Faculty

Regular Faculty
Contact Information
Eric Anderson
Anderson, Eric
Principal Lecturer
Undergraduate Program Director
andersoe@umbc.edu
Office: 410-455-5823
Physics, Room 320
Ataca, Can
Associate Professor
ataca@umbc.edu
Office: 410-455-2821
Physics, Room 315
Henrique Barbosa
Barbosa, Henrique
Associate Professor
hbarbosa@umbc.edu
Office: 410-455-1248
Physics, Room 416
Lili Cui
Cui, Lili
Principal Lecturer

Bio

lili@umbc.edu
Office: 410-455-2535
Physics, Room 321
Sebastian Deffner
Deffner, Sebastian
Associate Professor
Chair, Graduate Admissions Committee
deffner@umbc.edu
Office: 410-455-1972
Physics, Room 311
Belay Demoz
Demoz, Belay
Professor
bdemoz@umbc.edu
Office: 410-455-2715
Physics, Room 426
Adi Foord
Foord, Adi
Assistant Professor
foord@umbc.edu
Office: 410-455-1856
Physics, Room 316
Markos Georganopoulos
Georganopoulos, Markos
Associate Professor
georgano@umbc.edu
Office: 410-455-8149
Physics, Room 409
Daniel Gonzales
Gonzales, Daniel
Lecturer
dpgonzales@umbc.edu
Office: 410-455-1943
Physics, Room 324
Cody Goolsby-Cole
Goolsby-Cole, Cody
Senior Lecturer
cagc@umbc.edu
Office: 410-455-1981
Physics, Room 323
Theodosia Gougousi
Gougousi, Theodosia
Professor
Graduate Program Director – Physics
gougousi@umbc.edu
Office: 410-455-6874
Physics, Room 317
Lab: Physics, Room 334B
Michael L. Hayden
Hayden, L. Michael
Professor
hayden@umbc.edu
Office: 410-455-3199
Physics, Room 412
Mark Henriksen
Henriksen, Mark
Associate Professor
henrikse@umbc.edu
Office: 410-455-1980
Physics, Room 414
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Johnson, Anthony
Professor
Director of CASPR
amj@umbc.edu
Office: 410-455-8440
Cell: 732-216-5635
TRC Building, Room 029
Jason Kestner
Kestner, Jason
Associate Professor
Associate Chair
jkestner@umbc.edu
Office: 410-455-2597
Physics, Room 217
J. Vanderlei Martins
Martins, J. Vanderlei
Professor
martins@umbc.edu
Office: 410-455-2764
Physics, Room 429

Labs: 410-455-1924, 1929
Physics, Rooms 006A, 304B & 405

Eileen Meyer
Meyer, Eileen
Associate Professor
meyer@umbc.edu
Office: 410-455-2534
Physics, Room 312
Matthew Pelton
Pelton, Matthew
Professor
Department Chair
mpelton@umbc.edu
Office: 410-455-2532
Physics, Room 218

Lab: 410-455-3068
Physics, Rooms 306B

Todd Pittman
Pittman, Todd
Professor
todd.pittman@umbc.edu
Office:410-455-8114
Physics, Room 318

Lab: 410-455-8114
Physics, Rooms 304C & D

Adriana Rocha Lima
limadri1@umbc.edu
Office: 410-455-6231
Physics, Room 425
Philip Rous
Rous, Philip
Professor
rous@umbc.edu
Physics, Room 309
Yanhua Shih
Shih, Yanhua
Professor
shih@umbc.edu
Office: 410-455-2558
Physics, Room 310

Labs:
Physics, Rooms 010 & 011

L. Larrabee Strow
Strow, L. Larrabee
Research Professor
strow@umbc.edu
Office: 410-455-2528
Physics, Room 432

Lab: 410-455-1935
Physics, Room 404E

Pengwang Zhai
Zhai, Pengwang
Associate Professor
Graduate Program Director – Atmospheric Physics
pwzhai@umbc.edu
Office: 410-455-3682
Physics, Room 313
Zhibo Zhang zhibo.zhang@umbc.edu
Office: 410-455-6315
Physics, Room 418
Affiliated Faculty
Contact Information
Research Faculty
Contact Information
Roberto Borda
Borda, Roberto
Assistant Research Scientist (GESTAR II)
rfborda@umbc.edu
Dominik Cieslak
Cieslak, Dominik
Engineer (GESTAR II)
cieslak@umbc.edu
Sergio De Souza-Machado
DeSouza-Machado, Sergio
Associate Research Scientist (GESTAR II)
sergio@umbc.edu
Office: 410-455-1944
Physics, Room 430
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Doucet, Emery
Postdoctoral Research Associate
Mentor: Dr. Sebastian Deffner
emery.doucet@umbc.edu
Physics, Room 411
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Ferreira Cavalcante, Moallison
Postdoctoral Research Associate
Mentor: Dr. Sebastian Deffner
moallison@umbc.edu
Physics, Room 411
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Guimond, Stephen
Research Scientist (GESTARI II)
sguimond@umbc.edu
Office: 301-614-5809
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Mathew, Reshma
Postdoctoral Research Associate
Mentor: Dr. Matthew Pelton
reshmama@umbc.edu
Physics, Room 427
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Shuvo, Onic
Postdoctoral Research Associate
Mentor: Dr. Eileen Meyer
oishuvo@umbc.edu
Physics, Room 427
Tamas Varnai
Varnai, Tamas
Research Associate Professor (GESTAR II)
varnai@umbc.edu
Office: 301-614-6408
NASA/GSFC
Richard Xu
Xu, Xiaoguang (Richard)
Assistant Research Scientist (GESTAR II)
xxu@umbc.edu
Physics, Room 328
Adjunct Faculty
Contact Information
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Sparks, William
Adjunct Professor
SETI Institute
wsparks@seti.org
wbsparks@umbc.edu
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Worchesky, Terrance
Adjunct Professor
worchesk@umbc.edu
Physics, Room 211
Emeritus Faculty
Contact Information
James Franson
Franson, James
Professor Emeritus
jfranson@umbc.edu
Office: 410-455-8115
Physics, Room 314
Raymond Hoff
Hoff, Raymond
Professor Emeritus
Ivan Kramer
Kramer, Ivan
Associate Professor Emeritus
kramer@umbc.edu
Kevin McCann
McCann, Kevin
Associate Professor Emeritus
kevin.mccann@umbc.edu
Melfi, Harvey
Melfi, Harvey
Professor Emeritus
melfi@umbc.edu
Robert Reno
Reno, Robert
Associate Professor Emeritus
reno@umbc.edu
Morton Rubin
Rubin, Morton
Professor Emeritus
rubin@umbc.edu
Geoffrey Summers
Summers, Geoffrey
Professor Emeritus
gsummers@umbc.edu
T. Jane Turner
Turner, T. Jane
Professor Emeritus
tjturner@umbc.edu
Terrance Worchesky
Worchesky, Terrance
Associate Professor Emeritus
En-Shinn Wu
Wu, En-Shinn
Associate Professor Emeritus
ewu@umbc.edu