People

The Department of Physics is home to a dynamic community of faculty, staff, and students. Our faculty are internationally recognized physicists who push the boundaries of science through research while taking the time to inspire both undergraduate and graduate students in the classroom.

Ibikunle Ojo

Graduate Student

IbikunleOjo@my.unt.edu

Matthew Abbott

PIC Supervisor

Matthew.Abbott@unt.edu

Office: Physics Building (PHYS) 209D

940-565-4032

James Abraham

Graduate Student

JamesAbraham2@my.unt.edu

Matthew Altrock

Graduate Student

MatthewAltrock@my.unt.edu

Samir Aouadi, Ph.D

Associate Professor (Joint Appt to MTSE)

Samir.Aouadi@unt.edu

Office: Discovery Park E106

940-565-4759

Hank Atwater

Graduate Student

HankAtwater@my.unt.edu

Jim Bader

Planetarium Manager

James.Bader@unt.edu

Office: Environmental Science Building (ENV) 209

940/369-7655

Alexander Barr, Ph.D.

Senior Lecturer

Alexander.Barr@unt.edu

Office: Physics Building (PHYS) 209C

(940)565-4726

Jacob Baxley

Graduate Student

JacobBaxley@my.unt.edu

Ryan Bennett

Astronomy Program Director

ryan.bennett@unt.edu

Office: Enviornmental Science Building (ENV) 220

940-369-7719

Bhojraj Bhandari

Graduate Student

BhojrajBhandari@my.unt.edu

Trace Bivens

Graduate Student

RobertBivens@my.unt.edu

Charles Bowen

Graduate Student

CharlesBowen@my.unt.edu

Daniel Brown

Graduate Student

DanielBrown3@my.unt.edu

Todd Byers

ToddByers@my.unt.edu

Cristina Castillo

Graduate Student

Cristina.Castillo@unt.edu

Cindy Clark

Administrative Coordinator | Finance

Cindy.Clark@unt.edu

Office: Physics Building (PHYS) 121

(940)369-5301

Jingbiao Cui, Ph.D.

Department Chair / Professor

jingbiao.cui@unt.edu

Office: Physics Building 110

940-565-4276

Leticia Damian

Graduate Student

LeticiaDamian@my.unt.edu

Cody Demars

Graduate Student

CodyDemars@my.unt.edu

Jacob Emerick

Graduate Student

JacobEmerick@my.unt.edu

Gavin Farmer

Graduate Student

GavinFarmer@my.unt.edu

Shalini Ganguly, Ph.D.

Postdoctoral Research Associate

Shalini.Ganguly@unt.edu

Andrew Gerrity

Graduate Student

Thomas.Gerrity@unt.edu

Jeremy Gingrich

Graduate Student

JeremyGingrich@my.unt.edu

Gary Glass, Ph.D

Professor

gaglass@unt.edu

Office: PHYS 008

(940) 369-5966

Paolo Grigolini, Ph.D

Professor

grigo@unt.edu

Office: GAB 525A

(940) 565-3294

Trung Ha

Graduate Student

TrungHa@my.unt.edu

Fatimah Habis

Graduate Student

FatimahHabis@my.unt.edu

Shawn Hampton

Graduate Student

ShawnHampton@my.unt.edu

Michael Harcrow

Graduate Student

MichaelHarcrow@my.unt.edu

Evan Hathaway

Graduate Student

EvanHathaway@my.unt.edu

Wattanun Hongtrakul

Graduate Student

WattanunHongtrakul@my.unt.edu

Noah Hurley

Graduate Student

NoahHurley@my.unt.edu

Bethsabe Jeffcoat

Physics Purchaser

Bethsabe.Starkmann@unt.edu

Office: Physics Building 126

(940)565-2242

Yan Jiang, Ph.D.

Sr. Lab Supervisor

yan.jiang@unt.edu

Office: Physics Building (PHYS) 007

(940)565-4580

Steve Kamau

Graduate Student

SteveKamau@my.unt.edu

Rachel Kamman

Assistant to the Chair

Rachel.Kamman@unt.edu

Office: Physics Building (PHYS) 110

940-565-4276

Gary Karnes

Electronics Technician

gary.karnes@unt.edu

Office: Physics 019

(940) 565-3279

Arkadii Krokhin, Ph.D

Professor

arkady@unt.edu

Office: GAB 525J

(940) 565-3968

Mark Lanier

Mechanical Technician

mark.lanier@unt.edu

Office: Machine Shop

940565-3285

Steve Lanier

Graduate Student

StevenLanier@my.unt.edu

Mikaila Lapinski

Graduate Student

MikailaLapinksi@my.unt.edu

Yuan Li, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Yuan.Li@unt.edu

Office: Physics Building 305

940-565-2626

Yuankun Lin, Ph.D

Professor

yuankun.lin@unt.edu

Office: Physics 323

(940) 565-4548

Chris Littler, Ph.D

Professor

clittler@unt.edu

Office: Physics 306

(940) 565-4561

Tracy Lynch

Mechanical Technician

tracy.lynch@unt.edu

Office: UNT Machine Shop

(940) 565-3285

Jorden Matty

Graduate Student

JordenMatty@my.unt.edu

William Mitchell

Graduate Student

WilliamMitchell3@my.unt.edu

Callum Muir

Graduate Student

CallumMuir@my.unt.edu

Alia Naciri

Graduate Student

AliaNaciri@my.unt.edu

Marco Buongiorno Nardelli, Ph.D

Regents Professor

mbn@unt.edu

Office: Physics 314

940-369-8596

Jens Neu, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

jens.neu@unt.edu

Office: PHYS 324

(940)369-6197

Bimal Neupane, Ph.D.

Postdoctoral Research Associate

Bimal.Neupane@unt.edu

Office: PHYS 331

Cory Nook

Graduate Student

CoryNook@my.unt.edu

Carlos Ordonez, Ph.D

Professor

cao@unt.edu

Office: Physics 302

(940) 565-4860

Jacob Owens

Graduate Student

jacobOwens@my.unt.edu

Mritunjaya Parashar

Graduate Student

MritunjayaParashar@my.unt.edu

Holden Paulette

Graduate Student

HoldenPaulette@my.unt.edu

Jose Perez, Ph.D

Professor

jperez@unt.edu

Office: SRB 241

(940) 565-4679

Usha Philipose, Ph.D

Associate Professor

usha.philipose@unt.edu

Office: Physics 304

(940) 565-4179

Rebekah Purvis, Ph.D.

Lecturer & Undergraduate Advisor

Rebekah.Purvis@unt.edu

Office: Physics Building (PHYS) 209E

(940)565-3251

Sandra Quintanilla, Ph.D

Professor

squintanilla@unt.edu

Office: PHYS 309

(940) 565-4739

Jacob Reinheimer

Graduate Student

JacobReinheimer@my.unt.edu

Aaron Richardson

Graduate Student

AaronRichardson2@my.unt.edu

Roberto Gonzalez Rodriguez, Ph.D.

Postdoctoral Research Associate

roberto.gonzalezrodriguez@unt.edu

Yuri Rostovtsev, Ph.D

Associate Professor

yuri.rostovtsev@unt.edu

Office: GAB 525I

(940) 565-3281

Bibhudutta Rout, Ph.D

Associate Professor

bibhu@unt.edu

Office: Physics 006

(940) 369-8127

Soumya Sahoo

Graduate Student

SoumyaSahoo@my.unt.edu

Sailza Sailza

Graduate Student

SailzaSailza@my.unt.edu

Darshpreet Saini

Graduate Student

DarshpreetKaurSaini@my.unt.edu

Yawer Shah

Graduate Student

YawerShah@my.unt.edu

Mohin Sharma

Graduate Student

MohinSharma@my.unt.edu

Ohad Shemmer, Ph.D

Associate Professor

ohad@unt.edu

Office: ENV 220

(940) 369-8110

David Shiner, Ph.D

Professor

shiner@unt.edu

Office: Phyisics 305

(940) 565-3874

Dmytro Shymkiv

Graduate Student

DmytroShymkiv@my.unt.edu

Jace Singh

Graduate Student

JaceSingh@my.unt.edu

Brian Squires

Graduate Student

BrianSquires@my.unt.edu

Alex Sten

Graduate Student

AlexanderSten@my.unt.edu

Mahendra Subedi

Graduate Student

MahendraSubedi@my.unt.edu

A.J. Syllaios, Ph.D

Research Professor

athanasios.syllaios@unt.edu

Office: Physics 308

(940) 565-2412

Franklin Talbert

Graduate Student

FranklinTalbert@my.unt.edu

Testing

Sinto Varghese

Graduate Student

SintoVarghese@my.unt.edu

Yuanxi Wang, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

yuanxi.wang@unt.edu

Office: Physics Building 331

(940)565-2122

Joe Watson

Graduate Student

JoeWatson@my.unt.edu

Duncan Weathers, Ph.D

Distinguished Teaching Professor, Associate Professor/Graduate Advisor, Associate Department Chair

Duncan.Weathers@unt.edu

Office: Physics 003

(940) 565-2079

Agra Wickramagedara

Graduate Student

AgraWickramagedara@my.unt.edu

Ashley Wilkinson

Undergraduate Coordinator/College Recruiter

Ashley.Wilkinson@unt.edu

Office: Physics Building (PHYS) 110

940-565-2630

Andrea Wilks

Graduate Student

AndreaMarlar@my.unt.edu

Yuzhe Xiao, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

yuzhe.xiao@unt.edu

Office: PHYS 325

(940)369-6198