Area of Expertise: Physics
Agnew, Alfonso F.
Professor of Mathematics
Areas of Knowledge
- Twistor theory
- Mathematical issues in gravitational wave physics
- Quantum field theory in curved spacetimes
- Exotic topologies in physics
- Mathematical cosmology
Ahmed, Wylie W.
Assistant Professor of Physics
Areas of Knowledge
- Biotechnology
- Biophysics
- Soft Matter
- Active Matter
- Mechanics of Materials
Childers, J. Greg
Associate Professor of Physics
Areas of Knowledge
- Atomic and molecular physics
- Atomic and molecular collisions
- Low-energy electron spectroscopy
Feagin, Jim M.
Chair and Professor of Physics
Chair
Areas of Knowledge
- Quantum theory
- Atomic, molecular, optical physics theory
- Physics education
Fearn, Heide
Professor of Physics
Areas of Knowledge
- Quantum optics (theoretical)
- Quantum mechanics
Groves, Michael
Assistant Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Areas of Knowledge
- Chemistry
Khakoo, Murtadha A.
Professor of Physics
Chair of Physics Department
Areas of Knowledge
- Atomic and molecular physics
- Experimental atomic collisions
- atomic spectroscopy
Lovelace, Geoffrey
Associate Professor of Physics
Areas of Knowledge
- Gravitational waves
- Merging binary black holes
- General relativity
- Numerical modeling
- High performance computing
Loverude, Michael E.
Professor of Physics
Areas of Knowledge
- Physics education research
- Thermodynamics
- Innovations in teaching physics
- Science preparation of K-12 teachers
Read, Jocelyn S.
Assistant Professor of Physics
Associate Director, Gravitational-Wave Physics and Astronomy Center
Areas of Knowledge
- Gravitational waves
- Neutron stars
- Black holes
Smith, Joshua
Associate Professor of Physics
Director, Gravitational-Wave Physics and Astronomy Center
Areas of Knowledge
- Optics
- Gravitational-wave astronomy
Woodward, James F.
Professor Emeritus of History
Areas of Knowledge
- History of science (especially 19th and 20th century physics)
- Gravitational physics (especially Mach's principle and the origin of inertia)
- Advanced propulsion (especially "breakthrough" propulsion physics)
