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Faculty and Staff

Staff

Annie Atiyeh

Laboratory and Stockroom Manager (1987)

Jacobs B122, 909-607-3940, atiyeh@hmc.edu

Walter Cook

Electronics Technician (2005)

Walter_Cook@hmc.edu

Kathy Morrison

Department Secretary (1996)

Keck 1234, 909-621-8024, Kathy_Morrison@hmc.edu

Paul Stovall

Machinist (2010)

Jacobs B5

 

Faculty

Chih-Yung Chen

on Sabbatical (1990)
Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Solid-state physics, including electromagnetic and optical properties of high-temperature superconductors and semiconductors

Keck 1237, 909-607-3264, cychen@hmc.edu

Liz W. Connolly

Visiting Professor (2007)
Ph.D., California Institute of Technology
Quantum optics

connolly@g.hmc.edu

Thomas D. Donnelly

on Sabbatical (1997)
Ph.D., University of California at Berkeley
Experimental ultrafast physics and fluid dynamics

Keck 1239, 909-607-1843, donnelly@hmc.edu

James C. Eckert

Professor (1980)
Ph.D., University of Southern California
Magnetic materials and magnetic heterostructures

Keck 1226, 909-607-2726, eckert@hmc.edu

Ann Esin

Associate Professor (2001)
Ph.D., Harvard University
Theoretical astrophysics and observational astronomy

Keck 1245, 909-621-8875, Ann_Esin@hmc.edu

Sharon Gerbode

Assistant Professor (2012)
Ph.D., Cornell University
Soft condensed matter

Keck 1233, 909-607-7893, gerbode@hmc.edu

Richard C. Haskell

Professor (1980)
Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University
Biophysics and biomedical optics, including imaging of biological tissue, optical coherence microscopy/tomography, developmental biology of plants and animals

Keck 1243, 909-607-2768, Richard_Haskell@hmc.edu

Erik Henriksen

Visiting Professor (2012)
Ph.D., California Institute of Technology

Theresa W. Lynn

Assistant Professor (2004)
Ph.D., California Institute of Technology
Quantum optics and atomic physics

Keck 1231, 909-607-4493, Theresa_Lynn@hmc.edu

Gregory A. Lyzenga

Professor (1990)
Ph.D., California Institute of Technology
Geophysics, including observational study of crustal deformation and earthquakes using geodetic, seismological and gravimetric methods; computer simulation of tectonic processes. Solar system astronomy.

Keck 1241, 909-621-8378, lyzenga@hmc.edu

Peter N. Saeta

Professor and Chair (1995)
Ph.D., Harvard University
Nonlinear optics, condensed matter, ultrafast phenomena, solar energy conversion

Keck 1232, 909-607-3939, saeta@hmc.edu

Vatche Sahakian

Associate Professor (2003)
Ph.D., University of Chicago
String theory

Jacobs 1224, 909-607-4592, Vatche_Sahakian@hmc.edu

Patricia D. Sparks

Professor (1989)
Ph.D., Cornell University
Solid state physics, including study of the optical properties of metals and interfaces

Keck 1238, 909-607-4038, sparks@hmc.edu

John S. Townsend

Professor (1975)
Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University
Theoretical particle physics; quantum field theory

Keck 1229, 909-607-3281, townsend@hmc.edu

 

Emeriti

Thomas M. Helliwell

Emeritus Professor (1962)
Ph.D., California Institute of Technology
Theoretical general relativity, relativistic astrophysics, and cosmology; the foundations of quantum theory

Keck 1236, 909-607-4195, helliwell@hmc.edu

Daniel C. Petersen

Emeritus Professor (1974)
Ph.D., Harvard University
Biophysics, including physical properties of membranes, optical coherence microscopy; chaos

Keck 1233, 909-607-2087, petersen@hmc.edu

Joseph B. Platt

Emeritus Professor (1955)
Ph.D., University of Rochester
History, particle physics and accelerator design

Keck 1229, 909-621-8056, Joseph_Platt@hmc.edu

Robert P. Wolf

Emeritus Professor (1963)
Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Energy resources, especially solar energy, environmental effects; Nonlinear phenomena, including chaotic behavior; computer modeling; Solid state physics, especially low-temperature phase transitions

Keck 1236, 909-607-4195, wolf@hmc.edu