UNLV Department of Physics and Astronomy

Faculty and Staff

Professor

  • Chen, Changfeng, Ph.D., Peking, 1987. Condensed matter theory
  • Farley, John, W., Ph.D., Columbia, 1977. Laser spectroscopy of molecular ions
  • Kwong, Victor, H.S., Ph.D., Toronto, 1977. Atomic processes in plasmas
  • Lepp, Stephen, Ph.D., Colorado, Boulder, 1984. Atomic and Molecular theory
  • Nicol, Malcolm, Ph.D., U.C. Berkeley, 1963. High pressure physics
  • Pang, Tao, Ph.D., Minnesota, 1989. Condensed matter theory
  • Selser, James, C., Ph.D., (Applied Science), U.C. Davis, 1975. Static and dynamic light scattering from macromolecular systems
  • Shelton, David, P., Ph.D., Manitoba, 1979. Nonlinear optical properties of atoms and molecules
  • Zane, Leonard, I., Ph.D., Duke, 1970.
  • Zygelman, Bernard, Ph.D., CUNY, 1983. Atomic and molecular thoery

Associate Professor

  • Cornelius, Andrew, Ph.D., Washington University, St. Louis, 1996. High Pressure Condensed Matter Physics
  • Rhee, George, Ph.D., (Astronomy), Leiden, 1989. Extragalactic astronomy
  • Smith, Diane Pyper, Ph.D., (Astronomy), U.C. Santa Cruz, 1968. Stellar photometry and spectroscopy
  • Spight, Lon, Ph.D., Nevada, Reno, 1969. Cosmology, interacting galaxies

Assistant Professor

Associate Research Professor

Assistant Research Professor

  • Kim, Eunja, Ph.D., Jeonbuk National University, 1996. Condensed Matter Physics
  • Kumar, Ravhi, Ph.D., Anna University, Chennai, 2000. High Pressure Physics
  • Tschauner, Oliver, PhD, University of Cologne(Koeln), Germany, 1997.

Professor Emeritus

  • Cloud, Stanley, D., Ph.D., Oregon, 1968. Application of electromagnetic fields to soil science
  • Weistrop, Donna, E., Ph.D., (Astronomy) Cal. Tech., 1971. Extragalactic astronomy

Postdoctoral Associate

  • Kurosawa, Ryuichi, Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh, 2001. Stellar Astronomy, Radiative Transfer
  • Liang, Enwei, Ph.D., Chinese Academy of Sciences, 2002. High Energy Astrophysics
  • Ma, Hong, PhD, Florida Atlantic University, 2002.

Adjunct Professor

  • Kukla, Maija, D.Sc., University of Latvia, 1996.
  • Perry, Dale, L., Ph.D., Houston, 1974. Material Science
  • Shaffer, David, D., Ph.D., Cal. Tech., 1974. Radio astronomy and very long baseline interferometry

Research Staff

  • Kilburg, John, B.S., UNLV, 1993. Computer Science
  • O'Donnell, Bill, M.S., UNLV, 1995. Electrical Engineering
  • Sanchez, Amadeo, Research Design Engineer