Diego

Physics
Joseph Hellmers M.S. Joseph Hellmers, M.S. Lecturer Department of Physics No San Diego https://physics.sdsu.edu/people/joseph-hellmers Closeup of Joseph Hellmers https://physics.sdsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/profiles/joseph-hellmers-300.jpg closeup of Joseph Hellmers.

Joseph Hellmers, M.S.

Lecturer

Department of Physics


San Diego

Physics
Chong Kim Ph.D. Chong Kim, Ph.D. Lecturer Department of Physics No San Diego https://physics.sdsu.edu/people/chong-kim Closeup of Chong Kim https://physics.sdsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/profiles/chong-kim-300.jpg closeup of Kim Jong.

Chong Kim, Ph.D.

Lecturer

Department of Physics


San Diego

Physics
Steven Leduc M.S. Steven Leduc, M.S. Lecturer Department of Physics No San Diego https://physics.sdsu.edu/people/steven-leduc Closeup of Steven Leduc closeup of anonymous silhouette.

Steven Leduc, M.S.

Lecturer

Department of Physics


San Diego

Physics
Gordon Shackelford M.S. Gordon Shackelford, M.S. Emeritus Lecturer Department of Physics No San Diego https://physics.sdsu.edu/people/gordon-shackelford Closeup of Gordon Shackelford https://physics.sdsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/profiles/gordon-shackelford-300.jpg Closeup of Gordon Shackelford

Gordon Shackelford, M.S.

Emeritus Lecturer

Department of Physics


San Diego

Physics
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