Our People

The expert faculty members on our team are at the heart of what we do. They have, among other notable achievements, observed the cosmos through the Hubble Space Telescope, collaborated with Nobel Laureates and conducted research at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, the Japanese National Laboratory for High Energy Physics and the Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility.  

Our Faculty

Brett D. Altschul

Theoretical physics

Frank Avignone, III

Particle astrophysics

Yaroslaw Bazaliy

Condensed matter physics

Thomas M. Crawford

Condensed matter physics

Richard J. Creswick

Condensed matter physics, particle astrophysics

Scott R. Crittenden

Condensed matter physics

Timir Datta

Condensed matter physics

Ralf Gothe

Nuclear physics

Vladimir Gudkov

Theoretical physics

Yordanka Ilieva

Nuclear physics

Rongying Jin

SmartState Chair for Experimental Nanoscale Physics

Varsha Kulkarni

Astronomy

Milind N. Kunchur

Condensed matter physics

Pawel O. Mazur

Foundations of quantum theory, theoretical physics

Sanjib Mishra

High energy physics

Alexander Monin

Theoretical physics

Fred Myhrer

Nuclear theory

Yuriy V. Pershin

Condensed matter theory

Roberto Petti

High energy physics

Steven A. Rodney

Astronomy

Carl Rosenfeld

High energy physics

Matthias Schindler

Theoretical physics

Steffen Strauch

Nuclear physics

David Tedeschi

Particle astrophysics

Jeffery R. Wilson

High energy physics

Yanwen Wu

Condensed matter physics