Department Directory

Tenured and Tenure-Track Faculty

Physics and Astronomy Tenured and Tenure-Track Faculty
NamePositionContact DetailsOffice HoursResearch Interests
Jaikumar, PrashanthDepartment Chair;
Professor		Prashanth.Jaikumar@csulb.edu
562.985.5592
HSCI-220a		by appointment onlytheoretical nuclear physics, astrophysics, computational physics
Gredig, ThomasUndergraduate Advisor;
Associate Chair;
Professor		Thomas.Gredig@csulb.edu
562.985.4922
HSCI-272d
Appointment with Undergraduate Advisor through Beach Connect		by appointment onlycondensed matter experiments
Gu, JiyeongGraduate Advisor; ProfessorJiyeong.Gu@csulb.edu
562.985.4848
HSCI-264
Book Appointment with Graduate Advisor		 condensed matter experiments
Bill, AndreasProfessorAndreas.Bill@csulb.edu
562.985.8616
HSCI-262		 condensed matter theory, computational physics
Grefe, SarahAssistant ProfessorSarah.Grefe@csulb.edu
562.985.5967
HSCI-266		 condensed matter theory, computational physics, quantum materials systems, nonequilibrium phenomena
Klähn, ThomasAssociate ProfessorThomas.Klaehn@csulb.edu
562.985.2717
HSCI-258		by appointment onlyastrophysics, many particle theory, in-medium quantum chromodynamics
Klotz, AlexAssociate Professor;
Society of Physics Students Advisor		Alex.Klotz@csulb.edu
562.985.8700
HSCI-252		 biophysics, soft materials, complex fluids
Ojeda-Aristizabal, ClaudiaProfessorClaudia.Ojeda-Aristizabal@csulb.edu
562.985.4923
HSCI-248		 condensed matter experiments
Papp, ZoltanProfessorZoltan.Papp@csulb.edu
562.985.4900
HSCI-272c		 few body theory, quantum theory, computational physics
Peterson, MichaelProfessorMichael.Peterson@csulb.edu
562.985.2734
HSCI-272b		on sabbatical Fall 2026condensed matter theory, computational physics
Pickett, GalenProfessorGalen.Pickett@csulb.edu
562.985.4934
HSCI-260		 condensed matter theory, computational physics
Rajpoot, SubhashProfessorSubhash.Rajpoot@csulb.edu
562.985.4847
HSCI-242		by appointment onlyfield theory, elementary particle interactions
Zinn, JoelAssistant ProfessorJoel.Zinn@csulb.edu
HSCI-256		 asteroseismology, stellar physics, galactic archaeology

Lecturers

Physics and Astronomy Lecturers
NameContact DetailsOffice Hours
Bevli, GurmanhanjeetGurmohan.Bevli@csulb.edu
HSCI-272A		 
Blackshire, DionDion.Blackshire@csulb.edu
HSCI-246		 
De La Cruz, VictorVictor.DeLaCruz@csulb.edu
HSCI-250		 
Eleby, JohnaeJohnae.Eleby@csulb.edu
HSCI-250		 
Fournier, JustinJustin.Fournier@csulb.edu
HSCI-220		 
Gomez, AngelAngel.Gomez@csulb.edu
HSCI-240		 
Gutierrez, DiegoDiego.Gutierrez@csulb.edu
HSCI-254		 
Jamali, ShirinShirin.Jamali@csulb.edu
HSCI-270		by appointment only
Keller, ScottScott.Keller@csulb.edu
HSCI-268		 
Lanoye, MichaelMichael.Lanoye@csulb.edu
HSCI-268		 
Lima, CarlosCarlos.Lima@csulb.edu
HSCI-246		 

Staff

Physics and Astronomy Staff
NamePositionContact Details
Grant, JoeyDepartment CoordinatorJoey.Grant@csulb.edu
562.985.7026
HSCI-220
Garcia, YeseniaAdministrative AssistantYesenia.Garcia@csulb.edu
HSCI-220
Conlon, JayInstructional Support/Issue Room TechnicianJay.Conlon@csulb.edu
562.985.4853
HSCI-234
Student AssistantsStudent Assistants562.985.7925
HSCI-220

Special Appointments

Physics and Astronomy Special Appointments
NamePositionContact Details
Duong, KhueScience LibrarianKhue.Duong@csulb.edu
562.985.2641
Library-418

Teaching Associates and Instructional Student Assistants

Physics and Astronomy Teaching Associates and Graduate Assistants
NameEmail and Room
Abdullah, KalebHSCI-251
Acebal, AnthonyAnthony.Acebal-SA@csulb.edu
HSCI-274

Arata, Anthony		HSCI-272A
Bantilan, KaleaHSCI-228
Benitez, EmilianoEmiliano.Benitez-SA@csulb.edu
HSCI-265
Bermudez, ArturoHSCI-251
Bilstad, KobeHSCI-251
Boyce, AidanHSCI-272A
Bush, Gareth DavidHSCI-251
Casas, JorgeHSCI-251
Chavez, JoseJose.Chavez-SA2@csulb.edu
HSCI-274
Christensen, BriannaHSCI-274
Chun, ClaraHSCI-265
Corona, EricEric.Corona-SA@csulb.edu
HSCI-274
Devora, SarahHSCI-265
Du, Zhenxi (Steve)HSCI-272A
Dukesherer, GraceHSCI-251
Dunn, SevenHSCI-274
Estabrooks, BenjaminHSCI-257
Findley, JasmineHSCI-251
Francis Coscia, SamuelHSCI-265
Giudice, Christopher JakeHSCI-251
Hamblin, AniyaHSCI-251
Hoermann, AddisonHSCI-251
Le Blanc, AndrewAndy.LeBlanc-SA@csulb.edu
HSCI-274
Massimino, TannerHSCI-265
Meija, AlanHSCI-265
Nguyen, VyVy.Nguyen-SA6@csulb.edu
HSCI-265
Ochoa, MartinHSCI-251
Ock, Won YongHSCI-265
Padilla, OscarHSCI-274
Pham, VictorHSCI-274
Pinkerton, MichaelHSCI-251
Ramadurai, SamyukthaHSCI-274
Ramesh, PranathiHSCI-274
Razo, FernandaFernanda.Razo-SA@csulb.edu
HSCI-228
Rios, RyanHSCI-265
Ross Samaniego, EmmaHSCI-228
Ruocco, Gianluca Gaspare AntonioHSCI-251
Schmitt, ConradHSCI-265
Serrata, MarkHSCI-265
Vaidya, MayaHSCI-228
Vasilev, MarioHSCI-257
Williams, Lael - RiverHSCI-251
Zendejas, JaimeHSCI-274
Zhang, TianfeiTianfei.Zhang-SA@csulb.edu
HSCI-274

Emeriti and Former Tenured and Tenure-Track Faculty

Emeriti and Former Lecturer Faculty

  • Tamara Araya
  • Jessica Asbell
  • Chris Burgess
  • Kuan-Wen Chuang
  • Michael Frey
  • Montserrat Geier (Emerita)
  • Dylan Gilbert
  • Kim Gordon
  • Laura Henriques (Emerita)
  • George Kuck
  • Nicholas Lozano
  • Mariyeh Mafi
  • Eric Muckley
  • Hitoshi Nishino
  • Deepak Sharma
  • Jasmina Stankovic
  • Slobodan (Bob) Stankovic
  • Hiroki Sunahata
  • Hooshang Tahsiri
  • Mark Tang
  • Nicholas Werner
  • Robert Woodhouse
  • Rod Ziolkowski

Former Staff

  • Korin Coombs
  • Sandy Dana
  • Lisa Dignadice
  • Irene Howard
  • Nicholas Lozano
  • Mark McLaughlin
  • Sergio Mendoza
  • Amber Robertson
  • Rachel Robnett
  • John Shaw
  • Henry Sundland
  • Nicole Torres
  • Tony Torres