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University of Wyoming

Department Directory

The Department is located on the second floor of the Physical Sciences Building, near the west end of the Laramie campus. Follow this link for a campus map and tour.

Research Groups

Admin. Staff

Education Staff

Postdocs

Faculty

Students

Teachers-in-residence

Contacts


Administrative & Technical Staff
  • Michele Stark Associate Director, Wyoming Space Grant Consortium
  • Travis Laurance: Lab Coordinator
  • Kim Hull: Office Assistant, Senior
  • Kristy Issak: Office Associate for the Wyoming Space Grant Consortium
  • Nicole Wade: Accounting Associate, Senior
  • Lynn Wheat: Office Associate
  • Jim Weger: WIRO Engineer
  • Jerry Bucher: WIRO support staff

Faculty
  • Mike Brotherton (Associate Professor), Ph.D., Texas, 1996. Multi-wavelength observations of quasars and active galaxies, and issues of quasar/galaxy mutual evolution.
  • Ron Canterna (Associate Professor), Ph.D., Washington, 1976. Image processing, properties of stars and star clusters, physics education.
  • Yuri Dahnovsky (Professor), Ph.D., Moscow, 1983. Computational and theoretical physics: molecular electronic devices, light emitting devices (optoelectronics), solar cells, dissipation of energy in large molecules, electronic properties of surfaces, strong electron-phonon interaction in molecules, nonequilibrium Green functions, photon-assisted tunneling in molecular systems in a condensed phase and electron transfer reactions in a condensed phase.
  • Daniel Dale (Associate Professor, Department Head), Ph.D., Cornell, 1998. Ground- and space-based multi-wavelength studies of galaxies; clusters of galaxies; observational cosmology.
  • Paul Johnson (Professor), Ph.D., Washington, 1979. Biophysics, detection of pathogenic micro-organisms.
  • Chip Kobulnicky (Associate Professor), Ph.D., Minnesota, 1997. Ground and space-based studies of dynamics & chemical abundances in galaxies; radio, optical, and infrared spectroscopy; young star clusters; massive star formation; astronomical instrumentation.
  • Rudy Michalek (Academic Professional Lecturer) Ph.D., Physics, Bochum (Germany), 1993
  • Mike Pierce (Associate Professor), Ph.D., Hawaii, 1988. Galaxies, clusters of galaxies, large-scale structure of the universe, observational cosmology, astronomical instrumentation.
  • Jinke Tang (Professor), Ph.D., Iowa State, 1989. Experimental condensed matter physics and materials science: materials for spintronic and optoelectronic applications; magnetic semiconductors; half-metals; magnetic, optical and thermoelectric properties of nanostructured and nanocomposite materials; spin-dependent transport; tunneling magnetoresistance; magnetic oxides and nanoparticles; thin film preparations
  • David Thayer (Academic Professional Lecturer), Ph.D., MIT, 1983. Plasma physics: fusion physics; turbulence theory and nonlinear dynamics applied to plasmas, fluids, and global change research; and research on quantum mechanical foundations and interpretations.
  • Wenyong Wang (arriving Fall 2008) (Assistant Professor), Ph.D., Yale, 2004. Experimental condensed matter physics;

    • Faculty with Related Interests

  • Robert Howell (Department of Geology) (Associate Professor), Ph.D., Arizona, 1980. Planetary science: volcanism on Io. High angular resolution observations, speckle interferometry, and lunar occultation studies of stellar/planetary formation.
  • Tim Slater (Department of Secondary Education) (Professor), Ph.D., South Carolina, 1993. Science education, physics & astronomy education. The Cognition in Astronomy, Physics, and Earth Sciences Research team (CAPER).

Academic Staff

Postdocs

Research Assistants

Graduate Students

Undergraduate Students

Teachers in Residence
  • Matt Bryant (2004,2006)
  • Jim Hoffman (2007,2008)
  • Michelle Long (2006,2007,2008)
  • Charles Miller (2003,2004)
  • Ted Parsons (2007)
  • Megan Salvador (2008)
  • Chad Sharpe (2003,2004,2005)
  • Elena Singer (2007)
  • Jacquelyn Wolfgang (2008)
  • Colleen Zeglin (2008)

Locations and Personnel
Department Head Danny Dale -- 307-766-6150
Graduate Admissions Chip Kobulnicky -- 307-766-2982
Graduate Advising Mike Brotherton -- 307-766-
PhysicsPlus Program Advisor Paul Johnson -- 307-766-6150
Incoming Undergraduate Advisor Chip Kobulnicky -- 307-766-2982
Upperclass Physics Advisor David Thayer & Yuri Dahnovsky
Upperclass Astronomy Advisor Mike Pierce & Daniel Dale
WIRO Director Chip Kobulnicky
Wyoming Space Grant Consortium Room 210 -- 307-766-2862
WIRO 307-742-8666
WIRO Lab 307-766-2860
Red Buttes Observatory 307-755-0166