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Tenured and Tenure-Track Faculty
| Name | Contact Details | Office Hours | Research Interests |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bill, Andreas Department Chair; Professor |
E: Andreas.Bill@csulb.edu P: 562.985.8616 O: HSCI-220a Book Appointment with Chair |
by appointment | condensed matter theory, computational physics |
| Gu, Jiyeong Undergraduate Advisor; Professor |
E: Jiyeong.Gu@csulb.edu P: 562.985.4848 O: HSCI-264 Appointment with Undergraduate Advisor through Beach Connect |
Tue 10:00am-11:00am; Wed 1:00pm-2:00pm; or by appointment (email) |
condensed matter experiments |
| Jaikumar, Prashanth Graduate Advisor; Associate Chair; Professor |
E: Prashanth.Jaikumar@csulb.edu P: 562.985.5592 O: HSCI-272e Book Appointment with Graduate Advisor |
Thu 4:00pm-5:00pm | theoretical nuclear physics, astrophysics, computational physics |
| Gredig, Thomas Professor |
E: Thomas.Gredig@csulb.edu P: 562.985.4922 O: HSCI-272d |
Mon 9:30am-10:30am; Thu 11:00am-12:00pm; or by appointment |
condensed matter experiments |
| Hintzen, Paul Professor (FERP) |
E: Paul.Hintzen@csulb.edu P: 562.985.8619 O: HSCI-244 |
astronomy | |
| Klähn, Thomas Assistant Professor |
E: Thomas.Klaehn@csulb.edu P: 562.985.2717 O: HSCI-258 |
First 30 mins after lecture; or by appointment |
astrophysics, many particle theory, in-medium quantum chromodynamics |
| Klotz, Alex Assistant Professor |
E: Alex.Klotz@csulb.edu P: 562.985.8700 O: HSCI-252 |
Thu 3:00pm-4:00pm | biophysics, soft materials, complex fluids |
| Kwon, Chuhee Professor |
E: Chuhee.Kwon@csulb.edu P: 562.985.5967 O: HSCI-266 |
PHYS 254: Mon 10:00am-11:00am; Wed 3:30pm-4:30pm; or by appointment PHYS 480/580: Wed 9:30am-10:30am; Thu 12:45pm-1:45pm; or by appointment |
condensed matter experiments |
| Ojeda-Aristizabal, Claudia Society of Physics Student Advisor; Assistant Professor |
E: Claudia.Ojeda-Aristizabal@csulb.edu P: 562.985.4923 O: HSCI-248 |
PHYS 151: Fri 2:30pm-3:30pm PHYS 450: Fri 1:30pm-2:30pm |
condensed matter experiments |
| Papp, Zoltan Professor |
E: Zoltan.Papp@csulb.edu P: 562.985.4900 O: HSCI-272c |
Mon 4:45pm-5:45pm; 15 mins after each class; or by appointment (email) |
few body theory, quantum theory, computational physics |
| Peterson, Michael Associate Professor |
E: Michael.Peterson@csulb.edu P: 562.985.2734 O: HSCI-272b |
Thu after class; or by appointment (email) |
condensed matter theory, computational physics |
| Pickett, Galen Professor |
E: Galen.Pickett@csulb.edu P: 562.985.4934 O: HSCI-260 |
Mon 10:00am-10:50am; Wed 10:00am-10:50am; Fri 10:00am-10:50am; or by appointment |
condensed matter theory, computational physics |
| Rajpoot, Subhash Professor |
E: Subhash.Rajpoot@csulb.edu P: 562.985.4847 O: HSCI-242 |
Wed 3:15pm-4:00pm; or by appointment |
field theory, elementary particle interactions |
Lecturers
| Name | Contact Details | Office Hours | Research Interests |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asbell, Jessica | E: Jessica.Asbell@csulb.edu P: 562.985.7925 O: HSCI-254 |
Mon 6:00pm-7:00pm; Tue 11:00am-12:00pm; Thu 11:00am-12:00pm; Fri 3:00pm-4:00pm |
astronomy |
| Beck, Kathryn | E: Kathryn.Beck@csulb.edu | Sat 10:00am-11:00am; or by appointment (co-teaching PHYS491B with Meredith Casalino) |
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| Casalino, Meredith | E: Meredith.Casalino@csulb.edu | Mon 5:00pm-6:00pm; or by appointment (co-teaching PHYS491B with Kathryn Beck) |
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| Chuang, Kuan-Wen | E: Kuanwen.Chuang@csulb.edu P: 562.985.7925 O: HSCI-270 |
PHYS 100A Sect 1: Tue 9:30am-10:45am; or by appointment PHYS 100A Sect 18 Mon 3:30pm-4:45pm; or by appointment PHYS 100B Sect 1: Thu 12:30pm-1:45pm; or by appointment PHYS 151 Sect 4: Tue 12:30pm-1:45pm; or by appointment PHYS 152 Sect 3: Wed 10:00am-11:15am or by appointment |
high energy astrophysics |
| de la Cruz, Victor | E: Victor.DeLaCruz-SA@csulb.edu | PHYS 100A Sect 4: Mon 11:00am-12:30pm; or by appointment (email) PHYS 100A Sect 12: Tue 9:30am-10:30am; or by appointment (email) PHYS 100A Sect 15: Thu 11:30am-12:30pm; or by appointment (email) PHYS 100B Sect 8: Wed 10:00am-11:00am; or by appointment (email) |
experimental physics and materials science |
| Eisenberg, David Teacher in Residence |
E: David.Eisenberg@csulb.edu P: 562.985.7925 O: HSCI-268 |
Thu 4:30pm-5:00pm, 7:45pm-8:15pm | |
| Eleby, Johnae | E: Johnae.Eleby@csulb.edu P: 562.985.7925 O: HSCI-268 |
Mon 9:00am-10:00am, 11:00am-12:00pm; Tue 11:00am-1:00pm |
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| Geier, Montserrat | E: Montserrat.Geier@csulb.edu P: 562.985.7925 O: HSCI-268 |
ASTR 100: Tue 11:00a-12:15pm; or by appointment PHYS 100A: Mon 2:00pm-3:15pm; or by appointment PHYS 100B: Wed 2:00pm-3:15pm; or by appointment PHYS 151: Thu 12:00pm-1:15pm; or by appointment |
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| Gutierrez, Diego | E: Diego.Gutierrez@csulb.edu P: 562.985.7925 O: HSCI-256 |
Tue 2:00pm-3:00pm, 7:00pm-8:00pm; Thu 1:00pm-3:00pm, 7:00pm-8:00pm |
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| Mafi, Mariyeh | E: Mariyeh.Mafi@csulb.edu P: 562.985.7925 O: HSCI-256 |
PHSC: Wed 11:50am-12:50am PHYS 100A: Thu 12:00pm-1:00pm; or by appointment PHYS 151: Thu 10:00am-12:00pm |
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| Nishino, Hitoshi | E: H.Nishino@csulb.edu P: 562.985.7925 O: HSCI-240 |
Mon 4:00pm-5:00pm; or by appointment |
high energy physics, particle physics, field theory |
| Woodhouse, Robert | E: Robert.Woodhouse@csulb.edu P: 562.985.7925 O: HSCI-272a |
ASTR 100: Tue 2:00pm-3:00pm; or by appointment PHYS 100B: Wed 2:00pm-3:15pm; or by appointment |
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| Ziolkowski, Rod | E: Rod.Ziolkowski@csulb.edu P: 562.985.7925 O: HSCI-256 |
Mon 11:00am-12:00pm, 12:30pm-1:00pm, 3:45pm-4:15pm |
Special Appointments
| Name | Contact Details | Office Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Duong, Khue Science Librarian |
E: Khue.Duong@csulb.edu P: 562.985.2641 O: Library-418 |
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| Henriques, Laura Professor - Science Education & Physics |
E: Laura.Henriqes@csulb.edu P: 562.985.1408 O: HSCI-214 |
Thu 4:00pm-5:00pm; or by appointment |
| Usufzy, Mary SPS President |
E: Mary.Usufzy@student.csulb.edu P: 562.985.7925 O: HSCI-276 |
Staff
| Name | Position | Contact Details |
|---|---|---|
| Dignadice, Lisa | Administrative Assistant | E: Lisa.Dignadice@csulb.edu P: 562.985.7925 O: HSCI-220 |
| Coombs, Korin | Administrative Coordinator | E: Korin.Coombs@csulb.edu P: 562.985.7026 O: HSCI-220 |
| Conlon, Jay | Instructional Support/Issue Room Technician | E: Jay.Conlon@csulb.edu P: 562.985.4853 O: HSCI-234 |
| McLaughlin, Mark | Instructional Support/Issue Room Technician | E: Mark.Mclaughlin@csulb.edu P: 562.985.4853 O: HSCI-234 |
| Student Assistants | Student Assistants | P: 562.985.7925 O: HSCI-220 |
Teaching Associates and Graduate Assistants
| Name | Contact Details | Office Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Ashas, Mohamad | E: Mohamad.Ashas@student.csulb.edu | PHSC 112 Sect 6: Wed 11:45am-12:30pm PHSC 112 Sect 8: Wed 12:30pm-1:15pm PHSC 112 Sect 10: Wed 1:15pm-2:00pm |
| Bergner, Derek | E: Derek.Bergner@student.csulb.edu | PHYS 100A: Tue 11:30am-12:30pm; or by appointment (email) GA 450: Tue 1:00pm-2:00pm |
| Blackshire, Dion | E: Dion.Blackshire@student.csulb.edu | PHSC 112: Tue 11:00am-12:00pm PHYS 100B Sect 04: Mon 3:00pm-4:00pm PHYS 100B Sect 09: Wed 3:00pm-4:00pm PHYS 151 Sect 06: Mon 1:00pm-2:00pm |
| Bowman, Trevor | E: Trevor.Bowman@student.csulb.edu | Thu 6:50pm-7:30pm |
| Brulc, Angelic | E: Angie.Brulc01@student.csulb.edu | Mon 11:30am-1:00pm; or by appointment (email) |
| Cassar, Nicholas | E: Nicholas.Cassar01@student.csulb.edu | PHYS 152 Sect 06: Tue 1:00pm-1:40pm PHYS 152 Sect 15: Fri 11:00am-11:40am |
| Fischer, Paul | E: Paul.Fischer@student.csulb.edu | PHYS 151: Thu 10:30am-11:10am GA 562: Thu 11:10am-11:50am |
| Ford, Colin | E: Colin.Ford@student.csulb.edu | Tue 11:00am-11:45am; Thu 11:00am-11:45am |
| Garcia, Edgar | E: Edgar.Garcia04@student.csulb.edu | ASTR 100L: Wed 1:00pm-2:00pm GA: Tue 1:00pm-2:00pm |
| Gomez, Angel | E: Angel.Gomez01@student.csulb.edu | Wed 1:00pm-3:00pm; or by appointment (email) GA 340B: Fri 11:00am-12:00pm |
| Gonzalez, Bryan | E: T.GonzalezBaldizon01@student.csulb.edu | Tue 10:00am-10:50am |
| Halls, Spencer | E: Spencer.Halls@student.csulb.edu | PHYS 100A Sect 08: Tue 5:00pm-6:00pm; or by appointment (email) PHYS 100A Sect 09: Wed 5:00pm-6:00pm; or by appointment (email) |
| Holling Jr., Dave | E: Dave.Holling@student.csulb.edu | Tue 1:00pm-2:00pm; Thu 11:00am-12:00pm |
| Juan, Lydia | E: Lydia.Juan@student.csulb.edu | Tue 2:00pm-3:00pm |
| Karzai, Emran | E: Emran.Karzai@student.csulb.edu | Mon 10:00am-10:40am, 11:00am-11:40am, 12:00pm-12:40pm; Tue 12:00pm-12:40pm |
| Lima, Carlos | E: Carlos.Lima@student.csulb.edu | PHYS 151 Sect 14: Mon 9:00am-9:40am PHYS 151 Sect 18: Thu 2:00pm-2:40pm |
| Lozano, Nicholas | E: Nicholas.Lozano01@student.csulb.edu | Mon 3:00pm-4:30pm |
| Luna, Cristopher | E: Cristopher.Luna@student.csulb.edu | Mon 11:00am-12:00pm, 1:00pm-2:00pm; Wed 11:00am-12:00pm; Thu 1:00pm-2:00pm; or by appointment (email) |
| Minaker, Zachary | E: Zachary.Minaker@student.csulb.edu | PHSC 112 Sect 5: Tue 2:50p-3:50pm PHYS 152: Tue 5:00pm-5:45pm GA: Fri 4:00pm-5:00pm |
| Modjtahedzadeh, Kam | E: Kam.Modjtahedzadeh01@student.csulb.edu | Thu 10:00am (40-60 mins) |
| Molina, Everardo | E: Everardo.Molina@student.csulb.edu | Fri 11:00am-12:00pm GA: Fri 10:00am-11:00am |
| Omidwar, Amir | E: Amir.Omidwar@student.csulb.edu | Tue 7:00pm-8:00pm; Thu 7:00pm-8:00pm |
| Park, Luke | E: Luke.Park01@student.csulb.edu | Mon 2:00pm-2:40pm |
| Ragotskie, Joshua | E: Josh.Ragotskie@student.csulb.edu | Wed 2:15pm-3:15pm |
| Rawal, Shaina | E: Shaina.Rawal@student.csulb.edu | Tue 3:20pm-4:00pm; Thu 3:20pm-4:00pm; Fri 9:20am-10:00am |
| Rincon, Adriana | E: Adriana.Rincon@student.csulb.edu | Mon 2:00pm-3:00pm (Tue Lab); Tue 11:00am-12:00pm (Wed Lab) Wed 11:00am-12:00pm (Thu Lab); GA Geier: Mon 3:00pm-4:00pm |
| Roberts, Michael | E: Grant.Roberts01@student.csulb.edu | Mon 4:00pm-5:00pm; Wed 4:00pm-5:00pm |
| Smallwood, Seann | E: Seann.Smallwood01@student.csulb.edu | Fri 2:30pm-3:15pm |
| Tandy, Laura | E: Laura.Tandy01@student.csulb.edu | Fri 9:00am-10:30am |
| Towne, Ryan | E: Ryan.Towne@student.csulb.edu | PHYS 151: Tue 1:00pm-2:00pm PHYS 152: Tue 12:00pm-12:40pm |
| Werner, Nicholas | E: Nicholas.Werner@student.csulb.edu | Tue 6:00pm-7:00pm; Wed 2:00pm-3:00pm |
| Zafra, Alejandro | E: Alejandro.Zafra01@student.csulb.edu | PHYS 151 Sect 27: Thu 1:00pm-2:00pm PHYS 151 Sect 30: Wed 4:00pm-5:00pm |
Emeriti and Former Faculty
- Yohannes Abate
- Zahur Anwar
- R.D. Ayers
- Mladen Barbic
- Christian Bracher
- Lowell Eliason
- Simon George
- M. Gross
- Zvonimir Hlousek
- C.Y. Hu
- Pat Kenealy
- Larry S. Lerner
- Alfred Leung
- Ken Luke
- Jack Munsee
- Seeman Salem
- Bruce Scott
- K.Y. Shen
- Cramer W. Shultz
- Edwin L. Woollett
- A.F. Yano
Former Lecturers and Staff
- Sandy Dana
- Michael Frey
- Kim Gordon
- Irene Howard
- George Kuck
- Eric Muckley
- Deepak Sharma
- Jasmina Stankovic
- Slobodan (Bob) Stankovic
- Hiroki Sunahata
- Hooshang Tahsiri
- Mark Tang