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](/sites/default/files/styles/sf_state_250x250/public/images/joe2.jpeg?h=b5c7e36c&itok=14P38t25)
Joseph Barranco (He/Him/His)
Professor, Department Chair
Astrophysical and geophysical fluid dynamics.
(415) 338-2450
![Adrienne Cool](/sites/default/files/styles/sf_state_250x250/public/images/cool.jpeg?h=b4a0cb5d&itok=IlysHl1P)
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](/sites/default/files/styles/sf_state_250x250/public/images/maarten125.jpeg?h=57dd12a7&itok=Ljnfgish)
Maarten Golterman (He/Him/His)
Professor, Graduate Physics Advisor
Theoretical high-energy physics.
415-405-0903
![Eileen Gonzales](/sites/default/files/styles/sf_state_250x250/public/images/Gonzales_Eileen_med_0.jpg?h=9855f42d&itok=7Zyua-cA)
Eileen Gonzales (She/Her/Hers)
Assistant Professor
Low mass stars, brown dwarfs, and giant exoplanets.
415-338-2414
![Oscar Macias headshot.](/sites/default/files/styles/sf_state_250x250/public/images/Macias_Oscar_2023.jpg?h=b89f105f&itok=8dQiIi8A)
Oscar Macias (He/Him/His)
Assistant Professor
High energy astrophysics and cosmic ray astronomy
415-338-2426
![Ron Marzke](/sites/default/files/styles/sf_state_250x250/public/images/ron_0.png?h=038a9462&itok=ZFzp_xJ8)
Ron Marzke (He/Him/His)
Associate Dean of College of Science and Engineering
Extragalactic astronomy.
415-338-2955
![Charli Sakari](/sites/default/files/styles/sf_state_250x250/public/images/Sakari.jpeg?h=812cc40d&itok=aDSEfUuB)
Charli Sakari (She/Her/Hers)
Associate Professor
Extragalactic astronomy, galactic archaeology.
415-338-2072
![Huizhong Xu](/sites/default/files/styles/sf_state_250x250/public/images/huizhong_xu.png?h=52605a11&itok=5v8ul0nF)
Huizhong Xu (He/Him/His)
Professor, Associate Chair
Nano-optics and biophysical imaging.
415-338-1602
Lecturer Faculty & Adjunct Faculty
![Polin Yadak](/sites/default/files/styles/sf_state_250x250/public/images/polin_yadak.jpeg?h=dca8be2e&itok=6nbejMbm)
Lecturer Faculty
Instructor for Pre-Health Post-Baccalaureate Certificate Program