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Chair  
Bryan Penprase
Professor
B.S. Stanford University
Ph.D. University of Chicago
Research Interests:
Quasar Absorption Lines, Gamma Ray Burst Spectroscopy
Office: Millikan 126, (909) 621-8727
Lab: Brackett Observatory, (909) 621-8407
email: Bryan Penprase
Fall 2009 Courses:
Astronomy 1 Introductory Astronomy
   
Faculty  
Catalin Mitescu
Seeley W. Mudd Professor
B. Eng., McGill University
Ph.D. California Institute of Technology
Research Interests:
Hydrodynamics, Computational Physics
Office: Millikan 105, (909) 621-8534
Lab: Millikan B25, (909) 621-8534
email: Catalin Mitescu
Fall 2009 Courses:
Physics 70 Spacetime, Quanta and Entropy Laboratory
Physics 180 Applied Math for Physicists
   
Thomas Moore
Professor
B.A. Carleton College
Ph.D. Yale University
Research Interests:
Gravitational waves, Physics Education
Office & Lab: Millikan 129, (909) 621-8726
email: Thomas Moore
Fall 2009 Courses:
Physics 70 Spacetime, Quanta, and Entropy
Physics 170 Quantum Mechanics
   
Alma Zook
Professor
B.A. Pomona College
Ph.D. University of California, Berkeley
Research Interests:
Observational Extragalactic Astronomy, Acoustics
Office: Millikan 118, (909) 621-8723
Lab: Andrew B53
email: Alma Zook
Fall 2009 Courses:
Physics 3 Physics of Music
Physics 42 General Physics
 
   
Richard Mawhorter
Professor
B.S. Wheaton College
Ph.D. University of Texas, Austin
Research Interests:
Molecular and Neutrino Physics
Office: Millikan 125, (909) 621-8725
Lab: Millikan B24
email: Richard Mawhorter
Fall 2009 Courses:
Physics 42 General Physics Laboratory
Physics 101 Foundations of Modern Physics Laboratory
   
David Tanenbaum
Associate Professor
B.S. Harvey Mudd College
M.S., Ph.D. University of Colorado, Boulder
Research Interests:
Nanoscale Physics and Fabrication
Office: Millikan 119, (909) 621-8722
Lab: Andrew B57
email: David Tanenbaum
Fall 2009 Courses:
ID 1 Nanotechnology in Science and Fiction
Physics 70 Spacetime, Quanta, and Entropy Laboratory
   
Alfred Kwok
Associate Professor
B.A. University of California, Santa Cruz
Ph.D. Yale University
Research Interests:
Laser Spectroscopy, Biomaterials
Office: Millikan 121, (909) 621-8729
Lab: Andrew B55
email: Alfred Kwok
Fall 2009 Courses:
Physics 42 Laboratory
Physics 70 Spacetime, Quanta, and Entropy
Physics 190 Senior Seminar
   
Philip Choi
Assistant Professor
B.A. Wesleyan University
Ph.D. University of California, Santa Cruz
Research Interests:
Infrared Studies of Star Forming Regions in distant galaxies, Adaptive Optics
Office: Millikan 121, (909) 607-0890
email: Philip Choi
Fall 2009 Courses:
On Sabbatical
   
Dwight Whitaker
Assistant Professor
B.S. University of Connecticut
M.S., Ph.D. Brown University
Bose-Einstein Condensates, High-speed studies of plants
Office: Millikan 109, (909) 607-9795
Email: Dwight Whitaker
Fall 2009 Courses:
Physics 101 Foundations of Modern Physics
Physics 190 Senior Seminar
   
Staff  
David Haley
Senior Laboratory Technician
B.S. Kansas State University
Office:  Millikan 113, (909) 621-8721
email: David Haley
   
Connie Wilson
Academic Department Coordinator
Millikan 122, (909) 621-8724
email: Connie Wilson
   
Glenn Flohr
Senior Laboratory Machinist
Millikan B31, (909) 621-8720
email: Glenn Flohr
   
   
Visiting Faculty & Adjunct
   
   

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