Faculty
Contact Us
| Glenn Stark, Department Chair Office: 262 Science Center Phone: 781-283-3108 Email: gstark@wellesley.edu |
Melanie Chamberlin, Administrative Assistant Office: 361 Science Center Phone: 781-283-3156 Email: mchamber@wellesley.edu |
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James Battat
Assistant Professor of Physics
Sc.B., Brown University; A.M., Ph.D., Harvard University
Experimental particle astrophysics including dark matter detection and precision tests of gravity with lunar laser ranging (lab website).
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Robbie Berg
Professor of Physics
A.B., Princeton University; M.A., Ph.D., University of California (Berkeley)
Laser based studies of new electronic materials.
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Kaća Bradonjić
Visiting Lecturer in Physics
B.S., Northeastern University; M.A., Ph. D., Boston University
Theoretical physicists focused on foundations of general relativity and quantum gravity
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George M. Caplan
Senior Instructor in Physics Laboratory
B.A., Swarthmore College; S.M., Harvard University
Physics laboratory instructor; interested in electric power, lab instrumentation, and old-fashioned string theory.
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Theodore W. Ducas
Professor of Physics
B.A., Yale University; Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Engaged in laser spectroscopy, physics applied to biological systems, curricular development across disciplines, outreach to young learners and the public.
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Jerome Fung
Lecturer in Physics
B.A., Swarthmore College; A.M., Ph.D., Harvard University
Experimental soft condensed matter physicist interested in actively engaging students in the classroom and laboratory.
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Yue Hu
Associate Professor of Physics
B.S., Beijing University; M.S., Ph.D., Cornell University
Experimental and theoretical work in complex fluids, mentoring students, using advanced computational tools in undergraduate physics curriculum.
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William W. Quivers
Associate Professor of Physics
B.S., Morehouse College; S.M., Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Theorist interested in laser spectroscopy, effects of collisions on coherent processes in atoms, issues of race in science and medicine.
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Glenn Stark
Professor of Physics
B.S., Massachusetts Institute of Technology; M.A., Ph.D., University of California (Berkeley)
Molecular spectroscopist, focused on systems in atmospheric and astrophysical research.
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Lauri L. Wardell
Senior Instructor in Physics Laboratory
B.S., Fort Lewis College; M.S., University of Kentucky
Teacher of basic physics principles, with interests in intercultural relations; liaison for Watson Fellowship; returned Peace Corps volunteer.
Faculty Emeriti
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Thomas J. Bauer
Senior Instructor Emeritus in Physics Laboratory
B.A., Wabash College; M.A., University of Idaho
Teaches introductory and advanced physics laboratories.
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Judy Brown
Professor Emerita of Physics
B.A. Rice University; Ph.D. University of California at Berkeley; Postdoctoral Research at Centre d'Etudes Nucleaires de Saclay
Retired from teaching in 2005 and from research several years later. Currently pursuing an interest in equine photography.
