Faculty and Staff

Physics Department Chair

Paul Saulnier, Professor of Physics,1993-
B.S., Hartford, 1983; M.S., Ph.D., Delaware, 1988, 1991.
Special Interests: Optical Physics

Physics Faculty
Thomas Huber, Associate Professor of Physics,1989-
B.S., St. John's, 1983; Ph.D., Wyoming, 1989.
Special Interests: Physics of Musical Instruments, Nuclear and Particle Physics, and Computational Physics.
Steven Mellema, Professor of Physics,1985-
B.A., Gustavus Adolphus, 1972; Ph.D., Ohio, 1983.
Special Interests: History and Philosophy of Physics, Experimental Nuclear Physics, and Asian Culture.
James Miller, Adjunct Instructor of Physics, 2005-
B.S. Physics, University of MN, 1978;
M.S. Physics, University of Michigan, 1980;
M.S. Mechanical Engineering, University of Michigan, 1981.
Special Interests: Building Science, HVAC Systems, and Thermofluids.
Rajan Murgan, Visiting Assistant Professor of Physics, 2008-
B.S. National University of Malaysia, 1999;
M.Sc. University Science Malaysia, 2002;
M.S. Uiversity of Miami, 2006;
Ph.D University of Miami, 2008.
Special interests: Integrable models, Integrability in AdS/CFT.

Chuck Niederriter, Professor of Physics, 1985-
Director of Nobel Conference, 2009-
B.S., Gannon, 1978; M.S., Ph.D., Ohio, 1985, 1985.
Special Interests: Experimental Solid State Physics and Applied Physics.

Jessie Petricka, Assistant Professor of Physics, 2009-
B.A., Carleton College, 2001;
Ph.D., Yale University, 2007.
Special Interests: Atomic and Molecular Physics..
Todd Zimmerman, Visiting Assistant Professor of Physics, 2008-
B.A. Lawrence University 1992;
Ph.D. University of Wisconsin - Madison 2003.
Special Interests: Atomic Collisions, Laser Cooling and Trapping, Nanoclusters and Nanomagnetism.

Emeritus
Dick Fuller, Professor Emeritus of Physics,1968-1999
B.S. Physics and Mathematics, DePauw University, 1955;
M.S. Physics, University of Minnesota, 1958;
Ph.D. Physics, Michigan State University,1964.
Dennis C. Henry, Professor of Physics, 1979-2009
A.B., Wabash, 1967; M.S. Purdue, 1970; Ph.D., Iowa, 1978.
Special Interests: Magnetic Materials and Shielding, Electromagnetic Interference, U.S. Railroad History.

Physics Support Staff

Warren Bidwell, Technical and Computer Services

Linda Hewitt, Physics/MCS Administrative Assistant


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