Meet Our Department!
The faculty and staff of the Physics and Astronomy Department are here to help guide you toward success! Our faculty support a wide array of research areas, and teach using active learning techniques across the curriculum.
Beth Ellen Clark Joseph
Professor, Physics and Astronomy
Specialty: Astronomy, Planetary Science, Asteroids, Spectroscopy, Photometry
Colleen Countryman
Associate Professor, Physics and Astronomy
Specialty: Physics Education Research, Development and Assessment of Educational Technologies, Active Learning Techniques
Jerome Fung
Associate Professor, Physics and Astronomy
Specialty: Soft condensed matter/Optics
Luke Keller
Professor, Physics and Astronomy
Specialty: Astrophysics, spectroscopy, art-science connections and collaborations, natural science general education
Eric Leibensperger
Associate Professor, Physics and Astronomy
Specialty: Environmental Physics, Climate Change, Air Quality
Matthew Price
Associate Professor, Physics and Astronomy
Specialty: Physics and Astronomy Education, Small Ground-Based Telescope Observations
Kelley Sullivan
Associate Professor, Physics and Astronomy
Specialty: Student Success and Physics Education
Matthew C. Sullivan
Dana Professor and Chair, Physics and Astronomy
Specialty: Solid State Physics and Pedagogical Physics
Jennifer Mellott
Physics Equipment and Lab Coordinator, Physics and Astronomy
Casey Silidjian
Administrative Assistant, Department of the Environment