Faculty

 

Physics & Astronomy Faculty

Below is a list of faculty in the Department of Physics & Astronomy and their contact information. To the right is a list of research interests of the various faculty. As you scroll down, you will see the individual faculty member's areas of research indicated by red boxes. Put your cursor over the red square to see the research area*.

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Astrophysics, Experiment Astrophysics, Theory Biological Physics Cosmology Medical Physics Nanoscience Particle Physics, Experiment Particle Physics, Theory Physics of Soft Matter, Experiment Physics of Soft Matter, Theory Quantum Condensed Matter Physics, Experiment Quantum Condensed Matter Physics, Theory String Theory
James Aguirre James Aguirre
Assistant Professor
Astrophysics Experiment
4N4B (office) 1N14/1N12 (lab)
(215) 898-9596 (office)
jaguirre -at- sas.upenn.edu
department page
group page
personal page
Astrophysics, Experiment     Cosmology                  
 
Name David P. Balamuth
Professor
Nuclear Experimental
2N24 / 1N11d DRL
215-746-4567
balamuth -at- physics.upenn.edu
department page
 
 
Vijay Balasubramania Vijay Balasubramanian
Associate Professor
High Energy Theory
2N3A DRL
215/573-0982
vijay -at- physics.upenn.edu
department page
group page
personal page
    Biological Physics Cosmology       Particle Physics, Theory         String Theory
 
Eugene W. Beier Eugene W. Beier
Professor
High Energy Experiment
3N10 DRL
215/898-5960
geneb -at- physics.upenn.edu
department page
 
 
Mariangela Bernardi Mariangela Bernardi
Assistant Professor
Astrophysics Experiment
4N2b DRL
215/573-6251
bernardm -at- physics.upenn.edu
department page
group page
Astrophysics, Experiment                        
 
Gary Bernstein Gary Bernstein
Professor
Astrophysics Experiment
4N1 DRL
215/573-6252
garyb -at- physics.upenn.edu
department page
group page
personal page
Astrophysics, Experiment                        
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Peter Collings Peter Collings
Adjunct Professor
Condensed Matter Experiment
Swarthmore College
610/328-7791
610/328-7895
pcollin1 -at- swarthmore.edu
department page
                Physics of Soft Matter, Experiment        
 
Mirjam Cvetic Mirjam Cvetic
Professor
High Energy Theory
2N2 DRL
215/898-8153
cvetic -at- physics.upenn.edu
department page
group page
              Particle Physics, Theory         String Theory
 
Mark Devlin Mark Devlin
Professor
Astrophysics Experiment
4N6 DRL
215/573-7521
devlin -at- physics.upenn.edu
department page
group page
Astrophysics, Experiment     Cosmology                  
 
Marija Drndic Marija Drndic
Associate Professor
Condensed Matter Experiment
2N28 DRL
215/898-5810
drndic -at- physics.upenn.edu
department page
group page
          Nanoscience     Physics of Soft Matter, Experiment   Quantum Condensed Matter Physics, Experiment    
 
Douglas Durian Douglas Durian
Professor
Condensed Matter Experiment
2N4 DRL
215/898-8147
djdurian -at- physics.upenn.edu
department page
group page
                Physics of Soft Matter, Experiment        
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H. Terry Fortune H. Terry Fortune
Professor
Nuclear Experiment
1N11 DRL
215/898-6024
fortune -at- physics.upenn.edu
department page
 
 
William Frati William Frati
Research Professor
High Energy Experiment
3N8d DRL
215/898-6108
frati -at- physics.upenn.edu
department page
            Particle  Physics, Experiment            
 
Larry Gladney Larry Gladney
Professor, Chair
High Energy Experiment
3N5 DRL
215/898-4683
larryg -at- hep.upenn.edu
department page
      Cosmology     Particle  Physics, Experiment            
 
Jerry P. Gollub Jerry P. Gollub
Adjunct Professor
Condensed Matter Experiment
Haverford College
610/896-1196
610/896-4904
jgollub -at- haverford.edu
department page
group page
                Physics of Soft Matter, Experiment        
 
Mark Goulian Mark Goulian
Associate Professor
Biophysics Experiment
Lynch 204FL
215/573-6991
goulian -at- physics.upenn.edu
department page
    Biological Physics     Nanoscience              
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Paul A. Heiney Paul A. Heiney
Professor
Condensed Matter Experiment
2N24 DRL
215/898-7918
heiney -at- physics.upenn.edu
department page
                Physics of Soft Matter, Experiment   Quantum Condensed Matter Physics, Experiment    
 
Robert J. Hollebeek Robert J. Hollebeek
Professor
Computational Physics
3N4c DRL
215/898-9248
bobh -at- physics.upenn.edu
department page
            Particle  Physics, Experiment            
 
Bhuvnesh Jain Bhuvnesh Jain
Professor
Astrophysics Theory
4N10 DRL
215/573-5330
bjain -at- physics.upenn.edu
department page
  Astrophysics, Theory   Cosmology                  
 
Paul Janmey Paul Janmey
Adjunct Professor
Biophysics Experiment
1010 Vagelos
215/573-7380
215/573-6815
215/573-9787
janmey -at- mail.med.upenn.edu
department page (CAMB)
department page (IME)
    Biological Physics           Physics of Soft Matter, Experiment        
 
A.T.Charlie Johnson A.T.Charlie Johnson
Professor, U. Grad Chair
Condensed Matter Experiment
2N13d DRL
215/898-9325
cjohnson -at- physics.upenn.edu
department page
group page
          Nanoscience         Quantum Condensed Matter Physics, Experiment    
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Randall D. Kamien Randall D. Kamien
Professor
Condensed Matter Theory
2N26 DRL
215/898-5940
kamien -at- physics.upenn.edu
department page
group page
          Nanoscience       Physics of Soft Matter, Theory      
 
Charles Kane Charles Kane
Professor
Condensed Matter Theory 
2N17d DRL
215/898-8149
kane -at- physics.upenn.edu
department page
          Nanoscience           Quantum Condensed Matter Physics, Theory  
 
Joel Karp Joel Karp
Professor in the Department of Radiology in the School of Medicine and
Adjunct Professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy
Condensed Matter Experiment
401 Blockley Hall
215/662-3073
joelkarp -at- mail.med.upenn.edu
department page
group page
        Medical Physics                
 
Justin Khoury Justin Khoury
Assistant Professor
Theoretical particle cosmology
2N10 DRL
215/573-7152
jkhoury -at- sas.upenn.edu
department page
                         
 
Jay Kikkawa Jay Kikkawa
Associate Professor
Condensed Matter Experiment
2N13a DRL
215/898-7522
kikkawa -at- physics.upenn.edu
department page
          Nanoscience         Quantum Condensed Matter Physics, Experiment    
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Josh Klein Josh Klein
Associate Professor
Experimental Particle
3N10 DRL
215/ 573-3599
jrk -at- hep.upenn.edu
Astrophysics, Experiment     Cosmology     Particle  Physics, Experiment            
 
I. Joseph Kroll I. Joseph Kroll
Professor
High Energy Experiment
3N4a DRL
215/573-6380
kroll -at- physics.upenn.edu
department page
            Particle  Physics, Experiment            
 
Kenneth Lande Kenneth Lande
Professor
High Energy Experiment
2N19 DRL
215/898-8176
klande -at- physics.upenn.edu
department page
Astrophysics, Experiment           Particle  Physics, Experiment            
 
Adam Lidz Adam Lidz
Assistant Professor
4N2A DRL
215/898-9597
alidz -at- sas.upenn.edu
department page
  Astrophysics, Theory   Cosmology                  
 
Elliot Lipeles Elliot Lipeles
Assitant Professor
High Energy Experiment
3N2A DRL
215/573-3652
lipeles -at- hep.upenn.edu
department page
            Particle  Physics, Experiment            
 
Andrea Liu Andrea Liu
Professor
Condensed Matter Theory
2N30 DRL
215/573-7374
ajliu -at- physics.upenn.edu
department page
group page
                  Physics of Soft Matter, Theory      
 
Nigel Lockyer Nigel Lockyer
Adjunct Professor
High Energy Experiment
3N2a, 1W25 DRL
215/573-3652/7572
lockyer -at- physics.upenn.edu
department page
            Particle  Physics, Experiment            
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Tom Lubensky Tom Lubensky
Professor
Condensed Matter Theory
2N17a DRL
215/898-8152/7002
tom -at- physics.upenn.edu
department page
                  Physics of Soft Matter, Theory      
 
Eugene J. Mele Eugene J. Mele
Professor
Condensed Matter Theory
2N17b  DRL
215/898-3135
mele -at- physics.upenn.edu
department page
          Nanoscience           Quantum Condensed Matter Physics, Theory  
 
Philip Nelson Philip Nelson
Professor
Biophysics Theory
2N8 DRL
215/898-7001
nelson -at- physics.upenn.edu
department page
group page
    Biological Physics     Nanoscience              
 
Burt A. Ovrut Burt A. Ovrut
Professor
High Energy Theory
2N9a DRL
215/898-3594
ovrut -at- physics.upenn.edu
department page
group page
      Cosmology       Particle Physics, Theory         String Theory
 
Masao Sako Masao Sako
Assistant Professor
Astrophysics Experiment
4N2 DRL
215/898-8151
masao -at- sas.upenn.edu
department page
Astrophysics, Experiment     Cosmology                  
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Ravi K. Sheth Ravi K. Sheth
Professor and Graduate Chair
Astrophysics Theory
4N3 DRL
215/898-5942
shethrk -at- physics.upenn.edu
department page
  Astrophysics, Theory   Cosmology                  
 
Kate Spillane Kate Spillane
1N7d DRL
215/898-5574
kate.spillane -at- sas.upenn.edu
department page
                         
 
Evelyn Thomson Evelyn Thomson
Assistant Professor
High Energy Experiment
3N8e DRL
215/898-2677
thomsone -at- physics.upenn.edu
department page
            Particle  Physics, Experiment            
 
Mark Trodden Mark Trodden
Professor
Cosmology and High Energy Theory
trodden -at- physics.upenn.edu
department page
group page
      Cosmology       Particle Physics, Theory          
 
Hugh H. Williams Hugh H. Williams
Professor
High Energy Experiment
3N8a DRL
215/898-6284
williams -at- physics.upenn.edu
department page
            Particle  Physics, Experiment            
 
Arjun G. Yodh Arjun G. Yodh
Professor & Director, LRSM
Condensed Matter Experiment
2N6 DRL
215/898-6354
yodh -at- physics.upenn.edu
department page
group page
        Medical Physics Nanoscience     Physics of Soft Matter, Experiment        
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Emeritus Faculty

 
Fay Ajzenberg-Selove Fay Ajzenberg-Selove
Professor Emeritus
Nuclear Experiment
3N2d DRL
215/898-8159
fay -at- pobox.upenn.edu
department page
 
 
Ralph D. Amado Ralph D. Amado
Professor Emeritus
Nuclear Theory
215/898-8557
amado -at- physics.upenn.edu
department page
 
 
Sidney A. Bludman Sidney A. Bludman
Professor Emeritus
Astrophysics & Cosmology Theory
department page
 
 
Howard Brody Howard Brody
Professor Emeritus
Physics of Sports
2N16 DRL
215/898-8430
brody -at- physics.upenn.edu
department page
 
 
Elias Burstein Elias Burstein
Professor Emeritus
Condensed Matter Experiment
2N20 DRL
215/898-8160
burstein -at- physics.upenn.edu
department page
 
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Michael Cohen Michael Cohen
Professor Emeritus
Condensed Matter Theory
2N14 DRL
215/898-8161
mcohen -at- physics.upenn.edu
department page
 
 
Sherman Frankel Sherman Frankel
Professor Emeritus
High Energy
3N8e DRL
215/898-8146
frankel -at- physics.upenn.edu
department page
 
 
A. Brooks Harris A. Brooks Harris
Professor Emeritus
Condensed Matter Theory
2N22 DRL
215/898-8150
harris -at- physics.upenn.edu
department page
 
 
Robert H. Koch Robert H. Koch
Professor Emeritus
- - -
4N8/4N4 DRL
215/898-7882
rhkoch -at- sas.upenn.edu
department page
 
 
Paul Langacker Paul Langacker
Professor Emeritus
High Energy Theory 
2N10 DRL
215/898-5943
pgl -at- physics.upenn.edu
department page
group page
 
 
Alfred K. Mann Alfred K. Mann
Professor Emeritus
High Energy Experiment
3N2b DRL
215/898-8155
mann -at- physics.upenn.edu
department page
 
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Gino C. Segre Gino C. Segre
Professor Emeritus
High Energy Theory
2N1 DRL
215/898-6105
segre -at- physics.upenn.edu
department page
group page
 
 
W. Selove W. Selove
Professor Emeritus
High Energy Experiment
3N2d DRL
215/898-8159
ws -at- pobox.upenn.edu
department page
 
 
Benjamin S. P. Shen Benjamin S. P. Shen
Professor Emeritus
Astrophysics
- - - DRL
215/222-5757
bshen -at- sas.upenn.edu
department page
 
 
Paul Soven Paul Soven
Professor Emeritus
Condensed Matter Theory
2N32 DRL
215/898-5942
soven -at- physics.upenn.edu
department page
 
 
Walter D. Wales Walter D. Wales
Professor Emeritus
High Energy Experiment
2N18 DRL
215/898-7942
wales -at- physics.upenn.edu
department page
 
 
Roger Walmsley Roger Walmsley
Professor Emeritus
department page
 
 
Robert W. Zurmuhle Robert W. Zurmuhle
Professor Emeritus
Nuclear Physics
department page
 
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