Research Areas

• Astronomy (Observational)

  • Exoplanets and Disks
  • Interstellar Medium
  • IR, UV & X-ray Observations
  • Young Stars

  

  Modern Optics

  • Laser Spectroscopy
  • Metamaterials & Devices
  • Non-linear Optics
  • Optical Materials
  • Photonics
  • Plasmonics & Sensors

  

• Astrophysics (Theoretical)

  • Astrochemistry
  • High Velocity Clouds
  • Intergalactic Material
  • Interstellar Material
  • Milky Way Galaxy

  

  Nanoscience & Nanotechnology

  • Nanomaterials
  • Nanomotors
  • Nanosensors
  • Renewable Energy
  • Surfaces and Interfaces

  

• Atomic & Molecular Physics

  • Characterization of processes
  • Medically-relevant molecules
  • Time-Resolved spectroscopy

  

  Physics Education

  • Analysis of Curricula
  • Educational Technologies
  • SCALE-UP
  • Service Learning

  

• Biophysics & Biomedical Physics

  • Bioimaging Disease Treatment
  • Biomolecules & Materials
  • Bio-sensing
  • Drug Delivery
  • Protein Folding

  

  Simulational Physics

  • Algorithm Development
  • Astrophysical Fluid Dynamics
  • Criticality & Complexity
  • Molecules & Materials
  • Phase Transitions

  

• Condensed Matter Physics

  • Functional Material Growth
  • Material Behavior
  • Organic Spintronics
  • Phase Transitions
  • Phosphor Materials

  

  Theoretical Physics

  • Nuclear Physics
  • Quantum Computing
  • Statistical Physics