Jul 11, 2011 - Claremont, Calif. -

Harvey Mudd College has added five tenure-track faculty members to its academic team.

All five individuals come to HMC from distinguished backgrounds and schools. Two will join the faculty on campus this fall, while three will arrive in 2012.

Chris Clark joins the Department of Engineering as an associate professor of engineering. He earned his Ph.D. in aeronautics and astronautics from Stanford University in 2004, and comes to HMC from a tenured position at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. Clark studies underwater robotics, often performing his research in locations such as the Mediterranean Sea and the fjords of Norway.  Clark will spend a year as a visiting faculty member at Princeton University, then join the HMC faculty in the fall of 2012.
Sharon Gerbode joins the Department of Physics as an assistant professor of physics. She earned her Ph.D. in physics from Cornell University in 2010 and is currently serving as a postdoctoral fellow at Harvard University. Gerbode is an experimental physicist who studies soft-matter physics. Gerbode will start in January 2012.
Elizabeth Glater joins the Department of Biology as an assistant professor of biology. She earned her Ph.D. in neuroscience from Harvard University in 2007 and served as a postdoctoral research fellow at Rockefeller University in New York. Glater will arrive in January 2012.
Vivien Hamilton joins the Department of Humanities, Social Sciences and the Arts as an assistant professor of history of science. She earned her Ph.D. in history and philosophy of science and technology from the University of Toronto in 2011. Hamilton’s research includes exploring the interaction between physics and the 19th century medical community. Hamilton will start in the fall.
Lelia Hawkins joins the Department of Chemistry as an assistant professor of chemistry.  She earned her Ph.D. from the Scripps Institution of Oceanography in 2010, and most recently served as a teaching and research postdoctoral associate in the Chemistry and Biochemistry Department at the University of San Diego. Hawkins is an analytical chemist who studies the organic component of atmospheric particles as they relate to climate.  Hawkins will start in the fall.