| James Battat, Department Chair Office: E222 Science Center Phone: 781-283-3142 Email: jbattat@wellesley.edu |
Robin McLafferty, Administrative Assistant Office: W402 Science Center Phone: 781-283-3148 Email: rmclaffe@wellesley.edu |
Associate 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).
Assistant Professor of Physics
B.S., Olin College of Engineering; M.S., Ph. D., Stanford University
Materials scientist developing next-generation solar cells by studying the fundamental properties of novel solution-processed semiconductors.
Professor of Physics
A.B., Princeton University; M.A., Ph.D., University of California (Berkeley)
Laser based studies of new electronic materials.
Visiting Lecturer in Physics
B.S. University of Michigan (Ann Arbor) ; M.S., University of Virginia; Ph.D., University of Virginia
Observational and Theoretical Astrochemistry, Radio Astronomy
Distinguished Senior Lecturer in Physics
B.A., Wellesley College; M.S., Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology
I am a researcher, entrepreneur and teacher with a passion for invention and recognizing and increasing underrepresented voices in science.
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.
Lecturer in Physics
B.S., Texas Tech University; M.S., Ph.D., Tufts University
I like physics. I like math. I like teaching, and I am interested in methods that optimize the learning of physics.
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.
Visiting Lecturer in Physics
B.A., Middlebury College; M.S., Ph.D., Tufts University
I am interested in high energy particle physics, cosmology, and best practices in physics education.
Senior Instructor Emeritus in Physics Laboratory
B.A., Wabash College; M.A., University of Idaho
Teaches introductory and advanced physics laboratories.
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.
Professor Emeritus 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.
Associate Professor Emeritus 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.
Senior Instructor Emerita 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.
