Faculty
Germano S. Iannacchione
Contact Information:
Olin Hall, 120
Phone: +1-508-831-5420
Fax: +1-508-831-5886
gsiannac@wpi.edu
Website
Germano S. Iannacchione
- Associate Professor & Department Head, Physics
I was promoted to associate professor in 2004 and became head of the Department of Physics in 2006. I continue to strive to be active in both my research and in leading Physics at WPI; I am happy to be able to integrate the two through my teaching. Read more...
Padmanabhan K. Aravind
Contact Information:
Olin Hall, 212B
Phone: +1-508-831-5559
Fax: +1-508-831-5886
paravind@wpi.edu
Website
Padmanabhan K. Aravind
- Professor, Physics
In my 25 plus years here, I have been actively engaged in teaching and research. Our Projects Program is the place where these two activities naturally meet; the MQPs I have guided over the years have been among my most rewarding experiences. Read more...
Nancy A. Burnham
Contact Information:
Olin Hall, 219
Phone: +1-508-831-5365
Fax: +1-508-831-5886
nab@wpi.edu
Website
Nancy A. Burnham
- Associate Professor, Physics
An associate professor of physics at WPI since 2000, Nancy Burnham’s research interests lie in the direction of nanoscience and engineering. She offers an undergraduate and graduate course called Atomic Force Microscopy and is writing a book on the subject. Read more...
Frank A. Dick
Contact Information:
Olin Hall, 213C
Phone: +1-508-831-6766
Fax: +1-508-831-5776
fdick@wpi.edu
Frank A. Dick
- Adjunct Assistant Professor, Physics
Ask Professor Frank Dick "What is teaching?" and he will tell you: "Teaching is show time! People love a good show. Make the show entertaining from start to finish, and students will remember what you say and do forever." Read more...
Hektor Kashuri
Contact Information:
Olin Hall, 004
Phone: +1-508-831-5342
Fax: +1-508-831-5888
hkashuri@wpi.edu
Hektor Kashuri
- Adjunct Assistant Professor, Physics
The most rewarding aspect of an academic position is the opportunity to teach and mentor students. I want to teach them how to use physics in analyzing facts by understanding underlying ideas and concepts, rather than memorizing and using formulas. Read more...
Thomas H. Keil
Contact Information:
Olin Hall, 105
Phone: +1-508-831-5419
Fax: +1-508-831-5886
thkeil@wpi.edu
Website
Thomas H. Keil
- Professor, Physics
I have been teaching at WPI since 1967. I received a BS from California Institute of Technology in 1961 and a PhD from the University of Rochester in 1965. My interests in physics are condensed matter physics, theoretical physics, and physics education. Read more...
Stephan A. Koehler
Contact Information:
Olin Hall, 215
Phone: +1-508-831-5090
Fax: +1-508-831-5776
sak@wpi.edu
Website
Stephan A. Koehler
- Assistant Professor, Physics
What excites me most is working with students to perform great experiments. When things click, we all gain a deep appreciation of how rich and beautiful the simplest things can be. Sharing these insights and excitement is what great teaching is all about. Read more...
David Christopher Medich
Contact Information:
Olin Hall, 127
Phone: +1-508-831-6569
Fax: +1-508-831-5886
dcmedich@wpi.edu
David Christopher Medich
- Assistant Professor, Physics
My goal as an instructor is to convey my enthusiasm of physics to my students and to help them make connections between the atomic and subatomic realm and our everyday world. In terms of my research, my area of expertise is medical physics and nuclear science. Read more...
George D. J. Phillies
Contact Information:
Olin Hall, 130
Phone: +1-508-831-5334
phillies@wpi.edu
Website
George D. J. Phillies
- Professor, Physics
In his quarter-century at WPI, Professor Phillies has dedicated most of his pedagogical efforts to lecturing in freshman physics, notably mechanics and harmonic oscillations, in addition to several other courses for which he’s written the texts. Read more...
Marko B. Popovic
Contact Information:
Olin Hall, 215
Phone: +1-508-831-5392
Fax: +1-508-831-5886
mpopovic@wpi.edu
Website
Marko B. Popovic
- Assistant Research Professor, Physics
Professor Marko B Popovic, PI, is an assistant research professor in the WPI Physics department. His research interest ranges from fundamental physics to human neuro-sensory-motor organization to engineering robotics systems that assist and augment humans. Read more...
Richard S. Quimby
Contact Information:
Olin Hall, 128
Phone: +1-508-831-5490
Fax: +1-508-831-5886
rsquimby@wpi.edu
Website
Richard S. Quimby
- Associate Professor, Physics
Professor Quimby teaches courses and engages in research in the area of photonics, specializing in lasers, fiber optics, and the optical properties of materials. He particularly enjoys developing and teaching interdisciplinary courses. Read more...
L. Ramdas Ram-Mohan
Contact Information:
Olin Hall, 224
Phone: +1-508-831-5339
Fax: +1-508-831-5886
lrram@wpi.edu
Website
L. Ramdas Ram-Mohan
- Professor, Physics
Sabyasachi Sarkar
Contact Information:
Olin Hall, 215
Phone: +1-508-831-5392
Fax: +1-508-831-5886
ssarkar@wpi.edu
Sabyasachi Sarkar
- Adjunct Assistant Professor, Physics
Professor Sarkar is a former Marie Curie Fellow who joined the WPI faculty in 2011. He says teaching is very rewarding to him; he gets to inspire and shape young engineers and scientists and see how they evolve through their years at WPI. Read more...
Izabela Stroe
Contact Information:
Olin Hall, 222
Phone: +1-508-831-5249
Fax: +1-508-831-5888
izabela@wpi.edu
Website
Izabela Stroe
- Assistant Professor, Physics
For me, physics is like a sandbox. It gives me the opportunity to play and discover, test, be creative, and learn something new. At the same time, I am passionate about passing the thrill of discovery to my students. Teaching is a two-way street in which both parties get enriched from each other. Read more...
Erkan Tüzel
Contact Information:
Olin Hall, 220
Phone: +1-508-831-5391
Fax: +1-508-831-5886
etuzel@wpi.edu
Website
Erkan Tüzel
- Assistant Professor, Physics
Teaching is a learning and discovering process, both for me and my students. The project-based curriculum at WPI allows me to explore new and exciting areas in computational and biological physics with my students by putting them in the driver's seat. Read more...
Vasfiye Hande Tüzel
Contact Information:
Olin Hall, 301
Phone: +1-508-831-6761
Fax: +1-508-831-5886
htuzel@wpi.edu
Website
Vasfiye Hande Tüzel
- Adjunct Assistant Professor, Physics
Teaching is one of the most rewarding aspects of my life. My students motivate me to develop new approaches to teaching. I love sharing my passion for science, helping students become critical thinkers in whatever professions they choose. Read more...
Qi Wen
Contact Information:
Olin Hall, 213A
Phone: +1-508-831-6057
Fax: +1-508-831-5668
qwen@wpi.edu
Website
Qi Wen
- Assistant Professor, Physics
Professor Wen enjoys interacting with students. Through research advising and classroom lectures, he tries to excite their interests in learning the physics not only required to understand our universe, but essential for their careers as engineers. Read more...
Alexei A. Zozulya
Contact Information:
Olin Hall, 213B
Phone: +1-508-831-5254
Fax: +1-508-831-5886
zozulya@wpi.edu
Alexei A. Zozulya
- Professor, Physics
Professor Alexei Zozulya’s current research in ultracold atom optics focuses on theoretical analysis of Bose-Einstein condensate-based atom interferometers and gyroscopes, atom "chip" technology, and more recently, atomtronics. Read more...
Post-Doctorate Fellow
| First Name | Last Name | Title | Phone Extension | Office Location | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nandan | Tandon | Post-Doc Fellow | ntandon | 6592 | Olin Hall 303B |
Professor Emeritus
| First Name | Last Name | Title | Phone Extension | Office Location | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Van | Bluemel | Professor Emeritus | vbluemel | 6057 | Olin Hall 213A |
| Harold W. | Hilsinger | Professor Emeritus | hwh | 6057 | Olin Hall 213A |
| Stephen N. | Jasperson | Professor Emeritus | snj | 6057 | Olin Hall 213A |
| Michael W. | Klein | Professor Emeritus | mwklein | 6057 | Olin Hall 213A |
| Adriaan | Walther | Professor Emeritus | awalther | 6057 | Olin Hall 213A |
| Jerald A. | Weiss | Professor Emeritus | 6057 | Olin Hall 213A | |
| John F. | Wild | Professor Emeritus | 6057 | Olin Hall 213A |
