About the department
The Department of Physics & Astronomy, in the College of Science & Mathematics, has 26 faculty and teaches across 2 subject areas. Introductory and advanced labs, a small machine shop, and a rooftop observatory with a research-grade telescope support coursework and undergraduate projects.
Courses
The department offers courses under these subject codes:
Faculty
| Name | Rank | Areas |
|---|---|---|
| Tomas Vasquez | Assistant Professor | atomic and molecular physics; biophysics |
| Anton Kowalczyk | Professor | acoustics; instrumentation |
| Hannah Marchetti | Teaching Professor | nuclear and particle physics; optics and photonics |
| Isaac Sato | Associate Professor | condensed-matter physics; astrophysics |
| Everett Ibarra | Professor of Practice | computational physics; physics education research |
| Malik Salazar | Assistant Professor | atomic and molecular physics; biophysics |
| Grace Groves | Professor | acoustics; instrumentation |
| Amara Molnar | Teaching Professor | nuclear and particle physics; optics and photonics |
| Colin Okafor | Associate Professor | condensed-matter physics; astrophysics |
| Devon Halvorsen | Professor of Practice | computational physics; physics education research |
| Mei Petrov | Assistant Professor | atomic and molecular physics; biophysics |
| Priya Aluko | Professor | acoustics; instrumentation |
| Peter Kaur | Teaching Professor | nuclear and particle physics; optics and photonics |
| Simon Ackerman | Associate Professor | condensed-matter physics; astrophysics |
| Sofia Carrasco | Professor of Practice | computational physics; physics education research |
| Elena Sundqvist | Assistant Professor | atomic and molecular physics; biophysics |
| Ravi Devereaux | Professor | acoustics; instrumentation |
| Gustav Nakamura | Teaching Professor | nuclear and particle physics; optics and photonics |
| Ingrid Adebayo | Associate Professor | condensed-matter physics; astrophysics |
| Nadia Nguyen | Professor of Practice | computational physics; physics education research |
| Emmett Brenner | Assistant Professor | atomic and molecular physics; biophysics |
| Hector Cruz | Professor | acoustics; instrumentation |
| Yuki Yoon | Teaching Professor | nuclear and particle physics; optics and photonics |
| Rosa Antonelli | Associate Professor | condensed-matter physics; astrophysics |
| Bruno Whitfield | Professor of Practice | computational physics; physics education research |
| Tomas Weaver | Assistant Professor | atomic and molecular physics; biophysics |
Advising and contact
Students in the department's programs are assigned a faculty adviser; new and prospective students can reach the department office to be connected with the right person. Office hours for every instructor are posted each term.
Fictional information
UW–Porter Falls is a work of parody. This department, its faculty, and its facilities are invented; nothing here describes a real academic unit.