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Department of Physics & Astronomy College of Natural Sciences & Mathematics

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Dr. Christopher Taylor

Department Chair

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  • Specialty & Interests: Galaxy Evolution; dwarf galaxies; radio astronomy

Heidi Yamazaki

Administrative Support Coordinator II, Chair's Assistant

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Claire Shudde

Planetarium Events Coordinator/Administrative Support Assistant II

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  • Location: Sequoia Hall 230
  • Phone: (916) 278-6518
  • Pronouns: she/her

Andrew Lozano

Instructional Support Technician II

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Faculty

Sergio Aguilar Rudametkin

Lecturer

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Charles "Chip" Armstrong

Lecturer

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Dr. Rodolfo Barniol Duran

Associate Professor

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Dr. Matt Block

Associate Professor

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Clayton Bratton

Lecturer

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Dr. Jerome Buerki

Professor

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Dr. William DeGraffenreid

Professor

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  • Specialty & Interests: Laser spectroscopy, atomic physics, instrumentation, scientific professionalism

Dr. Daria Eiteneer

Lecturer

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Dr. Christopher Hodges

Lecturer

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Dr. Mikkel Jensen

Associate Professor

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  • Specialty & Interests: Biophysics, Soft Condensed Matter

Laura Lege

Lecturer

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Charles Mallory

Lecturer

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Dr. Vera Margoniner

Professor

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Dr. Roger Miller

Lecturer

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Dr. Eliza Morris

Associate Professor

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Dr. Joshua Moss

Associate Professor

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Dr. Alexander Pettitt

Assistant Professor

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  • Specialty & Interests: Galactic structure, the Milky Way, star formation and the interstellar medium, numerical simulations

Dr. Michael Ray

Associate Professor

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Dr. Brianna Santangelo

Assistant Professor

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Dr. Tatiana Sergan

Professor

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Dr. Vassili Sergan

Professor

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Dr. Christopher Taylor

Professor

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  • Specialty & Interests: Galaxy evolution; dwarf galaxies; radio astronomy

Robert Utter

Lecturer

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  • Location: SQU 446 - inside to right, SQU 444A
  • Phone: Msgs: (916) 278-6518

Dr. Kyle Watters

Lecturer, Planetarium Coordinator

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Dr. Brenda Weiss

Lecturer

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Jared Young

Lecturer

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Kay Zora

Lecturer

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  • Location: Sequoia Hall 410
  • Phone: Msgs: (916) 278-6518
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Emeritus

Dr. Gene Barnes

Emeritus Professor

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Dr. Edward Gibson

Emeritus Professor

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Dr. Donald Hall

Emeritus Professor

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Dr. Sukhbir Mahajan

Emeritus Professor

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Dr. James McGranahan

Retired Lecturer

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Dr. Charles Newcomb

Emeritus Professor

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Dr. Jack Osborne

RETIRED Lecturer effective Fall 2022

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Dr. Michael Shea

Emeritus Professor

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Dr. Gary Shoemaker

Emeritus Professor

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Dr. John Stevens

Emeritus Professor

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Dr. Peter Urone

Emeritus Professor

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Dr. Barbara Wheeler

Emeritus Professor

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Total Members: 43