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Professorial Faculty

Rana X. Adhikari
Professor of Physics
Quantum Information, and Quantum Condensed Matter;  Gravitational-Wave Physics and Astrophysics; 
Research Website
Jason F. Alicea
William K. Davis Professor of Theoretical Physics
Quantum Information, and Quantum Condensed Matter; 
Marco Bernardi
Professor of Applied Physics, Physics and Materials Science; Undergraduate and Graduate Option Representative for Materials Science
Quantum Information, and Quantum Condensed Matter; 
Research Website
James J. (Jamie) Bock
Marvin L. Goldberger Professor of Physics; Jet Propulsion Laboratory Senior Research Scientist
Experimental and Theoretical Cosmology;  Gravitational-Wave Physics and Astrophysics;  Experimental and Observational Astrophysics;  Large-Scale Structure and Cosmology; 
Research Website
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
Quantum Information, and Quantum Condensed Matter;  Quantum Optics and Information; 
Katerina Chatziioannou
Assistant Professor of Physics; William H. Hurt Scholar
Gravitational-Wave Physics and Astrophysics; 
Research Website
Xie Chen
Eddleman Professor of Theoretical Physics, Director, Walter Burke Institute for Theoretical Physics
Quantum Information, and Quantum Condensed Matter; 
Research Website
Yanbei Chen
Professor of Physics
Quantum Information, and Quantum Condensed Matter;  Gravitational-Wave Physics and Astrophysics;  Theoretical Astrophysics; 
Clifford W. Cheung
Professor of Theoretical Physics; Director, Leinweber Forum for Theoretical Physics
Theoretical Elementary Particle Physics; 
David Conlon
Professor of Mathematics
Combinatorics;  Number Theory; 
Nelson Darkwah Oppong
Assistant Professor of Physics
Experimental Quantum Systems and Atomic/Molecular/Optical Physics;  Quantum Information, and Quantum Condensed Matter;  Quantum Optics and Information; 
Research Website
Katherine R. de Kleer
Professor of Planetary Science and Astronomy; Hufstedler Family Scholar
Research Website
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; 
Research Website
Kareem J. El-Badry
Assistant Professor of Astronomy
Research Areas;  Experimental and Observational Astrophysics; 
Manuel A. Endres
Professor of Physics
Experimental Quantum Systems and Atomic/Molecular/Optical Physics;  Quantum Information, and Quantum Condensed Matter;  Quantum Optics and Information; 
Research Website
Bradley W. Filippone
Francis L. Moseley Professor of Physics
Experimental Elementary Particle Physics;  Nuclear Physics; 
Research Website
Matthias Flach
Professor of Mathematics
Algebra;  Algebraic Geometry;  Number Theory; 
Research Website
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 and Theoretical Cosmology;  Experimental Elementary Particle Physics;  Experimental and Observational Astrophysics; 
Research Website
Thomas B. Graber
Professor of Mathematics
Algebraic Geometry;  String Theory (Mathematical Aspects); 
Sergei Gukov
John D. MacArthur Professor of Theoretical Physics and Mathematics
Theoretical Elementary Particle Physics;  Geometry and Topology;  Mathematical and Machine Learning;  Mathematical Physics;  Quantum Topology;  String Theory (Mathematical Aspects); 
Research Website
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; 
Research Website
Lynne Hillenbrand
Professor of Astronomy
Research Website
David G. Hitlin
Professor of Physics
Experimental Elementary Particle Physics; 
Research Website
Philip F. Hopkins
Ira S. Bowen Professor of Theoretical Astrophysics
Theoretical Astrophysics; 
Research Website
Andrew W. Howard
Professor of Astronomy; Executive Officer for Astronomy
Exoplanets and Low-Mass Stars; 
Research Website
David Hsieh
Donald A. Glaser Professor of Physics; Executive Officer for Physics
Quantum Information, and Quantum Condensed Matter; 
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Robert Huang
Assistant Professor of Theoretical Physics; William H. Hurt Scholar
Quantum Information, and Quantum Condensed Matter; 
Research Website
Thomas M. (Tom) Hutchcroft
Gordon and Betty Moore Professor of Mathematics
Probability; 
Nicholas R. (Nick) Hutzler
Assistant Professor of Physics
Experimental Quantum Systems and Atomic/Molecular/Optical Physics;  Experimental Elementary Particle Physics;  Nuclear Physics; 
Research Website
Philip (Phil) Isett
Professor of Mathematics
Mathematical Physics; 
Anton N. Kapustin
Earle C. Anthony Professor of Theoretical Physics and Mathematics
Theoretical Elementary Particle Physics;  String Theory (Mathematical Aspects); 
Mansi M. Kasliwal
Professor of Astronomy; Director, Palomar Observatory
Alexei Kitaev
Ronald and Maxine Linde Professor of Theoretical Physics and Mathematics
Quantum Information, and Quantum Condensed Matter;  Quantum Optics and Information;  Mathematical Physics; 
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; 
Research Website
Kenneth G. Libbrecht
Professor of Physics
Quantum Information, and Quantum Condensed Matter; 
Research Website
Nikolai Makarov
Richard Merkin Distinguished Professor of Mathematics
Probability; 
Elena Mantovan
Taussky-Todd-Lonergan Professor of Mathematics
Algebraic Geometry;  Number Theory; 
Research Website
Matilde Marcolli
Robert F. Christy Professor of Mathematics and Computing and Mathematical Sciences
Mathematical and Computational Linguistics;  Mathematical Structures in Quantum Physics;  Noncommutative Geometry; 
Research Website
Christopher Martin
Edward C. Stone Professor of Physics; Director, Caltech Optical Observatories
Experimental and Observational Astrophysics;  Galaxy Evolution and the Intergalactic Medium; 
Research Website
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; 
Research Website
Lee P. McCuller
Assistant Professor of Physics
Experimental Quantum Systems and Atomic/Molecular/Optical Physics;  Gravitational-Wave Physics and Astrophysics; 
Elias R. Most
Assistant Professor of Theoretical Astrophysics; William H. Hurt Scholar
Gravitational-Wave Physics and Astrophysics;  Theoretical Astrophysics;  Relativistic Astrophysics; 
Olexei I. Motrunich
Professor of Theoretical Physics
Quantum Information, and Quantum Condensed Matter; 
Harvey B. Newman
Professor of Physics
Quantum Information, and Quantum Condensed Matter;  Experimental Elementary Particle Physics; 
Research Website
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
Quantum Information, and Quantum Condensed Matter;  Experimental Elementary Particle Physics;  String Theory (Mathematical Aspects); 
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Oskar J. Painter
John G Braun Professor of Applied Physics and Physics
Experimental Quantum Systems and Atomic/Molecular/Optical Physics;  Quantum Optics and Information; 
Research Website
Ryan B. Patterson
Professor of Physics
Experimental Elementary Particle Physics; 
Research Website
Huy Tuan (Huy) Pham
Professor of Mathematics; Rosenberg Scholar
Combinatorics;  Number Theory;  Probability; 
Rob B. Phillips
Fred and Nancy Morris Professor of Biophysics, Biology, and Physics
Physical Biology; 
Research Website
E. Sterl Phinney
Professor of Theoretical Astrophysics
Gravitational-Wave Physics and Astrophysics;  Theoretical Astrophysics;  Transients and Compact Objects; 
Research Website
Hugh D. (David) Politzer
Richard Chace Tolman Professor of Theoretical Physics
Theoretical Elementary Particle Physics; 
Research Website
Frank C. Porter
Professor of Physics
Experimental Elementary Particle Physics; 
Research Website
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
Quantum Information, and Quantum Condensed Matter;  Quantum Optics and Information;  Theoretical Elementary Particle Physics; 
Research Website
Vikram Ravi
Professor of Astronomy
Transients and Compact Objects;  Astroinformatics and Sky Surveys; 
Research Website
Gil Refael
Taylor W. Lawrence Professor of Theoretical Physics
Quantum Information, and Quantum Condensed Matter; 
Research Website
Thomas F. Rosenbaum
President; Sonja and William Davidow Presidential Chair; Professor of Physics
Quantum Information, and Quantum Condensed Matter; 
Research Website
Michael L. Roukes
Frank J. Roshek Professor of Physics, Applied Physics, and Bioengineering
Experimental Quantum Systems and Atomic/Molecular/Optical Physics;  Quantum Information, and Quantum Condensed Matter;  Physical Biology; 
Research Website
Axel Scherer
Bernard Neches Professor of Electrical Engineering, Applied Physics and Physics; Merkin Institute Professor
Quantum Information, and Quantum Condensed Matter; 
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David Simmons-Duffin
Professor of Theoretical Physics
Theoretical Elementary Particle Physics; 
Antoine Song
Professor of Mathematics
Algebraic Geometry;  Analysis;  Mathematical Physics; 
Research Website
Maria Spiropulu
Shang-Yi Ch'en Professor of Physics
Experimental Quantum Systems and Atomic/Molecular/Optical Physics;  Experimental Elementary Particle Physics; 
Research Website
Charles (Chuck) Steidel
Lee A. DuBridge Professor of Astronomy
Galaxy Evolution and the Intergalactic Medium;  Large-Scale Structure and Cosmology; 
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Omer Tamuz
Professor of Economics and Mathematics
Probability; 
Research Website
Yunqing Tang
Professor of Mathematics
Algebraic Geometry;  Number Theory; 
Saul A. Teukolsky
Robinson Professor of Theoretical Astrophysics
Gravitational-Wave Physics and Astrophysics;  Theoretical Astrophysics; 
Alan J. Weinstein
Professor of Physics
Gravitational-Wave Physics and Astrophysics; 
Research Website
Mark B. Wise
John A. McCone Professor of High Energy Physics
Experimental and Theoretical Cosmology;  Theoretical Elementary Particle Physics; 
Wai Ling (Kimmy) Wu
Assistant Professor of Physics
Experimental and Theoretical Cosmology;  Experimental and Observational Astrophysics; 
Linda Ye
Assistant Professor of Physics
Quantum Information, and Quantum Condensed Matter; 
Research Website
Nai-Chang Yeh
Thomas W. Hogan Professor of Physics
Quantum Information, and Quantum Condensed Matter; 
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Tony Yue Yu
Professor of Mathematics
Algebraic Geometry;  Mathematical and Machine Learning;  Mathematical Physics; 
Research Website
Lingfu Zhang
Assistant Professor of Mathematics
Mathematical Physics;  Probability; 
Research Website
Jonas Zmuidzinas
Merle Kingsley Professor of Physics
Experimental and Observational Astrophysics; 
Research Website
Kathryn M. Zurek
Louis E. Nohl Professor of Theoretical Physics
Experimental and Theoretical Cosmology;  Theoretical Elementary Particle Physics;