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Shina Adegoke
Postdoctoral Scholar Research Associate in Physics
Rana X. Adhikari
Professor of Physics
Atomic, Molecular, and Optical (AMO) Physics;  Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in Physics;  Gravitational-Wave Physics and Astrophysics; 
Research Website
Jason F. Alicea
William K. Davis Professor of Theoretical Physics
Theoretical Condensed Matter Physics; 
Christopher Anderson
Senior Postdoctoral Scholar Research Associate in Physics
Harry A. Atwater, Jr.
Otis Booth Leadership Chair, Division of Engineering and Applied Science; Howard Hughes Professor of Applied Physics and Materials Science; Director, Liquid Sunlight Alliance
Atomic, Molecular, and Optical (AMO) Physics;  Experimental Condensed Matter Physics; 
Research Website
Leonardo Badurina
Sherman Fairchild Postdoctoral Scholar Research Associate in Theoretical Physics
Kim Baker-Gatchalian
Grant Manager
Shankar Balasubramanian
DuBridge Postdoctoral Scholar Research Associate in Theoretical Physics
Caltech Professor and 2017 Physics Nobel Laureate Barry Barish
Barry C. Barish
Ronald and Maxine Linde Professor of Physics, Emeritus
Experimental High Energy Physics;  Gravitational-Wave Physics and Astrophysics; 
Research Website
Personal Website
Nitay Ben Shachar
Postdoctoral Scholar Research Associate in Physics
Marco Bernardi
Professor of Applied Physics, Physics and Materials Science; Undergraduate and Graduate Option Representative for Materials Science
Experimental Condensed Matter Physics; 
Research Website
Personal Website
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Soham Bhattacharya
Postdoctoral Scholar Research Associate in Physics
Sophie Bini
Postdoctoral Scholar Research Associate in Physics
Eric Black
Manager, Senior Physics Lab
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; 
Research Website
Georgia Bolingbroke
Postdoctoral Scholar Research Associate in Physics
Fernando Brandao
Bren Professor of Theoretical Physics
Theoretical Condensed Matter Physics;  Quantum Information Science; 
Sean Bruton
Postdoctoral Scholar Research Associate in Physics
Jose Calderon-Infante
Sherman Fairchild Postdoctoral Scholar Research Associate in Theoretical Physics
Research Website
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Robert Carr
Research Engineer
Seilka Carrazco
Grant Manager
Thow Min J. Cham
David and Ellen Lee Postdoctoral Scholar Research Associate in Physics
Wen-Hao Chang
Postdoctoral Scholar Fellowship Trainee in Physics
Katerina Chatziioannou
Professor of Physics; William H. Hurt Scholar
Gravitational-Wave Physics and Astrophysics; 
Research Website
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Himanshu Chaudhary
Postdoctoral Scholar Research Associate in Theoretical Astrophysics
Senrui Chen
IQIM Postdoctoral Scholar Research Associate in Theoretical Physics
Xie Chen
Eddleman Professor of Theoretical Physics, Director, Walter Burke Institute for Theoretical Physics
Theoretical Condensed Matter Physics;  Quantum Information Science; 
Research Website
Yanbei Chen
Professor of Physics
Theoretical Astrophysics;  Gravitational-Wave Physics and Astrophysics;  Quantum Information Science; 
James R. (Jamie) Cheshire, IV
David and Ellen Lee Postdoctoral Scholar Research Associate in Physics
Clifford W. Cheung
Professor of Theoretical Physics; Director, Leinweber Forum for Theoretical Physics
Theoretical Cosmology;  Theoretical High Energy Physics;  String Theory and Quantum Gravity; 
Lisa Christiansen
Grant Manager
Maine Christos
AWS Postdoctoral Scholar Research Associate in Theoretical Physics
Whitney Clavin
Senior Content and Media Strategist
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Walter R. Cook, III
Sr Research Engineer
Michael C. Cross
Professor of Theoretical Physics, Emeritus
Theoretical Condensed Matter Physics;  Physical Biology; 
Research Website
Personal Website
Nelson Darkwah Oppong
Assistant Professor of Physics
Atomic, Molecular, and Optical (AMO) Physics;  Experimental Condensed Matter Physics; 
Research Website
Sujit Datta
Professor of Chemical Engineering, Bioengineering, and Biophysics
Physical Biology; 
Research Website
Personal Website
Marharyta (Margarita) Davydova
David and Ellen Lee Postdoctoral Scholar Research Associate in Theoretical Physics
Nina del Ser Claudel
Postdoctoral Scholar Research Associate in Theoretical Physics
Silverio (Silver) Delgado
Physics Lab Manager
Karia Dibert
Hubble Postdoctoral Scholar Research Associate in Physics
Michael Dickinson
Esther M. and Abe M. Zarem Professor of Bioengineering and Aeronautics; Executive Officer for Biology and Biological Engineering
Physical Biology; 
Research Website
Personal Website
Zhiyu Dong
Postdoctoral Scholar Research Associate in Theoretical Physics
Lisa Drummond
Sherman Fairchild Postdoctoral Scholar Research Associate in Physics
Bertrand Echenard
Research Professor of High Energy Physics
Experimental High Energy Physics; 
Luisa Eck
Sherman Fairchild Postdoctoral Scholar Research Associate in Theoretical Physics
James P. (Jim) Eisenstein
Frank J. Roshek Professor of Physics and Applied Physics, Emeritus
Experimental Condensed Matter Physics; 
Research Website
Personal Website
Loly Ekmekjian
Administrative Assistant
Michael Elowitz
Roscoe Gilkey Dickinson Professor of Biology and Bioengineering; Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Physical Biology; 
Research Website
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; 
Research Website
Andrei Faraon
William L. Valentine Professor of Applied Physics and Electrical Engineering; Fletcher Jones Foundation Director of the Kavli Nanoscience Institute
Atomic, Molecular, and Optical (AMO) Physics;  Experimental Condensed Matter Physics;  Quantum Information Science; 
Research Website
Personal Website
Roland Farrell
Dubridge Postdoctoral Scholar Research Associate in Theoretical Physics
Zili Feng
Postdoctoral Scholar Research Associate in Physics
Bradley W. Filippone
Francis L. Moseley Professor of Physics
Experimental High Energy Physics;  Nuclear Physics; 
Research Website
Personal Website
Logan Foote
Postdoctoral Scholar Research Associate in Physics
Marianna Foschi
Postdoctoral Scholar Research Associate in Physics
Personal Website
Steven C. Frautschi
Professor of Theoretical Physics, Emeritus
Theoretical High Energy Physics; 
Jose R. Fuentes
Postdoctoral Scholar Research Associate in Theoretical Astrophysics
Personal 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; 
Research Website
Personal Website
Giulia Fumagalli
Sherman Fairchild Postdoctoral Scholar Research Associate in Theoretical Astrophysics
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Ephraim Gau
Postdoctoral Scholar Research Associate in Physics
Margarita Gavrilova
Sherman Fairchild Postdoctoral Scholar Research Associate in Theoretical Physics
Fei Ge
Postdoctoral Scholar Research Associate in Physics
Utkarsh Giri
Postdoctoral Scholar Research Associate in Physics
Hila Glanz
Sherman Fairchild Postdoctoral Scholar Research Associate in Theoretical Astrophysics
Research Website
Personal Website
Jane B. Glanzer
Postdoctoral Scholar Research Associate in Physics
Lea Goentoro
Professor of Biology
Physical Biology; 
Research Website
Peter Goldreich
Lee A. DuBridge Professor of Astrophysics and Planetary Physics, Emeritus
Theoretical Astrophysics; 
Research Website
Personal Website
Sunil Golwala
Professor of Physics; Deputy Executive Officer for Astrophysics
Experimental Cosmology;  Experimental High Energy Physics;  Experimental and Observational Astrophysics; 
Research Website
Camryn (Cam) Good
Grant Manager Assistant
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); 
Research Website
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Scott T. Habermehl
Postdoctoral Scholar Research Associate in Physics
Fiona A. Harrison
Harold A. Rosen Professor of Physics
Experimental and Observational Astrophysics;  Astroinformatics and Sky Surveys; 
Research Website
Personal Website
Temple He
Heising-Simons Postdoctoral Scholar Research Associate in Theoretical Physics
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Grigory J. Heaton
Postdoctoral Scholar Research Associate in Physics
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Niclas Heinsdorf
Humboldt Postdoctoral Scholar Fellowship Trainee in Theoretical Physics
George Helou
Research Professor of Physics
Experimental and Observational Astrophysics;  Galaxy Evolution and the Intergalactic Medium;  Astroinformatics and Sky Surveys; 
David G. Hitlin
Professor of Physics
Experimental High Energy Physics; 
Research Website
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Nathan Holland
Postdoctoral Scholar Research Associate in Physics
Alexandre Homrich
Sherman Fairchild Postdoctoral Scholar Research Associate in Theoretical Physics
Philip F. Hopkins
Ira S. Bowen Professor of Theoretical Astrophysics
Theoretical Astrophysics; 
Research Website
Personal Website
David Hsieh
Donald A. Glaser Professor of Physics; Executive Officer for Physics
Experimental Condensed Matter Physics; 
Research Website
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; 
Research Website
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Pat Huber
Systems Administrator
Nicholas R. (Nick) Hutzler
Professor of Physics
Atomic, Molecular, and Optical (AMO) Physics;  Experimental Condensed Matter Physics;  Experimental High Energy Physics;  Nuclear Physics; 
Research Website
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Mrunmay M. Jagadale
Postdoctoral Scholar Research Associate in Theoretical Physics
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Shruti Jose Maliakal
Postdoctoral Scholar Research Associate in Physics
Cole Kampa
Troesh Postdoctoral Scholar Research Associate in Physics
Jae Hwan Kang
Postdoctoral Scholar Research Associate in Physics
Anton N. Kapustin
Earle C. Anthony Professor of Theoretical Physics and Mathematics
Theoretical Condensed Matter Physics;  Theoretical High Energy Physics;  String Theory (Mathematical Aspects); 
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Leona Kershaw
Administrative Assistant
Kangheun Kim
David and Ellen Lee Postdoctoral Scholar Research Associate in Physics
Tiffany Kim
Grant Manager
Demet Kirmizibayrak
Postdoctoral Scholar Research Associate in Physics
Research Website
Personal Website
Alexei Kitaev
Ronald and Maxine Linde Professor of Theoretical Physics and Mathematics
Theoretical Condensed Matter Physics;  Quantum Information Science;  Mathematical Physics;  Quantum Topology; 
Marc Klinger
Heising-Simons Postdoctoral Scholar Research Associate in Theoretical Physics
Takashi Kurumaji
Research Professor of Physics
Experimental Condensed Matter Physics; 
Research Website
Yuan Le
AWS Postdoctoral Scholar Research Associate in Physics
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Richard A. Leske
Senior Research Scientist
Kon Leung
Senior Postdoctoral Scholar Research Associate in Physics
Kenneth G. Libbrecht
Professor of Physics
Experimental Condensed Matter Physics; 
Research Website
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Chris Mach
Manager, Physics Computing Lab
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Stephanie Malin
Administrative Assistant
Alireza Marandi
Professor of Electrical Engineering and Applied Physics
Atomic, Molecular, and Optical (AMO) Physics;  Experimental Condensed Matter Physics;  Quantum Information Science; 
Research Website
Personal 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
Lee P. McCuller
Assistant Professor of Physics
Atomic, Molecular, and Optical (AMO) Physics;  Experimental Condensed Matter Physics;  Gravitational-Wave Physics and Astrophysics; 
Guillem Megias Homar
David and Ellen Lee Postdoctoral Scholar Research Associate in Physics
Markus Meister
Anne P. and Benjamin F. Biaggini Professor of Biological Sciences
Physical Biology; 
Spiros Michalakis
Manager of Outreach and staff Researcher
Sophie Middleton
Senior Postdoctoral Scholar Research Associate in Physics
Daisuke Miki
JSPS Postdoctoral Scholar Fellowship Trainee in Theoretical Astrophysics
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Tracy Mikuriya
Project Operations Assistant
Drew Miles
Research Assistant Professor of Physics
Experimental and Observational Astrophysics; 
Calder Miller
Postdoctoral Scholar Research Associate in Physics
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; 
Personal Website
Olexei I. Motrunich
Professor of Theoretical Physics
Experimental Condensed Matter Physics; 
Gabriel D. Muro
Senior Postdoctoral Scholar Research Associate in Physics
Harvey B. Newman
Professor of Physics
Experimental Condensed Matter Physics;  Experimental High Energy Physics; 
Research Website
Personal Website
Ho Yin (Harry) Ng
Croucher Postdoctoral Scholar Fellowship Trainee in Theoretical Astrophysics
Chi H. Nguyen
Postdoctoral Scholar Research Associate in Physics
Hien Nguyen
Visiting Associate in Physics; Lecturer in Physics
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); 
Research Website
Personal Website
Furkan Öztürk
Assistant Professor of Geobiology and Geochemistry; William H. Hurt Scholar
Physical Biology; 
Research Website
Personal Website
Lior Pachter
Bren Professor of Computational Biology and Computing and Mathematical Sciences
Physical Biology; 
Research Website
Personal Website
Stephen Padin
Research Professor of Physics
Experimental Cosmology;  Experimental and Observational Astrophysics; 
Research Website
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; 
Research Website
Personal Website
Michele Papucci
Research Professor of Theoretical Physics
Theoretical High Energy Physics; 
Vivek Pareek
David and Ellen Lee Postdoctoral Scholar Research Associate in Physics
Davide Passaro
Sherman Fairchild Postdoctoral Scholar Research Associate in Theoretical Physics
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Samuel Patrone
Postdoctoral Scholar Research Associate in Theoretical Physics
Ryan B. Patterson
Professor of Physics
Experimental High Energy Physics; 
Research Website
Nisarga Paul
Sherman Fairchild Postdoctoral Scholar Research Associate in Theoretical Physics
Rob B. Phillips
Fred and Nancy Morris Professor of Biophysics, Biology, and Physics
Physical Biology; 
Research Website
Personal Website
E. Sterl Phinney
Professor of Theoretical Astrophysics
Theoretical Astrophysics;  Gravitational-Wave Physics and Astrophysics;  Transients and Compact Objects; 
Research Website
Personal Website
Hugh D. (David) Politzer
Richard Chace Tolman Professor of Theoretical Physics
Theoretical High Energy Physics; 
Research Website
Personal Website
Frank C. Porter
Professor of Physics
Experimental High Energy 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
Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in Physics;  Theoretical Condensed Matter Physics;  Theoretical High Energy Physics;  Quantum Information Science; 
Research Website
Personal Website
Thomas A. (Tom) Prince
Ira S. Bowen Professor of Physics, Emeritus
Experimental and Observational Astrophysics;  Gravitational-Wave Physics and Astrophysics;  Transients and Compact Objects;  Astroinformatics and Sky Surveys; 
Research Website
Personal Website
Daniel Ranard
Dubridge Postdoctoral Scholar Research Associate in Theoretical Physics
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Roy Ready
Physics Teaching-Laboratory Manager and Instructor
Gil Refael
Taylor W. Lawrence Professor of Theoretical Physics
Theoretical Condensed Matter Physics;  Quantum Information Science;  Quantum Topology; 
Research Website
Personal Website
David H. Reitze
Research Professor of Physics; Executive Director of the LIGO Project
Gravitational-Wave Physics and Astrophysics; 
Research Website
Thomas F. Rosenbaum
President Emeritus; William A. Fowler Professor of Physics
Experimental Condensed Matter Physics; 
Research Website
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; 
Research Website
Personal Website
Jack Sayers
Research Professor of Physics
Experimental Cosmology;  Experimental and Observational Astrophysics;  Large-Scale Structure and Cosmology; 
Mark Scheel
Research Professor of Physics
Theoretical Astrophysics;  Gravitational-Wave Physics and Astrophysics; 
Axel Scherer
Bernard Neches Professor of Electrical Engineering, Applied Physics and Physics; Merkin Institute Professor
Experimental Condensed Matter Physics; 
Research Website
Personal Website
Kristen Schumacher Aloh
MPS-Ascend Postdoctoral Scholar Fellowship Trainee in Theoretical Astrophysics
John H. Schwarz
Harold Brown Professor of Theoretical Physics, Emeritus
Theoretical High Energy Physics;  String Theory and Quantum Gravity; 
Research Website
Personal Website
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Tracy Sheffer
Administrative Assistant
Carol Silberstein
Administrative Assistant I
Daniel M. Silevitch
Research Professor of Physics
Experimental Condensed Matter Physics;  Quantum Information Science; 
David Simmons-Duffin
Professor of Theoretical Physics
Theoretical High Energy Physics; 
Barry M. Simon
International Business Machines Professor of Mathematics and Theoretical Physics, Emeritus
Theoretical Condensed Matter Physics;  Mathematical Physics;  Mathematical Structures in Quantum Physics; 
Research Website
Rafail (Raphael) Skalidis
Hubble Postdoctoral Scholar Research Associate in Theoretical Astrophysics
B. T. Soifer
Harold Brown Professor of Physics, Emeritus
Experimental and Observational Astrophysics;  Galaxy Evolution and the Intergalactic Medium; 
Personal Website
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; 
Research Website
Jacob F. Steiner
Postdoctoral Scholar Research Associate in Theoretical Physics
Saul A. Teukolsky
Robinson Professor of Theoretical Astrophysics
Theoretical Astrophysics;  Gravitational-Wave Physics and Astrophysics; 
Matt Thomson
Professor of Computational Biology; Investigator, Heritage Medical Research Institute
Physical Biology; 
Kip S. Thorne
Richard P. Feynman Professor of Theoretical Physics, Emeritus
Theoretical Cosmology;  Theoretical Astrophysics;  Gravitational-Wave Physics and Astrophysics; 
Research Website
Trudy Trimmer
Grant Manager
Sandra Troian
Professor of Applied Physics, Aeronautics, and Mechanical Engineering
Experimental Condensed Matter Physics;  Physical Biology; 
Research Website
Personal Website
Kerry J. Vahala
Ted and Ginger Jenkins Professor of Information Science and Technology and Applied Physics
Atomic, Molecular, and Optical (AMO) Physics; 
Research Website
Personal Website
Shreya Vardhan
IQIM Postdoctoral Scholar Research Associate in Theoretical Physics
Petr Vogel
Senior Research Associate in Physics, Emeritus
Nuclear Physics; 
Rochus E. (Robbie) Vogt
R. Stanton Avery Distinguished Service Professor and Professor of Physics, Emeritus
Experimental and Observational Astrophysics;  Gravitational-Wave Physics and Astrophysics; 
Lihong Wang
Bren Professor of Medical Engineering and Electrical Engineering; Andrew and Peggy Cherng Medical Engineering Leadership Chair; Executive Officer for Medical Engineering
Atomic, Molecular, and Optical (AMO) Physics;  Physical Biology;  Quantum Information Science; 
Research Website
Samson Wang
IQIM Postdoctoral Scholar Research Associate in Theoretical Physics
Gaurav U. Waratkar
Postdoctoral Scholar Research Associate in Physics
Personal Website
Alan J. Weinstein
Professor of Physics
Gravitational-Wave Physics and Astrophysics; 
Research Website
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Zachary (Zack) Weinstein
IQIM Postdoctoral Scholar Research Associate in Theoretical Physics
Nikolas Wittek
Sherman Fairchild Postdoctoral Scholar Research Associate in Theoretical Astrophysics
Jennifer L. (Jennie) Wright
Postdoctoral Scholar Research Associate in Physics
Wai Ling (Kimmy) Wu
Assistant Professor of Physics
Experimental Cosmology;  Experimental and Observational Astrophysics; 
Personal Website
Junwen Xiong
Brinson Postdoctoral Scholar Research Associate in Physics
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Yixin Xu
Postdoctoral Scholar Research Associate in Theoretical Physics
Zigong Xu
Postdoctoral Scholar Research Associate in Physics
Research Website
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Linda Ye
Assistant Professor of Physics
Experimental Condensed Matter Physics; 
Research Website
Personal Website
Nai-Chang Yeh
Thomas W. Hogan Professor of Physics
Experimental Condensed Matter Physics; 
Research Website
Yichen Zhang
David and Ellen Lee Postdoctoral Scholar Research Associate in Physics
Research Website
Xiurui Zhao
Postdoctoral Scholar Research Associate in Physics
Guoxin Zheng
Clark B. Millikan Postdoctoral Scholar Research Associate in Physics
Alan Zinniker
Grant Manager
Jonas Zmuidzinas
Merle Kingsley Professor of Physics
Experimental and Observational Astrophysics; 
Research Website
Personal Website
Kathryn M. Zurek
Louis E. Nohl Professor of Theoretical Physics
Theoretical Cosmology;  Theoretical High Energy Physics;