Research

Faculty in the Physics Department have research programs in a wide range of areas. Students at all levels are encouraged to discuss opportunities for contributing to faculty research with one of the faculty members listed below:

Susan M. Fischer: Nuclear physics
Gabriela Gonzalez-Aviles: Materials science
Christopher G. Goedde: Nonlinear optics, dynamical systems, computational physics
Eric Landahl: Ultra-fast physics
Robert Matson: Complex fluids
Jesus Pando: Cosmology
Anuj P. Sarma: Star formation, radio astronomy

Recent Publications:

• A. P. Sarma, E. Momjian, T. H. Troland, and R. M. Crutcher, "Very Large Array H I Zeeman Observations of NGC 1275 (Perseus A)," Astronomical Journal 130, 2566 (2005)
• H. Imai and A. P. Sarma,"The Kinematics, Physical Condition and Magnetic Field of the W3 IRS 5 region," Astrophysics and Space Science 295, 71 (2005)
• C. Y. Lin, S. N. Cho, C. G. Goedde, and S. Lichter, "When is a one-dimensional lattice small?" Physical Review Letters 82, 259 (1999).