Professorial Faculty

Professor of Physics

Atomic, Molecular, and Optical (AMO) Physics; Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in Physics; Gravitational-Wave Physics and Astrophysics;

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Jason F. Alicea

William K. Davis Professor of Theoretical Physics

Theoretical Condensed Matter Physics;

Marco Bernardi

Professor of Applied Physics, Physics and Materials Science; Undergraduate and Graduate Option Representative for Materials Science

Experimental Condensed Matter Physics;

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James J. (Jamie) Bock

Marvin L. Goldberger Professor of Physics; Jet Propulsion Laboratory Senior Research Scientist

Experimental Cosmology; Experimental and Observational Astrophysics; Gravitational-Wave Physics and Astrophysics; Large-Scale Structure and Cosmology;

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Katherine L. (Katie) Bouman

Professor of Computing and Mathematical Sciences, Electrical Engineering and Astronomy; Rosenberg Scholar; Investigator, Heritage Medical Research Institute

Fernando Brandao

Bren Professor of Theoretical Physics

Theoretical Condensed Matter Physics; Quantum Information Science;

Bjoern Bringmann

Assistant Professor of Mathematics

Analysis; Probability;

Katerina Chatziioannou

Professor of Physics; William H. Hurt Scholar

Gravitational-Wave Physics and Astrophysics;

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Xie Chen

Eddleman Professor of Theoretical Physics, Director, Walter Burke Institute for Theoretical Physics

Theoretical Condensed Matter Physics; Quantum Information Science;

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Yanbei Chen

Professor of Physics

Theoretical Astrophysics; Gravitational-Wave Physics and Astrophysics; Quantum Information Science;

Clifford Cheung

John A. McCone Professor of High Energy Physics and Professor of Theoretical Physics; Director, Leinweber Forum for Theoretical Physics

Theoretical High Energy Physics; String Theory and Quantum Gravity;

David Conlon

Professor of Mathematics

Combinatorics; Number Theory;

Nelson Darkwah Oppong

Assistant Professor of Physics

Atomic, Molecular, and Optical (AMO) Physics; Experimental Condensed Matter Physics;

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Katherine R. de Kleer

Professor of Planetary Science and Astronomy; Hufstedler Family Scholar

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Vesselin Dimitrov

Professor of Mathematics

Algebraic Geometry; Number Theory;

S. George Djorgovski

Professor of Astronomy and Data Science

Transients and Compact Objects; Large-Scale Structure and Cosmology; Astroinformatics and Sky Surveys; Quasars and Active Galactic Nuclei;

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Caltech Assistant Professor of Astronomy Kareem El-Badry

Kareem J. El-Badry

Associate Professor of Astronomy

Experimental and Observational Astrophysics; Transients and Compact Objects; Galaxy Evolution and the Intergalactic Medium;

Manuel A. Endres

Professor of Physics

Atomic, Molecular, and Optical (AMO) Physics; Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in Physics; Experimental Condensed Matter Physics; Quantum Information Science;

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Bradley W. Filippone

Francis L. Moseley Professor of Physics

Experimental High Energy Physics; Nuclear Physics;

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Matthias Flach

Professor of Mathematics

Algebra; Algebraic Geometry; Number Theory;

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James (Jim) Fuller

Professor of Theoretical Astrophysics

Experimental and Observational Astrophysics; Theoretical Astrophysics; Exoplanets and Low-Mass Stars; Stellar Astrophysics; Transients and Compact Objects;

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Sunil Golwala

Professor of Physics; Deputy Executive Officer for Astrophysics

Experimental Cosmology; Experimental High Energy Physics; Experimental and Observational Astrophysics;

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Thomas B. Graber

Professor of Mathematics

Algebraic Geometry; String Theory (Mathematical Aspects);

Sergei Gukov

John D. MacArthur Professor of Theoretical Physics and Mathematics

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in Physics; Theoretical High Energy Physics; Geometry and Topology; Mathematical and Machine Learning; Mathematical Physics; Quantum Topology; String Theory (Mathematical Aspects);

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Portrait of Professor of Astronomy Gregg Hallinan

Gregg W. Hallinan

Professor of Astronomy; Director, Owens Valley Radio Observatory

Fiona A. Harrison

Harold A. Rosen Professor of Physics

Experimental and Observational Astrophysics; Astroinformatics and Sky Surveys;

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Lynne Hillenbrand

Professor of Astronomy

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David G. Hitlin

Professor of Physics

Experimental High Energy Physics;

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Philip F. Hopkins

Ira S. Bowen Professor of Theoretical Astrophysics

Theoretical Astrophysics;

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Andrew W. Howard

Professor of Astronomy; Executive Officer for Astronomy

Exoplanets and Low-Mass Stars;

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David Hsieh

Donald A. Glaser Professor of Physics; Executive Officer for Physics

Experimental Condensed Matter Physics;

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Hsin-Yuan (Robert) Huang

Assistant Professor of Theoretical Physics; William H. Hurt Scholar

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in Physics; Theoretical Condensed Matter Physics; Quantum Information Science;

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Thomas M. (Tom) Hutchcroft

Gordon and Betty Moore Professor of Mathematics

Probability;

Nicholas R. (Nick) Hutzler

Professor of Physics

Atomic, Molecular, and Optical (AMO) Physics; Experimental Condensed Matter Physics; Experimental High Energy Physics; Nuclear Physics;

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Philip (Phil) Isett

Professor of Mathematics

Mathematical Physics;

Ray Jayawardhana

President; Sonja and William Davidow Presidential Chair; Professor of Astronomy

Exoplanets and Low-Mass Stars; Stellar Astrophysics;

Anton N. Kapustin

Earle C. Anthony Professor of Theoretical Physics and Mathematics

Theoretical Condensed Matter Physics; Theoretical High Energy Physics; String Theory (Mathematical Aspects);

Portrait of Caltech Professor of Astronomy Mansi Kasliwal

Mansi M. Kasliwal

Professor of Astronomy; Director, Palomar Observatory

Alexei Kitaev

Ronald and Maxine Linde Professor of Theoretical Physics and Mathematics

Theoretical Condensed Matter Physics; Quantum Information Science; Mathematical Physics; Quantum Topology;

Shrinivas R. (Shri) Kulkarni

George Ellery Hale Professor of Astronomy and Planetary Science

Experimental and Observational Astrophysics; Stellar Astrophysics; Transients and Compact Objects; Galaxy Evolution and the Intergalactic Medium; Astroinformatics and Sky Surveys;

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Kenneth G. Libbrecht

Professor of Physics

Experimental Condensed Matter Physics;

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Nikolai Makarov

Richard Merkin Distinguished Professor of Mathematics

Probability;

Elena Mantovan

Taussky-Todd-Lonergan Professor of Mathematics

Algebraic Geometry; Number Theory;

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Matilde Marcolli

Robert F. Christy Professor of Mathematics and Computing and Mathematical Sciences

Mathematical and Computational Linguistics; Mathematical Structures in Quantum Physics; Noncommutative Geometry;

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Christopher Martin

Edward C. Stone Professor of Physics; Director, Caltech Optical Observatories

Experimental and Observational Astrophysics; Galaxy Evolution and the Intergalactic Medium;

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Dimitri Mawet

David Morrisroe Professor of Astronomy; Jet Propulsion Laboratory Senior Research Scientist; Director of Instrumentation for the Caltech Optical Observatories

Exoplanets and Low-Mass Stars;

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Lee P. McCuller

Assistant Professor of Physics

Atomic, Molecular, and Optical (AMO) Physics; Experimental Condensed Matter Physics; Gravitational-Wave Physics and Astrophysics;

Elias R. Most

Assistant Professor of Theoretical Astrophysics; William H. Hurt Scholar

Theoretical Astrophysics; Gravitational-Wave Physics and Astrophysics; Transients and Compact Objects; Relativistic Astrophysics;

Olexei I. Motrunich

Professor of Theoretical Physics

Experimental Condensed Matter Physics;

Harvey B. Newman

Professor of Physics

Experimental Condensed Matter Physics; Experimental High Energy Physics;

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Yi Ni

Professor of Mathematics

Geometry and Topology;

Hiroshi (Hirosi Ooguri) Oguri

Fred Kavli Professor of Theoretical Physics and Mathematics; Kent and Joyce Kresa Leadership Chair, Division of Physics, Mathematics and Astronomy

Experimental Condensed Matter Physics; Experimental High Energy Physics; String Theory and Quantum Gravity; String Theory (Mathematical Aspects);

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Oskar J. Painter

John G Braun Professor of Applied Physics and Physics

Atomic, Molecular, and Optical (AMO) Physics; Experimental Condensed Matter Physics; Quantum Information Science;

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Ryan B. Patterson

Professor of Physics

Experimental High Energy Physics;

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Rob B. Phillips

Fred and Nancy Morris Professor of Biophysics, Biology, and Physics

Physical Biology;

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E. Sterl Phinney

Professor of Theoretical Astrophysics

Theoretical Astrophysics; Gravitational-Wave Physics and Astrophysics; Transients and Compact Objects;

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Hugh D. (David) Politzer

Richard Chace Tolman Professor of Theoretical Physics

Theoretical High Energy Physics;

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Frank C. Porter

Professor of Physics

Experimental High Energy Physics;

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John P. Preskill

Richard P. Feynman Professor of Theoretical Physics; Allen V. C. Davis and Lenabelle Davis Leadership Chair, Institute for Quantum Science and Technology

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in Physics; Theoretical Condensed Matter Physics; Theoretical High Energy Physics; Quantum Information Science;

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Vikram Ravi

Professor of Astronomy

Transients and Compact Objects; Astroinformatics and Sky Surveys;

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Gil Refael

Taylor W. Lawrence Professor of Theoretical Physics

Theoretical Condensed Matter Physics; Quantum Information Science; Quantum Topology;

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Thomas F. Rosenbaum

President Emeritus; William A. Fowler Professor of Physics, Emeritus

Experimental Condensed Matter Physics;

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Michael L. Roukes

Frank J. Roshek Professor of Physics, Applied Physics, and Bioengineering

Atomic, Molecular, and Optical (AMO) Physics; Experimental Condensed Matter Physics; Physical Biology;

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Axel Scherer

Bernard Neches Professor of Electrical Engineering, Applied Physics and Physics; Merkin Institute Professor

Experimental Condensed Matter Physics;

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David Simmons-Duffin

Professor of Theoretical Physics

Theoretical High Energy Physics;

Antoine Song

Professor of Mathematics

Algebraic Geometry; Analysis; Mathematical Physics;

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Maria Spiropulu

Shang-Yi Ch'en Professor of Physics

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in Physics; Experimental High Energy Physics; Theoretical High Energy Physics; Experimental and Theoretical Quantum Systems for Fundamental Physics;

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