Faculty

Chair: Joseph Barranco
Associate Chair: (Unfilled for Fall 2023)
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
Astrophysical and geophysical fluid dynamics.
barranco@sfsu.edu
(415) 338-2450
John Brewer
John Brewer (He/Him/His)
Assistant Professor
Exoplanetary science.
jmbrewer@sfsu.edu
415-338-1697
Kim Coble
Kim Coble (She/Her/Hers)
Professor
Physics and astronomy education research.
kcoble@sfsu.edu
415-338-1654
Adrienne Cool
Adrienne Cool (She/Her/Hers)
Professor
Galactic astronomy, globular clusters.
cool@sfsu.edu
415-338-6450
Maarten Golterman
Maarten Golterman (He/Him/His)
Professor
Theoretical high-energy physics.
maarten@sfsu.edu
415-405-0903
Eileen Gonzales
Eileen Gonzales (She/Her/Hers)
Assistant Professor
Low mass stars, brown dwarfs, and giant exoplanets.
egonzales@sfsu.edu
415-338-2414
Jeff Greensite
Jeff Greensite (He/Him/His)
Professor
Theoretical high-energy physics.
greensit@sfsu.edu
415-338-1600
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Oscar Macias (He/Him/His)
Assistant Professor
High energy astrophysics and cosmic ray astronomy
macias@sfsu.edu
415-338-2426
Weining Man
Weining Man (She/Her/Hers)
Professor
Quantum optics and photonics.
weining@sfsu.edu
415-338-2731
Ron Marzke
Ron Marzke (He/Him/His)
Associate Dean of College of Science and Engineering
Extragalactic astronomy.
marzke@sfsu.edu
415-338-2955
Akm Newaz
AKM Newaz (He/Him/His)
Associate Professor
Quantum materials and nanodevices.
Charli Sakari
Charli Sakari (She/Her/Hers)
Assistant Professor
Extragalactic astronomy, galactic archaeology.
sakaricm@sfsu.edu
415-338-2072
Huizhong Xu
Huizhong Xu (He/Him/His)
Professor
Nano-optics and biophysical imaging.
huizhong@sfsu.edu
415-338-1602

Lecturer Faculty & Adjunct Faculty

Salma Begum
Salma Begum (She/Her/Hers)
Lecturer Faculty
salmab19@sfsu.edu
Jeanne Digel
Jeanne Digel (She/Her/Hers)
Lecturer Faculty
digel@sfsu.edu
Jessica Fielder
Jessica Fielder (She/Her/Hers)
Lecturer Faculty
Supplemental Instruction Program Director
jfielder@sfsu.edu
Violeta Grigorescu
Violeta Grigorescu (She/Her/Hers)
Lecturer Faculty
vgrigore@sfsu.edu
Arefa Hossain
Arefa Hossain (She/Her/Hers)
Lecturer Faculty
arefa16@sfsu.edu
Katie Kooistra
Katie Kooistra (She/Her/Hers)
Lecturer Faculty
kkooistr@sfsu.edu
Chris McCarthy
Chris McCarthy (He/Him/His)
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Exoplanetary science.
planets@sfsu.edu
415-338-1880
Elaine Tennant
Elaine Tennant (She/Her/Hers)
Lecturer Faculty
et1083@sfsu.edu
Aaron White
Aaron White (He/Him/His)
Lecturer Faculty
aaronwh@mail.sfsu.edu
Polin Yadak
Polin Yadak (She/Her/Hers)
Lecturer Faculty
poliny@sfsu.edu

Faculty Emeriti

Roger Bland
Roger Bland (He/Him/His)
Professor Emeritus
Experimental Physics, Underwater Acoustics.
bland@sfsu.edu
Zhigang Chen
Zhigang Chen (He/Him/His)
Professor Emeritus
Quantum optics and photonics.
zhigang@sfsu.edu
Gerald Fisher
Gerald Fisher (He/Him/His)
Professor Emeritus
Oliver Johns
Oliver Johns (He/Him/His)
Professor Emeritus
Susan Lea
Susan Lea (She/Her/Hers)
Professor Emerita
Theoretical astrophysics.
slea@sfsu.edu
Jim Lockhart
Jim Lockhart (He/Him/His)
Professor Emeritus
Experimental General Relativity.
jmlock@sfsu.edu
Barbara Neuhauser
Barbara Neuhauser (She/Her/Hers)
Professor Emerita
Solid state physics & cryogenic electronics.
barbjn@sfsu.edu
Jim Peters
Jim Peters (He/Him/His)
Professor Emeritus
Jeffrey Royer (He/Him/His)
Professor Emeritus
Charles Shapiro
Charles Shapiro (He/Him/His)
Professor Emeritus