People of the Department of Physics and Astronomy

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R. Dean Astumian

Professor of Physics
astumian@maine.edu
207.581.1024
Astumian Faculty Page

David J. Batuski

Professor of Physics
batuski@maine.edu
207.581.1035
Batuski Faculty Page

Nicholas Bingham

Assistant Professor of Physics | Member, FIRST
nicholas.bingham@maine.edu
207.581.4253
Bingham Faculty Page

Ioan-Augustin Chioar

Assistant Professor of Physics | Member, FIRST
ioanaugustin.chioar@maine.edu
207.581.2257
Chioar Faculty Page

Neil F. Comins

Professor of Physics
galaxy@maine.edu
207.581.1037
Comins Faculty Page

Frank Dudish

Principal Lecturer
frank.dudish@maine.edu
207.581.1025
Dudish Faculty Page

Dinh Loc Duong

Assistant Professor of Physics | Member, FIRST
dinh.duong@maine.edu
207.581.1217
Duong Faculty Page

Saima Farooq

Senior Lecturer
saima.farooq@maine.edu
207.581.2161
Farooq Faculty Page

Samuel Hess

Professor of Physics | Member, GSBSE | Cooperating Professor of Chemistry | Graduate Coordinator
samuel.hess@maine.edu
207.581.1036
Hess Faculty Page

Jarrett Lancaster

Lecturer of Physics and Electrical Engineering
jarrett.lancaster@maine.edu
207.581.1021

Robert Meulenberg

Robert W. Meulenberg

Professor of Physics | Member, FIRST | Cooperating Professor of Chemistry
robert.meulenberg@maine.edu
207.581.2245
Meulenberg Faculty Page

Thomas E. Stone

Lecturer in Physics
thomas.e.stone@maine.edu
207.581.1237
Stone Faculty Page

MacKenzie R. Stetzer

Associate Professor of Physics | Member, Maine RiSE Center | Cooperating Associate Professor of STEM Education | Undergraduate Coordinator
mackenzie.stetzer@maine.edu
207.581.1033
Stetzer Faculty Page

John R. Thompson

Professor of Physics | Department Chair |
Member, Maine RiSE Center |
Cooperating Professor of STEM Education
thompsonj@maine.edu
207.581.1016
Thompson Faculty Page

Staff

Shawn Laatsch

Director, Versant Power Astronomy Center
shawn.laatsch@maine.edu
207.581.1818
Laatsch Staff Page

David Sturm

Instructional Laboratory
and Lecture Demonstration Specialist
sturmde@maine.edu
207.581.1241
Sturm Staff Page

Mariana Haletska

Administrative Specialist
mariana.haletska@maine.edu
207.581.1016

Andre Khalil

Professor of Biomedical Engineering
andre.khalil@maine.edu
207.581.3911
Khalil Faculty Page

Rebecca Ruggiero

Adjunct Physics Lecturer / Lecturer and Assistant to the Professional Writing Program
rebecca.ruggiero@maine.edu
Ruggiero Page

Karissa Tilbury

Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering
karissa.tilbury@maine.edu
207.581.2460
Tilbury Faculty Page

Shabnam Alizadeh

Ph.D. Candidate
shabnam.alizadeh@maine.edu

Misan Bhandari

Ph.D. Student
misan.bhandari@maine.edu

Ethan Cronk

Ph.D. Candidate
ethan.cronk@maine.edu
Cronk Student Page

Thomas Fittswood

Ph.D. Candidate
thomas.fitts@maine.edu
Fitts Student Page

Antonio Guiseppe

Ph.D. Candidate
antonio.guiseppe@maine.edu

Muhammad Ahmad Ishaq

Ph.D. student
muhammad.ishaq@maine.edu
Ishaq Student Page

Brenda Jones

Ph.D. Candidate
brenda.jones@maine.edu
Jones Student Page

Rahman Sydur

Ph.D. student
sydur.rahman@maine.edu

Nikita Saini

Ph.D. Candidate
nikita.saini@maine.edu
Saini Student Page

Em Sowles

Ph.D. Candidate
emily.sowles@maine.edu

Lindsay Spence

Ph.D. Candidate
lindsay.spence@maine.edu

Andrew Teller

Ph.D. Candidate
andrew.teller@maine.edu
Teller Student Page

Iyanna Trevino

Ph.D. Candidate
iyanna.trevino@maine.edu

Benjamin Walden

Ph.D. Candidate
benjamin.walden@maine.edu
Walden Student Page

Jaqulin Wallace

Ph.D. Candidate
jaqulin.wallace@maine.edu
Wallace Student Page

Chamithri Weerakoon

Ph.D. Candidate
chamithri.weerakoon@maine.edu
Weerakoon Student Page

Daniel Wilson

Ph.D. Candidate
daniel.c.wilson@maine.edu

David E. Clark

Principal Lecturer Emeritus
declark@maine.edu
207.581.1040
Clark Faculty Page

Peter H. Kleban

Professor Emeritus of Physics; Distinguished Maine Professor
rjlad@maine.edu
Lad Faculty Page

Robert Lad holding a model of molecular structure

Robert J. Lad

Professor Emeritus of Physics; Distinguished Maine Professor
rjlad@maine.edu
Lad Faculty Page

James P. McClymer

Associate Professor Emeritus of Physics
mcclymer@maine.edu
207.581.1034
McClymer Faculty Page

Susan R. McKay

Professor Emerita of Physics | Founding Director of Maine Center for Research in STEM Education
susan.mckay@maine.edu
207.581.4678
McKay Faculty Page

Don Mountcastle

Donald B. Mountcastle

Associate Professor Emeritus of Physics
Mountcastle Faculty Page

Jayendran C. Rasaiah

Professor Emeritus of Chemistry / Cooperating Professor Emeritus of Physics
rasaiah@maine.edu

Charles E. Tarr

Professor Emeritus of Physics
ctarr@maine.edu
Tarr Faculty Page

William N. Unertl

Professor Emeritus of Physics
unertl@maine.edu
Unertl Faculty Page


Kenneth R. Brownstein

Professor Emeritus of Physics
Brownstein Obituary

Paul R. Camp

Professor Emeritus of Physics
Camp Obituary

Edward F. Carr

Professor Emeritus of Physics
Carr Obituary

Gerald S. Harmon

Associate Professor Emeritus of Physics
Harmon Obituary

C. Thomas Hess

Professor Emeritus of Physics
Hess Obituary

George C. Krueger

Professor Emeritus of Physics
Krueger Obituary

Richard A. Morrow

Professor Emeritus of Physics
Morrow Obituary

Charles W. Smith

Professor Emeritus of Physics and Cooperating Professor Emeritus of Engineering
Smith Obituary