Department of Physics Graduate Program - 103-33 - Pasadena - California - 91125

	ADHIKARI, Rana  (rana@caltech) Assistant Professor of Physics, Ph.D., MIT, 2004  Gravitational wave detection, LIGO
	BARISH, Barry C.  (barish_b@ligo) Ronald and Maxine Linde Professor of Physics Emeritus, Ph.D., Berkeley, 1962  Experimental high-energy physics; gravitational wave detection
	Bock, James  (jjb@astro) Senior Faculty Associate Ph.D., Berkeley, 1994  Experimental cosmology, infrared astrophysics
	CHEN, Yanbei  (yanbei@tapir) Assistant Professor of Physics, Ph.D., Caltech, 2003  Theoretical astrophysics, gravitational wave detection
	CROSS, Michael C.  (mcc@caltech) Professor of Physics, Ph.D., Cambridge, 1975  Condensed matter theory; nonequilibrium physics
	DREVER, Ronald W.P.  (rdrever@caltech) Lee A. DuBridge Professor of Physics Emeritus, Ph.D., Glasgow, 1958  Experimental gravitation; gravitational wave detection
	EISENSTEIN, James P.  (jpe@caltech) Frank J. Roshek Professor of Physics and Applied Physics, Ph.D., Berkeley, 1980  Experimental condensed matter, low dimensional electronic systems
	FILIPPONE, Bradley W.  (brad@krl) Professor of Physics, Ph.D., Chicago, 1982  Experimental nuclear physics, nuclear astrophysics
	FISHER, Matthew P.A.  (mpaf@caltech) Earle C. Anthony Professor of Physics, Ph.D., U of Illinois, 1986  Theoretical condensed matter physics
	FRAUTSCHI, Steven C.  (scf@theory) Professor of Physics Emeritus, Ph.D, Stanford, 1958  Theoretical particle physics
	GOLDREICH, Peter M.  (pmg@gps) Lee A. DuBridge Professor of Astrophysics and Planetary Physics Emeritus, Ph.D., Cornell, 1960  Theoretical astrophysics
	GOODSTEIN, David L.  (dg@caltech) Frank J. Gilloon Distinguished Teaching and Service Professor Emeritus, Ph.D., Washington, 1965  Two-dimensional matter, surfaces and interfaces, equilibrium and dynamical behavior at phase transitions
	GOLWALA, Sunil  (golwala@caltech) Assistant Professor of Physics, Ph.D. Berkeley, 2000  Observational cosmology, particle astrophysics
	GUKOV, Sergei  (gukov@theory) Professor of Physics & Mathematics, Ph.D. Princeton, 2001  Theoretical high-energy physics, superstring theory, mathematical physics
	HARRISON, Fiona A.  (fiona@srl) Professor of Physics and Astronomy, Ph.D. Berkeley, 1993  X-ray and gamma-ray astrophysics and instrumentation
	HIRATA, Christopher M.  (hchirata@tapir) Assistant Professor of Astrophysics, Ph.D., Princeton, 2005  Theory of high-redshift universe; cosmic microwave background data analysis; high redshift 21 cm radiation; weak gravitation lensing
	HITLIN, David  (hitlin@hep) Professor of Physics, Ph.D., Columbia, 1968  Experimental high-energy physics
	KAMIONKOWSKI, Marc  (kamion@tapir) John Robinson Professor of Theoretical Astrophysics, Ph.D., Chicago, 1991  Theoretical astrophysics, cosmology, cosmic microwave background anisotropies
	KAPUSTIN, Anton  (kapustin@theory) Associate Professor of Physics, Ph.D., Caltech, 1997  Theoretical high-energy physics, superstring theory
	KIMBLE, H. Jeff  (hjkimble@caltech) William L. Valentine Professor of Physics, Ph.D., Rochester, 1978  Experimental quantum optics
	KITAEV, Alexei  (kitaev@iqi) Professor of Physics & Computer Science, Ph.D., L.D. Landau Institute for Theoretical Physics, 1989  Theoretical physics, computer science
	LANGE, Andrew E.  (ael@astro) Marvin L. Goldberger Professor of Physics  Chair, Division of Physics, Mathematics & Astronomy, Ph.D., Berkeley, 1987  Experimental cosmology
	LIBBRECHT, Kenneth G.  (kgl@caltech) Executive Officer for Physics, Professor of Physics, Ph.D., Princeton, 1984  Gravitational wave detection; crystal growth
	LINDBLOM, Lee  (lindblom@tapir) Senior Research Associate, Ph.D., Maryland, 1978  Gravitational physics, theoretical astrophysics
	MARTIN, Christopher R.  (cmartin@srl) Professor of Physics, Ph.D., Berkeley, 1986  Experimental UV, optical and x-ray astrophysics
	MCKEOWN, Robert D.  (bmck@krl) Professor of Physics, Ph.D., Princeton, 1979  Experimental nuclear particle physics; parity-violating electron scattering, neutrino oscillations, ultra-cold neutrons, ultra-high energy cosmic rays
	MOTRUNICH, Olexei I.  (motrunch@caltech) Assistant Professor of Physics, Ph.D., Princeton, 2001  Theoretical condensed matter physics
	NEWMAN, Harvey B.  (newman@hep) Professor of Physics, Sc.D., MIT, 1973  Experimental high-energy physics
	OOGURI, Hirosi  (ooguri@theory) Fred Kavli Professor of Theoretical Physics, Ph.D., Tokyo, 1989  Theoretical high-energy physics, superstring theory
	OTT, Christian D.  (cott@tapir) Assistant Professor of Theoretical Physics, Ph.D., Universitat Potsdam, 2007  Theoretical astrophysics, core-collapse supernovae and gamma-ray bursts
	PECK, Charles W.  (peck@hep) Professor of Physics Emeritus, Ph.D., Caltech, 1964  Experimental high-energy physics
	PHILLIPS, Thomas  (tgp@submm) Director, Caltech Submillimeter Observatory, Altair Professor of Physics, D.Phil., Oxford, 1965  Submillimeter-wave astronomy
	PHINNEY, E. Sterl  (esp@tapir) Professor of Physics, Ph.D., Cambridge, 1983  Active galactic nuclei; high-energy and relativistic astrophysics
	PINE, Jerome  (jpmail@capsi) Professor of Physics, Ph.D., Cornell, 1956  Biophysics, experimental physics
	POLITZER, H. David  (politzer@theory) Nobel Laureate, Richard Chace Tolman Professor of Theoretical Astrophysics, Ph.D., Harvard, 1974  Theoretical physics
	PORTER, Frank C.  (fcp@hep) Option Representative for Physics, Professor of Physics, Ph.D., Berkeley, 1977  Experimental high-energy physics, e+e- collisions
	PRESKILL, John P.  (preskill@theory) John D. MacArthur Professor of Theoretical Physics, Ph.D., Harvard, 1980  Quantum information, quantum computation and quantum coding theory; theoretical elementary  particle physics, gravitation and cosmology
	PRINCE, Thomas A.  (prince@srl) Professor of Physics, Ph.D., Chicago, 1978  Gamma-ray astronomy, ground-based optical interferometry; concurrent computing
	REFAEL, Gil  (refael@caltech) Associate Professor of Physics, Ph.D. Harvard, 2003  Quantum condensed matter theory
	ROUKES, Michael L.  (roukes@caltech) Professor of Physics, Ph.D., Cornell, 1985  Experimental condensed-matter physics, mesoscopic systems at ultralow temperatures, biophysics with nanostructures
	SARI, Re'em  (sari@tapir) Associate Professor of Physics and Planetary Science, Ph.D. Hebrew University, 1998  Theoretical astrophysics and planetary science
	SCHERER, Axel  (etcher@caltech) Director, Kavli Nanoscience Institute, Bernard Neches Professor of Electrical Engineering, Applied Physics & Physics, Ph.D., New Mexico Institute, 1985  Nanofabrication, microoptics and integrated optoelectronics, surface micromachining
	SCHWARZ, John H.  (jhs@theory) Harold Brown Professor of Theoretical Physics, Ph.D., Berkeley, 1966  Theoretical high-energy physics, especially superstring theory
	SIMON, Barry M.  (bsimon@caltech) IBM Professor of Mathematics & Theoretical Physics, Ph.D., Princeton, 1970  Mathematical physics
	SOIFER, B. Thomas  (bts@mop) Director, Spitzer Science Center, Professor of Physics Deputy Chair, Division of Physics, Mathematics & Astronomy, Ph.D., Cornell, 1972  Infrared astronomy
	SPIROPULU, Maria  (smaria@caltech) Associate Professor of Physics, Ph.D., Harvard, 2000  Experimental high energy physics, CMS experiment
	STONE, Edward C.  (ecs@srl) David Morrisroe Professor of Physics, Ph.D., Chicago, 1963  Experimental galactic and solar cosmic rays, magnetosphere physics
	THORNE, Kip S.  (kip@tapir) Richard P. Feynman Professor of Theoretical Physics Emeritus, Ph.D., Princeton, 1965  Relativistic astrophysics; gravitational physics
	TOMBRELLO, Thomas A.   (tat@caltech) William R. Kenan, Jr. Professor of Physics, Ph.D., Rice, 1961  Application of ion beam techniques to material science and surface science, modeling of geophysical processes, radiation damage
	VOGT, Rochus E.   (vogt@caltech) R. Stanton Avery Distinguished Service Professor of Physics Emeritus, Ph.D., Chicago, 1961  Experimental astrophysics, experimental gravitation, gravitational wave detection
	WEINSTEIN, Alan J.   (ajw@caltech) Professor of Physics, Ph.D., Harvard, 1983  Experimental high-energy physics, gravitational wave detection
	WISE, Mark. B.   (wise@theory) John A. McCone Professor of High Energy Physics, Ph.D., Stanford, 1980  Theoretical particle physics, cosmology
	YEH, Nai-Chang   (ncyeh@caltech) Professor of Physics, Ph.D., MIT, 1988  Experimental condensed-matter physics, superconductivity, magnetism, phase transitions
	ZEWAIL, Ahmed H.   (zewail@caltech) Nobel Laureate, Linus Pauling Professor of Chemical Physics, Ph.D., Pennsylvania, 1974  Chemical physics
	ZMUIDZINAS, Jonas   (jonas@caltech) Professor of Physics  Ph.D., Berkeley, 1987  Submillimeter astronomy and instrumentation

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