Physics Department Faculty

Below are lists of faculty and emeriti associated with the New Mexico Tech Physics Department. The snail mail address for all faculty is

New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology
801 Leroy Place
Socorro, NM 87801

The area code is (575), and the fax for all faculty is 835-5707.

Faculty

	Paul Arendt, Assistant Professor Astrophysics supernovae, radiative transfer	305 Workman 835-5431 parendt@nmt.edu
	Michelle Creech-Eakman, Associate Professor Astrophysics mid-infrared imaging and spectroscopy and optical/infrared interferometry, pulsation and dust production in mira variables	357 Workman 835-5809 mce@kestrel.nmt.edu
	Ken Eack, Associate Professor Atmospheric Physics balloon-borne remote sensing	351 Workman 835-5427 keack@kestrel.nmt.edu
	Jean A. Eilek, Professor Emeritus Astrophysics radio galaxies, pulsars, clusters of galaxies, plasma astrophysics	355 Workman 835-5433 835-7393 (NRAO) jeilek@aoc.nrao.edu
	Timothy H. Hankins, Professor Astrophysics pulsars, radio instrumentation, signal processing	835-7326 (NRAO) thankins@aoc.nrao.edu
	Peter Hofner, Associate Professor Astrophysics star formation, molecular clouds, HII regions	307 Workman 835-5233 phofner@nrao.edu
	Paul R. Krehbiel, Professor Atmospheric Physics lightning studies, radar meteorology,thunderstorm electrification	343 Workman 835-5215 krehbiel@ibis.nmt.edu
	David Meier, Assistant Professor Physics	359 Workman 835-5340 dmeier@nmt.edu
	Kenneth R. Minschwaner, Professor Atmospheric Physics radiative transfer, climate and upper atmosphere physics	313 Workman 835-5226 krm@kestrel.nmt.edu
	Raul Morales Juberias, Assistant Professor Planetary Science outer planets observations and atmospheric dynamics	345 Workman 835-6559 rmjube@nmt.edu
	David J. Raymond, Professor Atmospheric Physics geophysical fluid dynamics:how clouds interact with global atmospheric flow	349 Workman 835-5610 raymond@kestrel.nmt.edu
	Van D. Romero, Professor and V.P. for Research & Development Shock Physics Energetic materials, shock physics, high energy physics	200C Brown 835-5646 vromero@admin.nmt.edu
	Sharon Sessions, Assistant Professor Atmospheric physics Use of condensed matter theory to understand atmospheric processes and climate	353 Workman 835-5798 sessions@kestrel.nmt.edu
	Richard Sonnenfeld, Associate Professor Atmospheric Physics & Instrumentation Charge Transport by lightning, Embedded systems and instrumentation, Tribocharging of ice	347 Workman 835-6434 rsonnenf@nmt.edu
	David J. Westpfahl, Professor Astrophysics dynamics of spiral and dwarf galaxies	361 Workman 835-5792 835-6805 (MRO) dwestpfa@nmt.edu
	William P. Winn, Professor Atmospheric Physics instrumentation, electrical discharges in gases	341 Workman 835-5503 winn@loon.nmt.edu
	Lisa M. Young, Associate Professor Astrophysics dynamics of spiral and dwarf galaxies	363 Workman 835-5104 835-7387 (NRAO) lyoung@kestrel.nmt.edu

Emeriti

	Stirling Colgate Los Alamos National Lab Astrophysics plasma physics, atmospheric physics, magnetic dynamo	835-5384 colgate@eagle.lanl.gov
	Vernon LeFebre Statistical Physics and Thermodynamics	vlefebre@nmt.edu
	Charles B. Moore Atmospheric physics weather radar, precipitation mechanisms	318 Workman 835-5423 moore@nmt.edu
	Stephen D. Schery Atmospheric physics Environmental radioactivity	schery@nmt.edu

Staff

	Gina Chavez Department Specialist	333 Workman 835-5328 rchavez@kestrel.nmt.edu
	Barry Sabol Senior Lab Associate	111 Workman 835-5329 bsabol@arctic.nmt.edu

Adjuncts

	Ivan Avramidi NMT Mathematics Theoretical Physics	235 Cramer 835-5638 iavramid@nmt.edu
	K.S. Balasubramaniam National Solar Observatory, SunSpot Solar Physics	NSO (505) 434-7134 balaa@nso.edu
	David Buscher MRO	MRO/ROB 835-6964 dfb@mrao.cam.ac.uk
	Stirling Colgate Los Alamos National Lab Astrophysics plasma physics, atmospheric physics, magnetic dynamo	835-5384 colgate@eagle.lanl.gov
	Miller Goss NRAO Astrophysics galactic center, supernova remnants, interstellar medium	NRAO 835-7300 mgoss@aoc.nrao.edu
	Chris Haniff MRO	MRO/ROB 835-6964 cah@mrao.cam.ac.uk
	Loren Jacobson, Adjunct Faculty	359 Workman 835-5340 jacobsonla@att.net
	Dan Klinglesmith NMT Physics Astronomy	MRO 835-6802 dklingle@nmt.edu
	Gloria Manney JPL Senior Research Scientist (Microwave Atmospheric Science Group) Atmospheric Science Stratospheric dynamics/transport, Stratospheric polar processes and ozone loss	309 Workman 835-5341 manney@mls.jpl.nasa.gov
	John Meason EMRTC Explosives research NMR studies of gas absorption	EMRTC 835-5312 meason@emrtc.nmt.edu
	Steven Myers NRAO	NRAO 835-7294 smyers@aoc.nrao.edu
	Tanja Pietrass NMT Chemistry Chemistry NMR studies of gas absorption	207 Jones Annex 835-5533 tanja@nmt.edu
	William Rison NMT Electrical Engineering Atmospheric Physics Atmospheric electricity, radar meteorology, instrumentation	211 Workman 835-5486 rison@ee.nmt.edu
	Michael Rupen NRAO Astrophysics normal galaxies, supernova remnants, interstellar medium	NRAO 835-7248 mrupen@aoc.nrao.edu
	Eileen Ryan MRO Asteroid Collisional Physics	MRO 835-6803 eryan@mro.nmt.edu
	William Ryan MRO Asteroid Astronomy, High Energy Physics	MRO 835-6646 bryan@nmt.edu
	Gregory Taylor NRAO Astrophysics magnetic fields, gamma ray bursters, quasar cores	NRAO 835-7237 gtaylor@aoc.nrao.edu
	Scott Teare NMT Electrical Engineering Experimental Adaptive Optics Radiation Effects and Directed Energy	223 Workman 835-5839 teare@ee.nmt.edu
	Ronald Thomas NMT Electrical Engineering Atmospheric Physics Instrumentation	219 Workman 835-5683 thomas@ee.nmt.edu
	Jim Ulvestad NRAO Astrophysics Seyfert and starburst galaxies	NRAO 835-7300 julvesta@nrao.edu