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Michael Brown

Michael Brown

Morris L. Clothier Professor of Physics (on leave 2017-18)
doc@swarthmore.edu
610-328-8648
Office: SC 119, Lab: SC 116
Website
Profile

Research interests: Plasma physics, experiment (SSX), plasma turbulence, magnetic reconnection, solar physics, and fusion.

david cohen

David Cohen

Professor of Astronomy, Department Chair
Physics & Astronomy
dcohen1@swarthmore.edu
610-328-8587
Office and Lab: SC 125 and 124
Website

Research interests: Massive stars, stellar winds, X-ray astronomy, and exoplanets.

Catherine Crouch

Catherine Crouch

Professor of Physics (on leave 2018-19)
Physics & Astronomy
ccrouch1@swarthmore.edu
610-328-8386
Science Center Office: Science Center L39
Research Laboratory: Science Center L04
Website

Research interests: Protein-cell membrane interactions, nanoparticle physics, and physics education

Benjamin Geller

Visiting Assistant Professor and NSE Division Education Resource Specialist
Physics & Astronomy
bgeller1@swarthmore.edu
610-957-6287
Science Center L38
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Amy Graves

Professor of Physics
abug1@swarthmore.edu
610-328-8257
Office: SC 117A, Lab: SC 117
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Research Interests: Computer simulations of soft matter systems.  We study the jamming phase transition between fluid and disordered solid.  We also simulate "active matter",  to understand transport and self-organized behavior in crowds of self-propelled particles. 

Eric Jensen

Professor of Astronomy; Faculty Coordinator, Environmental Studies
ejensen1@swarthmore.edu
610-328-8249
Office: SC 123, Lab: SC 122
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Research interests: Extrasolar planets, planet formation, and young stars.

Wing-Ho Ko

Visiting Assistant Professor
Physics/Astronomy
wko1@swarthmore.edu
610-328-8255
Science Center L41

Adam Light

Visiting Assistant Professor
Physics & Astronomy
alight2@swarthmore.edu
610-690-6825
SC Office: L40
Tristan Smith, Assistant Professor

Tristan Smith

Assistant Professor of Physics (on leave 2018-2019)
tsmith2@swarthmore.edu
610-328-8259
Office: SC 127A, Lab: SC 127
Website

Research interests: Early universe cosmology; tests of modified theories of gravity; analysis of the cosmic microwave background

Hilary Smith

Hillary Smith

Assistant Professor of Physics
Physics & Astronomy
hsmith3@swarthmore.edu
610-690-5521
Science Center 121
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Research Interests: materials physics, energy storage materials, phonon dynamics, scattering

Lecturers

Mary Ann Klassen

Senior Laboratory Lecturer
mklasse1@swarthmore.edu
610-328-8384
Science Center L36

Adam Neat

Laboratory Lecturer
aneat1@swarthmore.edu
610-690-6886
Science Center L37

Emeriti

Peter Collings

Morris L. Clothier Professor of Physics (Emeritus)
Emeritus Physics & Astronomy
pcollin1@swarthmore.edu
610-328-7791
Fax: 328-7895
Science Center Office & Lab, SC 118
Website

Research interests: Soft condensed matter, liquid crystals, and molecular assembly.

Frank Moscatelli

Frank Moscatelli

Edward Hicks Magill Professor of Mathematics and Natural Sciences (Emeritus)
fmoscat1@swarthmore.edu
610-328-8256

Research interests: Biomedical imaging and spectroscopy; laser physics; atomic cooling and trapping.

Researchers

Manjit Kaur

Post Doc Research Fellow
Physics & Astronomy
mkaur2@swarthmore.edu
610-328-8258
Science Center 116

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Paul Jacobs

Paul Jacobs

Instrument Technician
Physics and Astronomy
pjacobs3@swarthmore.edu
610-328-8248

Carolyn Warfel

Administrative Assistant II
Physics & Astronomy
cwarfel1@swarthmore.edu
610-328-8258
Science Center 131

Steve Palmer

Machinist
Physics & Astronomy
spalmer1@swarthmore.edu
610-328-8251
Science Center L62

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