Faculty

Department of Physics

Expertise that spans universal phenomena

Faculty experts in Drexel's Department of Physics lead world-class programs of research in five core areas: astrophysics, biophysics, condensed matter, particle physics and physics education research. Students and faculty work side-by-side as they explore a wide span of universal phenomena — including high-performance computing, ultra-low temperature physics, nanotechnology and nonlinear dynamics. Our dedicated faculty mentors provide students across all levels of scholarship with a solid grounding in physical principles, introduce novel approaches to problem solving, teach mathematical and computational skills, as well as provide broad experimental training.

Meet Our Faculty Emeriti

Faculty Member	Departments & Centers	Research & Scholarship
Eric Brewe Associate Professor of Physics and Science Education; Teaching, Learning, and Curriculum; CASTLE Disque Hall, #918 eb573@drexel.edu 215.895.2779	Department Department of Physics	Research & Teaching Interests Physics Education Research (PER); Introductory Physics Course Transformation; Social Network Analysis, Social dimensions of learning; Quantitative/Computational methods in PER
Luis Cruz Cruz Associate Professor Disque Hall 912 luis.r.cruzcruz@drexel.edu 215.895.2739	Department Department of Physics	Research & Teaching Interests Computational studies of confinement effects on the folding of amyloidogenic proteins, spatial correlations of neurons in the brain, firing dynamics of neuronal networks, fluid flow through porous media
N. John DiNardo Professor Disque Hall 707 dinardoj@drexel.edu 215.895.2790	Department Department of Physics	Research & Teaching Interests Physics education research, surface physics, condensed matter physics, materials science.
Michelle Dolinski Associate Dean of Graduate Education; Associate Professor Disque Hall 913 michelle.j.dolinski@drexel.edu 215.895.6860	Department Department of Physics	Research & Teaching Interests Neutrino Physics, Rare Nuclear Decays, Cryogenic Detector Technologies
Frank Ferrone Professor Disque Hall 922 frank.a.ferrone@drexel.edu 215.895.2778	Department Department of Physics	Research & Teaching Interests Experimental and theoretical protein dynamics, kinetics of biological self-assembly, including sickle cell and Alzheimer's disease, sickle cell testing and diagnostic devices
David Goldberg Associate Department Head for Undergraduate Studies; Professor Disque Hall 810 goldberg@drexel.edu 215.895.2715	Department Department of Physics	Research & Teaching Interests Theoretical and computational cosmology, extragalactic astrophysics, gravitational lensing, popular science writing
Jesse Goldman Assistant Teaching Professor Disque 804 jg3845@drexel.edu 215.895.1985	Department Department of Physics	Research & Teaching Interests Neutrinos, Cosmology, Muons, Cosmic Rays
Goran Karapetrov Professor Disque Hall 609 goran@drexel.edu 215.571.4090	Department Department of Physics	Research & Teaching Interests Experimental Solid State Physics, Scanning Probe Microscopy, Nanoscale Catalysis, Mesoscopic Superconductivity
Rachael Kratzer Associate Teaching Professor Disque Hall, Room 904 kratzer@drexel.edu 215.895.6669	Department Department of Physics	Research & Teaching Interests Quasars, Active Galactic Nuclei, Radio Astronomy, Active Learning Techniques
Naoko Kurahashi Neilson Associate Professor Disque Hall, 914 naoko@drexel.edu 215.895.2725	Department Department of Physics	Research & Teaching Interests Particle Astrophysics; Neutrino Astronomy; High Energy Physics and Astronomy
Charles E. Lane Professor Disque Hall 911 charles.e.lane@drexel.edu 215.895.1545	Department Department of Physics	Research & Teaching Interests Experimental tests of invariance principles and conservation laws, neutrino oscillations and properties
Christina Love Associate Teaching Professor Disque Hall 807 love@drexel.edu 215.571.3699	Department Department of Physics	Research & Teaching Interests Educational Methods and Technology, STEM Education, Science Literacy and Outreach, Particle Physics, Astrophysics
Stephen L.W. McMillan Department Head; Professor Disque Hall 815 stephen.l.mcmillan@drexel.edu 215.895.2709	Department Department of Physics	Research & Teaching Interests Stellar dynamics, Computations of stellar systems
Russell Neilson Associate Professor Disque Hall 905 russell.g.neilson@drexel.edu 215.895.2729	Department Department of Physics	Research & Teaching Interests Dark matter, Neutrino physics
Gordon T. Richards Professor; Chair, Faculty Senate Budget, Process, and Development (BP&D) Committee Disque 812 gordon.t.richards@drexel.edu 215.895.2713	Department Department of Physics	Research & Teaching Interests Quasars, active galactic nuclei, supermassive black holes, galaxy evolution, sky surveys, infrared/X-ray/radio astronomy
Eric Scheidly Adjunct Professor Off-campus scheidly@drexel.edu	Department Department of Physics	Research & Teaching Interests Dark matter, Neutrino physics
Arun Kumar Soma Research Assistant Professor Disque Hall 907 arunkumar.soma@drexel.edu 215.895.2781	Department Department of Physics	Research & Teaching Interests Neutrino Physics, Dark Matter Physics, Radiation Detectors
Jonathan E. Spanier Professor, Materials Science & Engineering, Affiliated Faculty LeBow 440 spanier@drexel.edu 215.895.2301	Department Department of Physics	Research & Teaching Interests Light-matter interactions in electronic materials, including ferroelectric semiconductors, complex oxide thin film science; laser spectroscopy, including Raman scattering
Somdev Tyagi Associate Department Head for Non-Major Studies, Professor Disque Hall 806 tyagi@drexel.edu 215.895.6956	Department Department of Physics	Research & Teaching Interests Nanobiophysics, Raman spectroscopy, Magnetic materials
Brigita Urbanc Associate Department Head for Graduate Studies; Professor Disque Hall 909 bu25@drexel.edu 215.895.2726	Department Department of Physics	Research & Teaching Interests Computational and experimental biophysics of protein folding and assembly, relevant to Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease; discrete molecular dynamics of coarse-grained protein and lipid models
Jörn Venderbos Assistant Professor Disque Hall, 610 jwv34@drexel.edu 215-895-2714	Department Department of Physics	Research & Teaching Interests Theory of quantum materials: topological Insulators, topological semimetals, materials prediction and design, strongly correlated electron materials, complex electronic ordering phenomena, unconventional superconductors
Michael S. Vogeley Professor Disque Hall 811 vogeley@drexel.edu 215.895.2710	Department Department of Physics	Research & Teaching Interests Cosmology, Galaxy formation and evolution, Statistical analysis of large data sets, Active galactic nuclei

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Faculty

Department of Physics

Expertise that spans universal phenomena

Faculty Member

Departments & Centers

Research & Scholarship

Eric Brewe

Luis Cruz Cruz

N. John DiNardo

Michelle Dolinski

Frank Ferrone

David Goldberg

Jesse Goldman

Goran Karapetrov

Rachael Kratzer

Naoko Kurahashi Neilson

Charles E. Lane

Christina Love

Stephen L.W. McMillan

Russell Neilson

Gordon T. Richards

Eric Scheidly

Arun Kumar Soma

Jonathan E. Spanier

Somdev Tyagi

Brigita Urbanc

Jörn Venderbos

Michael S. Vogeley

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