Faculty

Alina Alb, Research Assistant Professor

Ph.D., Tulane University (2004)

Field of Research: Polymer Physics & Biophysics

 

Gábor Csonka, Adjunct Professor

Ph.D., Budapest University of Technology (1993)

Field of Research: Solid State Theory/Density Functional Theory

 

Stefano Curtarolo, Adjunct Professor

Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology (2003)

Field of Research: Solid State Theory/Density Functional Theory

 

Ulrike Diebold, Professor

Yahoo! Founder Chair in Science and Engineering

Ph.D., Technische Universitaet Wien (1990)

Field of Research: Surface Science

 

David L. Ederer, Emeritus Professor

Ph.D., Cornell University (1963)

Field of Research: Experimental Solid State Physics

 

Don Gaver, Adjunct Professor (Professor of Biomedical Engineering)

Ph.D., Northwestern University (1988)

Field of Research: Fluid Dynamics and Transport Mechanisms

 

Norman Horwitz, Professor of Practice

B.M.E., University of Pittsburgh (19--)

Field of Research: Industrial Engineering

 

Vijay T. John, Adjunct Professor (Professor of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering)

D.Eng.Sci., Columbia University (1982)

Field of Research: Self Assembly and Nanostructured Materials

 

Lev Kaplan, Assistant Professor

Ph.D., Harvard University (1996)

Field of Research: Quantum Chaos

 

Dae Ho Kim, Assistant Professor

Ph.D., Seoul National University (2003)

Field of Research: Thin-Film and Nanostructure Materials

 

Shao-Chun Li, Research Assistant Professor

Ph.D., Chinese Academy of Science (2004)

Field of Research: Surface Science

 

James M. MacLaren, Professor

Dean, Newcomb-Tulane College

Ph.D., Imperial College, London (1986)

Field of Research: Theoretical Solid State Physics

 

Zhiqiang Mao, Professor

Ph.D., University of Science and Technology of China (1992)

Field of Research: Low Temperature Condensed Matter Physics

 

James H. McGuire, Professor (Department Chair)

Murchison-Mallory Professor of Physics

Ph.D., Northeastern (1969)

Field of Research: Theoretical Atomic Physics & Physics Instruction

 

Guy Norton, Adjunct Professor

Ph.D., Tulane University (1990)

Field of Research: Theoretical Acoustic Scattering

 

Annette Oertling, Adjunct Professor (Professor of Practice, Biomedical Engineering)

Assistant Dean for K-12 Outreach, School of Science and Engineering

Ph.D., Tulane University (2001)

Field of Research: Science Education and Outreach

 

John P. Perdew, Professor (Graduate Advisor)

Ph.D., Cornell University (1971)

Field of Research: Solid State Theory/Density Functional Theory

 

Lawrence Pratt, Adjunct Professor (Professor of Chemical Engineering)

Herman and George R. Brown Professor of Chemical Engineering

Ph.D., University of Illinois (1977)

Field of Research: Thermodynamics & Statistical Thermodynamics

 

R. Daniel Purrington, Professor

Ph.D., Texas A&M (1966)

Field of Research: Nuclear Physics & History of Physics

 

Wayne F. Reed, Professor (Undergraduate Advisor)

Ph.D., Clarkson (1984)

Field of Research: Polymer Physics & Biophysics

 

George Rosensteel, Professor

Ph.D., Toronto (1975)

Field of Research: Mathematical Physics

 

Adrienn Ruzsinszky, Adjunct Professor

Ph.D., Budapest University of Technology and Economics (2004)

Field of Research: Solid State Theory/Density Functional Theory

 

Timothy M. Schuler, Professor of Practice

Ph.D., Tulane University (2004)

Field of Research: Experimental Solid State Physics & Physics Instruction

 

Khazhgery "Jerry" Shakov, Professor of Practice

Ph.D., Tulane University (2004)

Field of Research: Quantum Control & Physics Instruction

 

Frank Tipler, Professor

Ph.D., University of Maryland (1976)

Field of Research: Relativity & Cosmology

 

Dmitry Uskov, Research Assistant Professor

Ph.D., Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (1984)

Field of Research: Quantum Information and Quantum Metrology

 

Cedric F. Walker, Adjunct Professor (Professor of Biomedical Engineering)

Ph.D., Duke University (1978)

Field of Research: Design of Biological Implant Devices

 

Fred Wietfeldt, Professor

Ph.D., U.C. Berkeley (1994)

Field of Research: Experimental Nuclear Phyiscs