Chair: Joseph Barranco
Associate Chair: Adrienne Cool
Graduate Admissions: Jeff Greensite
Graduate Advisors: Maarten Golterman (Physics), Adrienne Cool (Astronomy)
Undergraduate Major Advisors: Adrienne Cool, Maarten Golterman, Jeff Greensite, Weining Man, AKM Newaz, Huizhong Xu
Advisor for Secondary School Teacher Preparation: Adrienne Cool
Faculty
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Joseph Barranco
Professor
PhD Astrophysics, University of California, Berkeley, 2004
Office: TH 334
Phone: 415-338-2450
E-mail: barranco
Research: Astrophysical & geophysical fluid dynamics.
At SFSU since 2007.
John Brewer
Assistant Professor
PhD Astronomy, Yale University, 2016
Office: TH 527
Phone: 415-338-1697
E-mail: jmbrewer
Research: Exoplanetary science.
At SFSU since 2019.
Zhigang Chen
Professor
PhD Physics, Bryn Mawr College, 1995
Office: TH 526
Phone: 415-338-3876
E-mail: zhigang
Research: Quantum optics & photonics.
At SFSU since 1998.
ON LEAVE AUG. 2020 - JUL. 2021.
Kim Coble
Professor
PhD Astrophysics, University of Chicago, 1999
Office: SCI 387
Phone: 415-338-1654
E-mail: kcoble
Research: Physics & astronomy education.
At SFSU since 2016.
ON LEAVE AUG. 2021 - JUL. 2022.
Adrienne Cool
Professor
PhD Astronomy, Harvard University, 1994
Office: TH 416
Phone: 415-338-6450
E-mail: cool
Research: Galactic astronomy - globular clusters & binary stars.
At SFSU since 1996.
Maarten Golterman
Professor
PhD Physics, University of Amsterdam, 1986
Office: TH 525
Phone: 415-405-0903
E-mail: maarten
Research: Theoretical high-energy physics.
At SFSU since 2001.
ON LEAVE AUG. 2021 - JUL. 2022.
Jeff Greensite
Professor
PhD Physics, University of California, Santa Cruz, 1980
Office: TH 304
Phone: 415-338-1600
E-mail: greensit
Research: Theoretical high-energy physics.
At SFSU since 1984.
Weining Man
Professor
PhD Physics, Princeton University, 2005
Office: SCI 386
Phone: 415-338-2731
E-mail: weining
Research: Quantum optics & photonics.
At SFSU since 2008.
ON LEAVE JAN. 2022 - JUL. 2022.
AKM Newaz
Associate Professor
PhD Physics, Stony Brook University, 2006
Office: TH 317
Phone: 415-338-2944
E-mail: akmnewaz
Research: Quantum materials & nanodevices.
At SFSU since 2014.
ON LEAVE AUG. 2021 - DEC. 2021.
Charli Sakari
Assistant Professor
PhD Astronomy, University of Victoria, 2014
Office: TH 532
Phone: 415-338-2072
E-mail: sakaricm
Research: Extragalactic astronomy, near-field cosmology, galactic archaeology.
At SFSU since 2019.
Huizhong Xu
Professor
PhD Physics, University of Maryland, College Park, 2004
Office: TH 316
Phone: 415-338-1602
E-mail: huizhong
Research: Nano-optics & biophysical imaging.
At SFSU since 2016.
Lecturer Faculty
Salma Begum
Lecturer Faculty
PhD Physics, Kent State University, 2018
E-mail: salmab19
Sarah Deveny
Lecturer Faculty
M.S. Physics (Astro), San Francisco State University, 2019
E-mail: sjdeveny
Jeanne Digel
Lecturer Faculty
PhD Physics, Northeastern University, 1993
E-mail: digelj
Jessica Fielder
Lecturer Faculty, Supplemental Instruction Program Director
M.S. Physics, San Francisco State University, 2007
E-mail: jfielder
Violeta Grigorescu
Lecturer Faculty
M.S. Physics, San Francisco State University, 2015
E-mail: vgrigore
Arefa Hossain
Lecturer Faculty
M.S. Physics, University of British Columbia, 2005
E-mail: arefa16
Katie Kooistra
Lecturer Faculty
M.S. Physics (Astro), San Francisco State University, 2019
E-mail: kkooistra
Alexandra Liguori
Lecturer Faculty
PhD Physics, University of Trieste, 2010
E-mail: aliguori
Chris McCarthy
Adjunct Assistant Professor
M.S. Physics, San Francisco State University, 1995
PhD Astronomy, University of California, Los Angeles, 2001
Office: TH 520, Phone: 415-338-1880
E-mail: planets
Research: Exoplanetary science.
Andrew Sturner
Lecturer Faculty
M.S. Astrophysical & Planetary Sciences, U. Colorado, 2015
E-mail: asturner
Elaine Tennant
Lecturer Faculty
PhD Physics, New Mexico State University, 2012
E-mail: et1083
Aaron White
Lecturer Faculty
M.S. Physics (Astro), San Francisco State University, 2019
E-mail: aaronwh
Polin Yadak
Lecturer Faculty
M.S. Physics, San Francisco State University, 2010
Ed.D. Learning & Instruction, U. San Francisco, 2020
E-mail: poliny
David Yee
Dean, School of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics, City College of San Francisco
M.S. Physics, San Francisco State University, 1990
E-mail: dyee1
Afilliated Faculty
Ron Adler
Staff at Stanford KIPAC
Adjunct Professor at SFSU
PhD Physics, Stanford University, 1965
Research: General relativity
Mary Barsony
Research Scientist at SETI
Adjunct Professor at SFSU
PhD Astronomy, California Institute of Technology
Research: Galactic astronomy, star formation
Debra Fischer
Prof. of Astronomy at Yale U.
Adjunct Professor at SFSU
M.S. Physics, San Francisco State University, 1990
PhD Astronomy, University of California, Santa Cruz
Research: Exoplanetary Science
Ron Marzke
Assoc. Dean of College of Science & Engineering
PhD Astronomy, Harvard University, 1994
Office: TH 323
Phone: 415-338-2955
E-mail: marzke
Research: Extragalactic astronomy.
At SFSU since 2000.
Professors Emeriti
Roger Bland
Professor Emeritus
PhD, University of California, Berkeley, 1968
E-mail: bland
Research: Experimental Physics, Underwater Acoustics.
At SFSU since 1979. Emeritus since 2009.
Gerald Fisher
Professor Emeritus
Oliver Johns
Professor Emeritus
Susan Lea
Professor Emerita
PhD Astronomy, University of California, Berkeley, 1974
Office: TH 417
Phone: 415-338-1655
E-mail: slea
Research: Theoretical astrophysics.
At SFSU since 1980. Emerita since 2019.
Jim Lockhart
Professor Emeritus
PhD, Stanford University, 1976
E-mail: jmlock
Research: Experimental General Relativity
At SFSU since 1983. Emeritus since 2011.
Barbara Neuhauser
Professor Emerita
PhD Physics, Stanford University, 1985
Office: TH 540
Phone: 415-338-1468
E-mail: barbjn
Research: Solid state physics & cryogenic electronics.
At SFSU since 1986. Emerita since 2021.
Jim Peters
Professor Emeritus
Robert Rogers
Professor Emeritus
Jeffrey Royer
Professor Emeritus
Charles Shapiro
Professor Emeritus
Former Faculty
John Burke
Professor Emeritus
PhD Astronomy, Harvard University, 1971
At SFSU 1972-2006. Emeritus 2006-2019.
Charles Hagar
Professor Emeritus
M.A. Astronomy, University of California, Berkeley, 1960
At SFSU 1959-2004. Emeritus 1994-2013.
