Research

The Physics Department engages in many fields of cutting edge research.

Name

Research Area

Cleon E Dean
Ph.D. in Physics
Washington State University

THEORETICAL PHYSICS
Dr. Dean has carried out research on the scattering of both light and sound. He also has a strong interest in general relativity. To lean more, please check Dr. Dean's personal website.

Mark Edwards
Ph.D. in Physics
Johns Hopkins University

THEORETICAL PHYSICS
Dr. Edwards is a theoretical physicist studying the many body theory of ultra-cold atoms in magnetic traps. To learn more, please check Dr. Edwards's personal website and his famous Bose-Einstein Condensation Home Page.

Delena Gatch
Ph.D. in Physics
The University of Georgia

EXPERIMENTAL PHYSICS
Dr. Gatch studies laser spectroscopy in solids.

Clayton Heller
Ph.D. in Astronomy
Yale University

ASTROPHYSICS
Dr. Heller is an Astronomer studying the formation and evolution of galaxies both through observation and numerical simulation. To learn more, please check Dr. Heller's personal website.

Li Ma
Ph.D. in Chemistry
University of Georgia

EXPERIMENTAL CHEMISTRY
Dr. Ma is a biochemisist with specialties in molecular biology and biochemistry. To learn more, please check Dr. Ma's personal website.

Marvin G Payne
Ph.D. in Physics
University of Kentucky

THEORETICAL PHYSICS
Dr. Payne is a theoretical physicist studying problems involving the interaction of laser light with matter.

Xiao-Jun Wang
Ph.D. in Physics
The University of Georgia

EXPERIMENTAL PHYSICS
Dr. Wang is a experimental physicist specializing in laser spectroscopy and biomedical optics. To learn more, please check Dr. Wang's personal website.

Jing-Yuan Zhang
D.Sc. in Physics
Academia Sinica

EXPERIMETAL PHYSICS
Dr. Zhang specializes in nonlinear optics, ultra fast lasers, and has a strong interest in the application of lasers in biology and medicine. To learn more, please check Dr. Zhang's personal website.



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