Physics Department Faculty & Staff
| Tenure-Track Faculty | Faculty Lecturers | Faculty Emeritus | Visiting Faculty | Part-time Faculty | Staff |
TENURE-TRACK FACULTY
Dr. Gregory Wurtz
Associate Professor of Physics
Chair, Department of Physics
Ph.D. Nanotechnology, University of Technology, Troyes, France
E-mail: g.wurtz@unf.edu
Phone: (904) 620-3977
Office: Building 50, Room 2600
Dr. James L. Garner
Professor of Physics
Interim Chair, Department of Criminal Justice
Ph.D. Theoretical Solid State Physics, Ohio State University
E-mail: jgarner@unf.edu
Phone: (904) 620-2729
Office: Building 50, Room 2100
Dr. Thomas Pekarek
Terry Presidential Professor of Physics
Director: Helium Liquefier Facility
Ph. D. Experimental Solid State Physics, Purdue University
E-mail: tpekarek@unf.edu
Phone: (904) 620-1939
Office: Building 50, Room 1524
Dr. Lev Gasparov
Terry Presidential Professor of Physics
Associate Dean, College of Arts and Sciences
Ph.D. Experimental Solid State Physics, Institute for Solid State Physics, Moscow
E-mail: lgasprov@unf.edu
Phone: (904) 620-1933
Office: Building 51, 3315
Faculty Bio page
Dr. Jane MacGibbon
Associate Professor of Physics
Ph. D. Theoretical Astrophysics, University of Cambridge
E-mail: jmacgibb@unf.edu
Phone: (904) 620-1923
Office: Building 50, Room 1500
Dr. Daniel Santavicca
Associate Professor of Physics
Ph. D. Experimental Solid State Physics, Yale University
E-mail: daniel.santavicca@unf.edu
Phone: (904) 620-5209
Office: Building 50, Room 1502
Faculty Bio page
Dr. Chris Kelso
Assistant Professor of Physics
Society of Physics Students Advisor
Ph.D. Theoretical Astrophysics, University of Chicago
Email: ckelso@unf.edu
Phone: (904) 620-2729
Office: Building 50, Room 1504
Dr. Kelso's webpage
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Dr. Maitri Warusawithana
Assistant Professor of Physics
Ph.D. Experimental Solid State Physics, University of Illinois
Email: maitriw@unf.edu
Phone: (904) 620-2155
Office: Building 50, Room 1516
Dr. Jason T. Haraldsen
Assistant Professor of Physics
Ph.D. Theoretical Solid State Physics, University of Tennessee
Email: j.t.haraldsen@unf.edu
Phone: (904) 620-2235
Office: Building 50, Room 1518
Faculty Bio page
Dr. Haraldsen's webpage
Dr. John Hewitt
Assistant Professor of Physics
Astronomy Club Advisor
Ph.D. Physics and Astronomy, Northwestern University
Email: john.w.hewitt@unf.edu
Phone: (904) 620-1965
Office: Building 50, Room 1508
FACULTY LECTURERS
Dr. John AndersonAssociate Lecturer in PhysicsDirector, Science and Culture Initiative
Ph.D. Biophysics, Harvard University
E-mail: jeanders@unf.edu
Phone: (904) 620-2729
Office: Building 50, Room 2808
Dr. Nirmal Patel
Associate Lecturer in Physics
Director, SEM Facility
Ph.D. Experimental Solid State Physics, Patel University (India)
E-mail: npatel@unf.edu
Phone: (904) 620-2729
Office: Building 50, Room 2806
Dr. Barry Albright
Associate Lecturer in Earth Sciences
Ph.D. Geology, University of California, Riverside
E-mail: lalbrigh@unf.edu
Phone: (904) 620-2238
Office: Building 50, Room 2810
Dr. Grace Bossé
Lab Manager and Instructor
Ph.D. Experimental Condensed Matter Physics, Johns Hopkins University
E-mail: g.bosse@unf.eduPhone: (904) 620-1389Office: Building 50, Room 2816
Mr. Jim Montgomery
Lecturer in Physics
M.S. Experimental Optics, University of Central Florida
Email: j.montgomery.138251@unf.edu
Phone: (904) 620-2729
Office: Building 50, Room 2804
Dr. Warren Huelsnitz
Lecturer in Physics
Ph.D. High Energy Physics, University of Maryland
Email: w.huelsnitz@unf.edu
Phone: (904) 620-2729
Office: Building 50, Room 1532
FACULTY EMERITUS
Dr. Dennis L. Gay
Associate Professor of Physics
Ph.D. Experimental and Computational Nuclear Physics, Florida State University
E-mail: dgay@unf.edu
Phone: (904) 620-2729
Office: Building 50, Room 2804
Dr. Jay Huebner
Professor of Physics
Ph.D. Experimental Solid State and Surface Physics, University of California - Riverside
E-mail: jhuebn@unf.edu
VISITING FACULTY
Dr. Lihong Yao
E-mail: n01387593@unf.edu
Phone: (904) 620-2729
Office: Building 50, Room 1520
Ph.D. Physics, University of Toronto
Dr. James Harvin
Email: n01395305@unf.edu
Phone: (904) 620-2729
Office: Building 50, Room 2818
Ph.D. Astronomy, Georgia State University
Mr. Dan Legett
Email: d.legett@unf.edu
Phone: (904) 620-5285
Office: Building 50, Room 2822
M.S. Geology, University of Texas at El Paso
Mr. Ron Nelson
Email: anelson@unf.edu
Phone: (904) 620-5285
Office: Building 50, Room 2822
M.S. Meteorology & Oceanography, Naval Post-Graduate School
Dr. Devki Talwar
Email: d.talwar@unf.edu
Phone: (904) 620-2729
Office: Building 50, Room 2818
Ph.D. Physics, University of Allahabad
PART-TIME FACULTY
Dr. Karl Pezdirtz
E-mail: k.pezdirtz.144793@unf.edu
Ph.D. Experimental Solid State Physics, SUNY
Ms. Felicia Boyd
E-mail: n00004553@unf.eduM.S. Geological Sciences, University of Texas at Austin
STAFF
Mrs. Loraine Morgan
Office Manager, Department of Physics
E-mail: l.morgan@unf.edu
Phone: (904) 620-2729
Office: Building 50, Room 2600
