Physics Faculty and Staff
Faculty
![Nicholas P. Breznay](https://www.hmc.edu/physics/wp-content/uploads/sites/22/2022/10/Nicholas_Breznay.jpg)
Nicholas P. Breznay
Assistant Professor of PhysicsPhD, Stanford UniversityKeck 1247909.607.0587nbreznay@hmc.edu
Condensed matter physics
![Thomas D. Donnelly](https://www.hmc.edu/physics/wp-content/uploads/sites/22/2022/10/Thomas_Donnelly.jpg)
Thomas D. Donnelly
R. Michael Shanahan Dean of Faculty and Professor of PhysicsPhD UC BerkeleyKeck 1239909.607.1843donnelly@hmc.edu
High intensity laser physics and fluid dynamics
![James C. Eckert](https://www.hmc.edu/physics/wp-content/uploads/sites/22/2022/10/James_Eckert.jpg)
James C. Eckert
Professor of PhysicsPhD, University of Southern CaliforniaKeck B124909.607.2726eckert@hmc.edu
Magnetic thin films
![Ann A. Esin](https://www.hmc.edu/physics/wp-content/uploads/sites/22/2022/10/Ann_Esin.jpg)
Ann A. Esin
Associate Professor of PhysicsPhD, Harvard UniversityKeck 1245909.621.8875esin@hmc.edu
Astrophysics
![Jason Gallicchio](https://www.hmc.edu/physics/wp-content/uploads/sites/22/2022/10/Jason_Gallicchio.jpg)
Jason Gallicchio
Associate Professor of PhysicsPhD, Harvard UniversityKeck 1238909.621.8056jason@g.hmc.edu
Experimental cosmology
![Sharon Gerbode](https://www.hmc.edu/physics/wp-content/uploads/sites/22/2023/09/Portrait_358x412_Sharon-Gerbode.jpg)
Sharon Gerbode
Associate Professor of PhysicsPhD, Cornell UniversityKeck 1233909.607.7893gerbode@hmc.edu
Soft condensed matter
![Mark Ilton](https://www.hmc.edu/physics/wp-content/uploads/sites/22/2023/09/Portrait_358x412_Mark-Ilton.jpg)
Mark Ilton
Assistant Professor of PhysicsPhD, McMaster UniversityKeck 1237909.607.3264milton@g.hmc.edu
Soft condensed matter physics
![Theresa W. Lynn](https://www.hmc.edu/physics/wp-content/uploads/sites/22/2022/10/Theresa_Lynn.jpg)
Theresa W. Lynn
Department Chair and Professor of PhysicsPhD, California Institute of TechnologyKeck 1232909.607.4493Theresa_Lynn@hmc.edu
Quantum optics and quantum information science
![Peter N. Saeta](https://www.hmc.edu/physics/wp-content/uploads/sites/22/2023/09/Portrait_358x412_Peter-Saeta.jpg)
Peter N. Saeta
Professor of PhysicsPhD, Harvard UniversityKeck 1231909.607.3939saeta@g.hmc.edu
Ultrafast physics, semiconductors, photovoltaics, energy and environment
![Vatche Sahakian](https://www.hmc.edu/physics/wp-content/uploads/sites/22/2022/10/Vatche_Sahakian.jpg)
Vatche Sahakian
Professor of PhysicsPhD, University of ChicagoKeck 1229909.607.4592Vatche_Sahakian@hmc.edu
Theoretical physics, including string theory and cosmology
![Brian Shuve](https://www.hmc.edu/physics/wp-content/uploads/sites/22/2023/09/Portrait_358x412_Brian-Shuve.jpg)
Brian Shuve
Associate Professor of PhysicsPhD, Harvard UniversityKeck 1236909.607.4195bshuve@g.hmc.edu
Particle physics
![Daniel Tamayo](https://www.hmc.edu/physics/wp-content/uploads/sites/22/2022/10/Daniel_Tamayo.jpg)
Daniel Tamayo
Assistant Professor of PhysicsPhD, Cornell UniversityKeck 1241909.621.8378dtamayo@g.hmc.edu
Astrophysics
Visiting Faculty
![Liz W. Connolly](https://www.hmc.edu/physics/wp-content/uploads/sites/22/2023/09/Portrait_358x412_Elizabeth-Connolly.jpg)
Liz W. Connolly
Visiting Professor of PhysicsPhD, California Institute of TechnologyKeck 1226909.607.2087connolly@g.hmc.edu
Quantum optics
![Rahulkumar Solanki](https://www.hmc.edu/physics/wp-content/uploads/sites/22/2024/03/Portrait_358x412_Rahul-Solanki.jpg)
Rahulkumar Solanki
Visiting Professor of PhysicsPhD, University of Texas at DallasKeck 1235909.607.3281rsolanki@g.hmc.edu
General relativity
![Teddy A. Rodriguez-Velez](https://www.hmc.edu/physics/wp-content/uploads/sites/22/2023/08/TEDDY-RODRIGUEZ-HEADSHOT-websize.jpg)
Teddy A. Rodriguez-Velez
Visiting Professor of PhysicsMS, University of Puerto Rico; PhD, Texas TechKeck 1226909.621.8024trodriguezvelez@g.hmc.edu
Physics and theater
Staff
![Vanessa Brillo](https://www.hmc.edu/physics/wp-content/uploads/sites/22/2023/09/Portrait_358x412_Vanessa-Brillo.jpg)
Vanessa Brillo
Administrative AssistantKeck 1234909.621.8024vbrillo@g.hmc.edu
![B.J. Haddad](https://www.hmc.edu/physics/wp-content/uploads/sites/22/2023/09/Portrait_358x412_BJ-Haddad.jpg)
B.J. Haddad
Laboratory and Stockroom ManagerJacobs B122909.607.3940bhaddad@hmc.edu
![Drew Price](https://www.hmc.edu/physics/wp-content/uploads/sites/22/2022/10/Drew_Price.jpg)
Drew Price
Machinist Galileo B5909.607.3050dprice@g.hmc.edu
Faculty Emeriti/ae
![Chih-Yung Chen](https://www.hmc.edu/physics/wp-content/uploads/sites/22/2022/10/Chih-Yung_Chen.jpg)
Chih-Yung Chen
Professor of Physics EmeritaPhD, Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyKeck 1243909.607.2768cychen@hmc.edu
Solid-state physics, high-T superconductors and semiconductors
![Richard Campbell Haskell](https://www.hmc.edu/physics/wp-content/uploads/sites/22/2022/10/Richard_Haskill.jpg)
Richard Campbell Haskell
Professor of Physics EmeritusPhD, Johns Hopkins UniversityKeck 1243909.607.2768haskell@g.hmc.edu
Biophysics
![Thomas McCaffree Helliwell](https://www.hmc.edu/physics/wp-content/uploads/sites/22/2022/10/Tom_Helliwell.jpg)
Thomas McCaffree Helliwell
Professor of Physics EmeritusPhD, California Institute of TechnologyKeck 1243909.607.2768helliwell@hmc.edu
General relativity
![Gregory A. Lyzenga](https://www.hmc.edu/physics/wp-content/uploads/sites/22/2022/10/Greg_Lyzenga.jpg)
Gregory A. Lyzenga
Professor of Physics EmeritusPhD, California Institute of TechnologyKeck 1243909.607.2768Gregory_Lyzenga@hmc.edu
Geophysics and solar system astronomy
![Daniel C. Petersen](https://www.hmc.edu/physics/wp-content/uploads/sites/22/2022/10/Daniel_Peterson.jpg)
Daniel C. Petersen
Professor of Physics EmeritusPhD, Harvard UniversityKeck 1243909.607.2768petersen@hmc.edu
Biophysics, including physical properties of membranes, optical coherence microscopy; chaos
![Patricia D. Sparks](https://www.hmc.edu/physics/wp-content/uploads/sites/22/2022/10/Patricia_Sparks.jpg)
Patricia D. Sparks
Professor of Physics EmeritaPhD, Cornell UniversityKeck 1243909.607.2768sparks@hmc.edu
Solid state physics, including study of the optical properties of metals and interfaces
![John S. Townsend](https://www.hmc.edu/physics/wp-content/uploads/sites/22/2022/10/John_Townsend.jpg)
John S. Townsend
Professor of Physics EmeritusPhD, Johns Hopkins UniversityKeck 1243909.607.2768townsend@hmc.edu
Theoretical particle physics
![Robert P. Wolf](https://www.hmc.edu/physics/wp-content/uploads/sites/22/2022/10/Robert_Wolf.jpg)
Robert P. Wolf
Professor of Physics EmeritusPhD, Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyKeck 1243909.607.2768wolf@hmc.edu
Energy resources, especially solar energy, environmental effects; Nonlinear phenomena, including chaotic behavior; computer modeling; Solid state physics, especially low-temperature phase transitions