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All faculty members present regularly at national and international conferences, have published in top journals in their disciplines, and have received external research funding.

 

Michael Gray, Associate Professor 

PhD, Physics, Pennsylvania State University

Research Interests: Scientific computation, computing technologies, simulation, simulation systems, and high performance technology that yields large simulation

 

Nathan Harshman, Assistant Professor

PhD, Physics, University of Texas–Austin

Research Intersts: Quantum information theory, particle physics, mathematical physics

 

Philip R. Johnson, Assistant Professor

PhD, Physics, University of Maryland

Research Intersts: Ultracold quantum physics, quantum optics, quantum computing, cosmology, computational physics

 

Teresa Larkin, Associate Professor

PhD, Curriculum and Instruction/Physics Education, Kansas State University

Research Interests: Physics education, with a focus on classroom assessment, interactive engagement methods, cognition and learning, student writing, learning styles

 

Jessica Uscinski, Assistant Professor

PhD, Physics, University of Arizona

Research Interests: Consequences of physics beyond the standard model in astrophysics experiments

 

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