Faculty

Please note that Department Chair Joseph Barranco is on medical leave January 22 - March 4, 2025.  Prof. Huizhong Xu (huizhong@sfsu.edu) is the Acting Chair during this time.  The Physics & Astronomy Department Office will be staffed by Academic Office Coordinator Roger Dang (rogerd@sfsu.edu).  If you are an SF State Student with questions about your degree progress, please contact your Faculty Major Advisor, or Roger Dang if you do not know who your Faculty Major Advisor is.

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