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Physics Department
Faculty / Staff

Physics Department

Faculty

Mikulski, Paul T.
Department Chair Professor

Walters, Matthew
Commander, USN Associate Chair, Permanent Military Professor
Research Interests
Underwater Acoustics, Noise Interferometry, Deep Water Ambient Noise

Anderson, Dana
Assistant Professor
Research Interests
Astrochemistry, Planet Formation

Basu, Raj
Professor
Research Interests
Liquid Crystals, Nanomaterials, Optical Display Devices

Becker, John
Major, USAF Assistant Professor

Bell, Michael
CAPT, USMC

Bringewatt, Jacob
Assistant Professor
Research Interests
quantum information theory, quantum algorithms, quantum sensing
- bringewa@usna.edu

Carr, Rachel
Assistant Professor
Research Interests
Experimental Particle Physics, Experimental Nuclear Physics

Cimpoiasu, Elena
Professor
Research Interests
Nanomaterials and Composites, Low Temperature Physics, Magnetism, Electric and Thermal Properties

Cornell, Adam
Lab Technician
- cornell@usna.edu

Donovan, Brian F.
Associate Professor
Research Interests
Thermal Transport and Magnetic, Electronic, and Thermally Functional Materials. Applications in Microelectronics, Alternative Energy, and Directed Energy Weapons

Finkenstadt, Daniel K.
Professor

Gilliam, George
Lieutenant, USN
- ggilliam@usna.edu

Hall, Allison
Assistant Professor
Research Interests
Experimental Particle Physics, Scientific Computing

Hartley, Daryl
Professor

Hemminger, Andrew
Commander, USN Instructor

Helton, Joel
Professor
Research Interests
Experimental Condensed Matter Physics

Ivancic, Justin
Commander, USN Assistant Professor
Research Interests
MEMS Acoustic Devices

Jamer, Michelle
Associate Professor
Research Interests
Condensed Matter, Magnetism, Material Science

Klein, Frank
Adjunct Professor
- klein@usna.edu

Knight, Matthew
Assistant Professor
Research Interests
Planetary Science, Astronomy

Larsen, Jeffrey A.
Professor
Research Interests
Observational Astrophysics, Planetary Science, Galactic Structure

Lomax, Jamie
Associate Professor
Research Interests
Massive Stars, Polarimetry, Circumstellar Material

Maddock, Erik
Commander, USNR Instructor
Research Interests
Radiation Therapy, Medical Physics

Malone, Ronald
Assistant Professor
Research Interests
Nuclear Fission, Low-Energy Nuclear Reactions

Manicchia, Michael
Commander, USN Permanent Military Professor
Research Interests
Atom Interferometry, Quantum Sensors, Inertial Navigation

Mann, David
Lieutenant Commander, USN Permanent Military Instructor

McIlhany, Kevin L.
Professor
Research Interests
Machine Learning, Fluid Characterization, MISC

Meyer, Dawn
Lieutenant Commander, USN Permanent Military Instructor

Montgomery, Steven R.
Professor

Morgan, Christopher
Professor
Research Interests
Observational Astrophysics, Gravitational Lensing, Quasar Physics

Mungan, Carl E.
Professor
Research Interests
Laser Systems, Condensed Matter Spectroscopy, Physics Education

Siddon, Bob
Adjunct Professor
- siddon@usna.edu

Torres, Tedman
Lieutenant Commander, USN Permanent Military Instructor

Truex, Katherine
Assistant Professor
Research Interests
Biophysics, Optics, and Nanoscience

West, Brent
Commander, USN Permanent Military Professor
Research Interests
X-Ray Pulsar Astrophysics

Westgate, Mark
Laboratory Technician
- westgate@usna.edu

Witt, Richard
Professor
Research Interests
Experimental Nuclear Physics; Ultrarelativistic Heavy Ions; Scientific Computing

Edmondson, Charles A.
Professor Emeritus
- edmond@usna.edu

Fontanella, John J.
Professor Emeritus
- jjf@usna.edu

Schneider, Carl S.
Professor Emeritus
- schneide@usna.edu

Tankersley, Lawrence L.
Professor Emeritus
- tank@usna.edu