HMC
Faculty and Staff

Staff

Annie Atiyeh

Laboratory and Stockroom Manager (1987)

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

Kathy Morrison

Department Secretary

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

Mike Wheeler

Machinist

Jacobs B5, 909-607-3050, Mike_Wheeler@hmc.edu

 

Faculty

Chih-Yung Chen

Associate Professor (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 (pending)
Quantum optics

wilcut@hmc.com

Ken Cooper

Visiting Professor (2009)
Ph.D., California Institute of Technology
Condensed matter physics

818-354-4371, ken.b.cooper@jpl.nasa.gov

Thomas D. Donnelly

Professor (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

Adam Edwards

Assistant Professor (2008)
Ph.D., Stanford University
Experimental particle physics

Keck 1233, Adam_Edwards@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

David Garofalo

Visiting Professor (2009)
Ph.D., University of Maryland, College Park
Astronomy

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

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

Keck 1247, 909-607-3939, saeta@hmc.edu

Vatche Sahakian

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

Keck 1232, 909-607-3281, townsend@hmc.edu

Robert Treuhaft

Visiting Professor (2007)
Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley
Electromagnetic modeling of the remote sensing of forests for carbon-cycle dynamics. Experimental tests of the remote sensing of vegetation structure of tropical forests using interferometric radar and lidar. Modeling and measurement of the ocean surface

Jet Propulsion Laboratory, 138-2, 818-354-6216, robert_treuhaft@hmc.edu

 

Emeriti

Graydon Bell

Emeritus Professor (1957)
Ph.D., California Institute of Technology
Atomic physics

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

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