Faculty

Regular Faculty

Eric Anderson

Anderson, Eric

Teaching Professor

Undergraduate Program Director

Physics 320

andersoe@umbc.edu

410-455-5823

Fabio Anzà

Anzà, Fabio

Assistant Professor

Physics 413

Complex Quantum Systems

fanza@umbc.edu

410-455-2450

Can Ataca

Ataca, Can

Associate Professor

Graduate Program Director – Physics

Physics, Room 315

STEAM Lab

ataca@umbc.edu

410-455-2821

Henrique Barbosa

Barbosa, Henrique

Associate Professor

Graduate Program Director – Atmospheric Physics

Physics 416

Barbosa Group

hbarbosa@umbc.edu

410-455-1248

Lili Cui

Cui, Lili

Teaching Professor

Physics 321

lili@umbc.edu

 410-455-2535

Sebastian Deffner

Deffner, Sebastian

Associate Professor

Chair of Admissions, Physics Graduate Program

Physics 311

Quantum Thermodynamics Group

deffner@umbc.edu

410-455-1972

Belay Demoz

Demoz, Belay

Professor

Physics 427

Demoz Group

bdemoz@umbc.edu

410-455-2715

Geoffrey Diederich

Diederich, Geoffrey

Assistant Professor

Office: Physics 412

Diederich Lab: Physics 406C & D

gdieder2@umbc.edu

410-455-1458

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Foord, Adi

Assistant Professor

Physics 316

Foord Research Group

foord@umbc.edu

410-455-1856

Markos Georganopoulos

Georganopoulos, Markos

Associate Professor

Physics 409

Meyer/Georganopoulos Research Group

georgano@umbc.edu

410-455-8149

Daniel Gonzales

Gonzales, Daniel

Assistant Teaching Professor

Physics 324

dpgonzales@umbc.edu

410-455-1943

Theodosia Gougousi

Gougousi, Theodosia

Professor

Office: Physics 317

Materials Physics Lab: Physics 334B

gougousi@umbc.edu

410-455-6874

Anthony Johnson

Johnson, Anthony

Professor

Director of CASPR

TRC Building, Room 029

amj@umbc.edu
Office: 410-455-1981
Cell: 732-216-5635
Jason Kestner

Kestner, Jason

Professor

Associate Chair

Physics 217

Kestner Group

jkestner@umbc.edu

410-455-2597

J. Vanderlei Martins

Martins, J. Vanderlei

Professor

Office: Physics 429

Earth and Space Institute: Physics 006A, 304B & 405

martins@umbc.edu
Office: 410-455-2764
Labs: 410-455-1924, 410-455-1929
Eileen Meyer

Meyer, Eileen

Professor

Physics 312

Meyer/Georganopoulos Research Group

meyer@umbc.edu

410-455-2534

Benjamin Owen

Owen, Benjamin

Professor

Physics 426

bjowen@umbc.edu

410-455-1951

Matthew Pelton

Pelton, Matthew

Professor
Department Chair

Office: Physics 218

Laboratory for Optical Studies of Nanoscale Physics: Physics 306B

mpelton@umbc.edu

Office: 410-455-2532

Lab: 410-455-3068

Todd Pittman

Pittman, Todd

Professor

Office: Physics 318

Quantum Information Group: Physics 304C & D

todd.pittman@umbc.edu
410-455-8114

Adriana Rocha Lima

Rocha Lima, Adriana

Assistant Professor

Office: Physics 425

Laboratory for Atmospheric Studies and Particle Light Interaction: Physics 406A

limadri1@umbc.edu

410-455-6231

Alexander Senichev

Senichev, Alexander

Assistant Professor

Office: Physics 309

Lab: Physics 306C & 307

senichev@umbc.edu
Yanhua Shih

Shih, Yanhua

Professor

Office: Physics 310

Quantum Optics Laboratory: Physics 010 & 011

shih@umbc.edu

410-455-2558

Pengwang Zhai

Zhai, Pengwang

Professor
Chair of Admissions, Atmospheric Physics Graduate Program

Physics 313

Atmospheric and Ocean Optics Group

pwzhai@umbc.edu

410-455-3682

Zhibo Zhang

Zhang, Zhibo

Professor

Physics 418

Aerosol, Cloud, Radiation-Observation and Simulation (ACROS) Group

zhibo.zhang@umbc.edu

410-455-6315

Affiliated Faculty

Craig, Susanne

Affiliate Professor

GESTAR II

susanne.e.craig@nasa.gov

McBride, Brent

Affiliate Assistant Professor

Earth Space Institute

mcbride1@umbc.edu

Song, Qianqian

Affiliate Assistant Professor

GESTAR II

qq.song@umbc.edu

Zhang, Haocheng

Affiliate Assistant Professor

CSST

haocheng@umbc.edu

Research Faculty

Roberto Borda

Borda, Roberto

Assistant Research Scientist

GESTAR II

rfborda@umbc.edu
Dominik Cieslak

Cieslak, Dominik

Engineer

GESTAR II

cieslak@umbc.edu
Sergio DeSouza-Machado

DeSouza-Machado, Sergio

Associate Research Scientist

Office: Physics 430

GESTAR II

sergio@umbc.edu

410-455-1944

Kalsi, Tara

Postdoctoral Research Associate

Mentor: Dr. Sebastian Deffner

Physics 411

Quantum Thermodynamics Group

tkalsi@umbc.edu

Oda, Yasuo

Postdoctoral Research Associate

Mentor: Dr. Jason Kestner

Physics 408

Kestner Group

yoda1@umbc.edu

Rajbhandari, Binod

Postdoctoral Research Associate

Mentor: Dr. Benjamin Owen

Physics 423

binodrb@umbc.edu
Varnai, Tamas

Varnai, Tamas

Research Professor

NASA/GSFC

GESTAR II

varnai@umbc.edu

301-614-6408

Xu, Xiaoguang (Richard)

Research Associate Professor

Physics 328

GESTAR II

xxu@umbc.edu

Adjunct Faculty

William Sparks

Sparks, William

Adjunct Professor

SETI Institute

wsparks@seti.org

wbsparks@umbc.edu

Emeritus Faculty

James Franson

Franson, James

Professor Emeritus

Physics 314

Quantum Information Group

jfranson@umbc.edu

410-455-8115

L. Michael Hayden

Hayden, L. Michael

Professor Emeritus

hayden@umbc.edu
Raymond Hoff

Hoff, Raymond

Professor Emeritus

hoff@umbc.edu
Ivan Kramer

Kramer, Ivan

Associate Professor Emeritus

kramer@umbc.edu
Kevin McCann

McCann, Kevin

Associate Professor Emeritus

kevin.mccann@umbc.edu
Harvey Melfi

Melfi, Harvey

Professor Emeritus

melfi@umbc.edu

Reno, Robert

Associate Professor Emeritus

reno@umbc.edu
Morton Rubin

Rubin, Morton

Professor Emeritus

rubin@umbc.edu
L. Larrabee Strow

Strow, L. Larrabee

Physics Professor Emeritus

Currently a Senior Research Scientist with GESTAR II

strow@umbc.edu

Geoffrey Summers

Summers, Geoffrey

Professor Emeritus

gsummers@umbc.edu
Jane T. Turner

Turner, T. Jane

Professor Emeritus

tjturner@umbc.edu
Terrance Worchesky

Worchesky, Terrance

Associate Professor Emeritus

worchesk@umbc.edu
En-Shinn Wu

Wu, En-Shinn

Associate Professor Emeritus

ewu@umbc.edu