Faculty

Chair: Joseph Barranco
Associate Chair: Huizhong Xu
Graduate Admissions Coordinator: Jeff Greensite
Graduate Advisors: Maarten Golterman (Physics), Adrienne Cool (Astronomy)
Undergraduate Major Advisors: John Brewer, Jeff Greensite, Weining Man, Charli Sakari, Huizhong Xu
Advisor for K12 Teacher Preparation: Kim Coble

Tenured & Tenure Track Faculty

Joe Barranco
Joseph Barranco (He/Him/His)
Professor, Department Chair
Astrophysical and geophysical fluid dynamics.
(415) 338-2450
John Brewer
John Brewer (He/Him/His)
Associate Professor
Exoplanetary science.
415-338-1697
Kim Coble
Kim Coble (She/Her/Hers)
Professor
Physics and astronomy education research.
415-338-1654
Adrienne Cool
Adrienne Cool (She/Her/Hers)
Professor, Director of SF State Observatory and Hagar Planetarium, Graduate Astronomy Advisor
Galactic astronomy, globular clusters.
415-338-6450
Maarten Golterman
Maarten Golterman (He/Him/His)
Professor, Graduate Physics Advisor
Theoretical high-energy physics.
415-405-0903
Eileen Gonzales
Eileen Gonzales (She/Her/Hers)
Assistant Professor
Low mass stars, brown dwarfs, and giant exoplanets.
415-338-2414
Jeff Greensite
Professor
Theoretical high-energy physics.
415-338-1600
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Oscar Macias (He/Him/His)
Assistant Professor
High energy astrophysics and cosmic ray astronomy
415-338-2426
Weining Man
Weining Man (She/Her/Hers)
Professor
Quantum optics and photonics.
415-338-2731
Ron Marzke
Ron Marzke (He/Him/His)
Associate Dean of College of Science and Engineering
Extragalactic astronomy.
415-338-2955
Charli Sakari
Charli Sakari (She/Her/Hers)
Associate Professor
Extragalactic astronomy, galactic archaeology.
415-338-2072
Huizhong Xu
Huizhong Xu (He/Him/His)
Professor, Associate Chair
Nano-optics and biophysical imaging.
415-338-1602

Lecturer Faculty & Adjunct Faculty

Salma Begum
Salma Begum (She/Her/Hers)
Lecturer Faculty
Jeanne Digel
Jeanne Digel (She/Her/Hers)
Lecturer Faculty
PHYS 122 Lab Coordinator
Jessica Fielder
Jessica Fielder (She/Her/Hers)
Lecturer Faculty
Supplemental Instruction Program Director
Arefa Hossain
Arefa Hossain (She/Her/Hers)
Lecturer Faculty
PHYS 112 Lab Coordinator
Katie Kooistra
Katie Kooistra (She/Her/Hers)
Lecturer Faculty
PHYS 222 & 242 Lab Coordinator
Chris McCarthy
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Exoplanetary science.
415-338-1880
Elaine Tennant
Elaine Tennant (She/Her/Hers)
Lecturer Faculty
PHYS 232 Lab Coordinator
Aaron White
Aaron White (He/Him/His)
Lecturer Faculty
ASTR 116 & PHYS 102 Lab Coordinator
Polin Yadak
Lecturer Faculty
Instructor for Pre-Health Post-Baccalaureate Certificate Program

Faculty Emeriti

Roger Bland
Professor Emeritus
Experimental Physics, Underwater Acoustics.
Zhigang Chen
Professor Emeritus
Quantum optics and photonics.
Gerald Fisher
Professor Emeritus
Oliver Johns
Professor Emeritus
Susan Lea
Susan Lea (She/Her/Hers)
Professor Emerita
Theoretical astrophysics.
Jim Lockhart
Professor Emeritus
Experimental General Relativity.
Barbara Neuhauser
Professor Emerita
Solid state physics & cryogenic electronics.
Jim Peters
Professor Emeritus
Professor Emeritus
Charles Shapiro
Professor Emeritus

In Memoriam

Akm Newaz
Associate Professor
Quantum materials and nanodevices.