Physics Department Committees & Teaching (2018-2019)
Teaching 2018-2019
| Course No. | Course Title | Instructor | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| PHYS 040 | Expanding Ideas of Time and Space | Meg Urry | Fall |
| PHYS 050 | Science of Modern Technology & Public Policy | Daniel Prober | Fall |
| PHYS 151 | Multivariable Calculus for Engineers | Vidvuds Ozolins | Fall |
| PHYS 165L | General Physics Laboratory | David DeMille Laura Newburgh Keith Baker Rona Rams |
Fall |
| PHYS 170 | University Physics: Life Sciences | Simon Mochrie | Fall |
| PHYS 180 (2 sections) | University Physics | Adriane Steinacker | Fall |
| PHYS 200 | Fundamentals of Physics | Sarah Demers | Fall |
| PHYS 205L/PHYS 206L | Modern Physical Measurement | Helen Caines Bonnie Fleming Karsten Heeger Sidney Cahn Stephen Irons |
Fall |
| PHYS 210 | Electronics for the Physicist | Stephen Irons Steve Lamoreaux |
Fall |
| PHYS 260 | Intensive Introductory Physics | Steven Girvin | Fall |
| PHYS 293 | Einstein and the Birth of Modern Physics | Douglas Stone | Fall |
| PHYS 301 | Introduction to Mathematical Methods of Physics | Vincent Moncrief | Fall |
| PHYS 353 | Introduction to Biomechanics | Michael Murrell | Fall |
| PHYS 401 | Advanced Classical Physics | Nikhil Padamanabhan | Fall |
| PHYS 410 | Classical Mechanics | Charles Baltay | Fall |
| PHYS 420 | Thermodynamics & Statistical Mechanics | Nir Navon | Fall |
| PHYS 428 | Science of Complex Systems | Jun Korenaga | Fall |
| PHYS 439 | Basic Quantum Mechanics | Liang Jiang | Fall |
| PHYS 441 | Quantum Mechanics & Natural Phenomena | Witold Skiba | Fall |
| PHYS 448/PHYS 548 | Solid-State Physics I | Sohrab Ismail-Beigi | Fall |
| PHYS 458/PHYS 675 | Principles of Optics with Applications | Hui Cao | Fall |
| PHYS 460/PHYS 506 | Mathematical Methods of Physics | Nicholas Read | Fall |
| PHYS 469 | Independent Research in Physics | David Moore | Fall |
| PHYS 471 | Independent Projects in Physics | David Moore | Fall |
| PHYS 500 | Advanced Classical Mechanics | Yoram Alhassid | Fall |
| PHYS 508 | Quantum Mechanics I | R. Shankar | Fall |
| PHYS 515 | Topics in Modern Physics Research | Yoram Alhassid | Fall |
| PHYS 524 | Introduction to Nuclear Physics | Bonnie Fleming Karsten Heeger |
Fall |
| PHYS 561 | Introduction to Dynamical Systems in Biology | Damon Clark Kathryn Miller-Jensen |
Fall |
| PHYS 609 | Relativistic Field Theory I | Thomas Appelquist | Fall |
| PHYS 628 | Statistical Physics II | Meng Cheng | Fall |
| PHYS 632 | Quantum Many-Body Theory II | Leonid Glazman | Fall |
| PHYS 669 | Relativistic Field Theory III | Walter Goldberger | Fall |
| PHYS 677 | Noise, Dissipation, Amplification, and Information | Michel Devoret | Fall |
| PHYS 762 | Laboratory Instruction Design & Mechanical Arts | Kurt Zilm David Johnson |
Fall |
| PHYS 991 | Integrated Workshop | Corey O’Hern Marcus Bosenberg Mark Gerstein Scott Holley Nikhil Malvankar Michael Murrell Madhusudhan Venkadesan |
Fall |
| PHYS 045 | Physics Meets the Arts | Agnes Mocsy | Spring |
| PHYS 100 | Energy Technology and Society | Daniel Prober Michael Oristaglio Julie Paquette |
Spring |
| PHYS 107 | Being Human in STEM | Helen Caines Sarah Demers Andrew Miranker Agnes Mocsy Katherine Schilling |
Spring |
| PHYS 120 | Quantum Physics and Beyond | John Harris | Spring |
| PHYS 151 | Multivariable Calculus for Engineers | Beth Anne Bennett | Spring |
| PHYS 166L | General Physics Laboratory | David DeMille Jack Harris Meg Urry Rona Ramos Mehdi Ghiassi-Nejad |
Spring |
| PHYS 171 | University Physics: Life Sciences | Daisuke Nagai | Spring |
| PHYS 181 (2 sections) | University Physics | Adriane Steinacker | Spring |
| PHYS 201 | Fundamentals of Physics | Sarah Demers | Spring |
| PHYS 205L/PHYS 206L | Modern Physical Measurement | Karsten Heeger Stephen Irons Sidney Cahn Mehdi Ghiassi-Nejad |
Spring |
| PHYS 261 | Intensive Introductory Physics | Steven Girvin | Spring |
| PHYS 341/PHYS 523 | Biological Physics | Ben Machta | Spring |
| PHYS 343 | Gravity, Astrophysics & Cosmology | Laura Newburgh | Spring |
| PHYS 344 | Quantum & Nanoscale Physics | Sean Barrett | Spring |
| PHYS 382L | Advanced Physics Laboratory | Reina Maruyama Steve Lamoreaux Nir Navon Sidney Cahn |
Spring |
| PHYS 402 | Advanced Classical Physics | Nikhil Padmanabhan | Spring |
| PHYS 430 | Electromagnetic Fields & Optics | David Moore | Spring |
| PHYS 440 | Quantum Mechanics & Natural Phenomena I | R. Shankar | Spring |
| PHYS 442 | Introduction to Nuclear & Elementary Particle Physics | Charles Baltay | Spring |
| PHYS 449/PHYS 549 | Solid-State Physics II | Vidvuds Ozolins | Spring |
| PHYS 470 | Introduction to Independent Projects in Physics | Bonnie Fleming | Spring |
| PHYS 472 | Independent Projects in Physics | Bonnie Fleming | Spring |
| PHYS 502 | Electromagnetic Theory I | A. Douglas Stone | Spring |
| PHYS 504 | Modern Physics Measurements | Steve Lamoreaux Nir Navon |
Spring |
| PHYS 512 | Statistical Physics | Meng Cheng | Spring |
| PHYS 517 | Methods & Logic in Interdisciplinary Research | Corey O’Hern | Spring |
| PHYS 526 | Introduction to Elementary Particle Physics | Keith Baker | Spring |
| PHYS 538 | Introduction to Relativisitic Astronomy & Relativity | Witold Skiba | Spring |
| PHYS 562 | Dynamical Systems in Biology | Thierry Emonet Jonathan Howard |
Spring |
| PHYS 590 | Responsible Research for the Physical Scientist | Staff | Spring |
| PHYS 608 | Quantum Mechanics II | Nicholas Read | Spring |
| PHYS 610 | Quantum Many-Body Theory | Leonid Glazman | Spring |
| PHYS 630 | Relativisity Field Theory II | Thomas Appelquist | Spring |
| PHYS 762 | Lab Instruction Design & Mechanical Arts | Kurt Zilm David Johnson |
Spring |
| PHYS 816 | Techniquest Microwave Measurement | Robert Schoelkopf | Spring |
Committee List 2018-2019
DGS Nikhil Padamanabhan (Fall 2018); Sean Barrett (Spring 2019)
DUS Simon Mochrie (Fall 2018); Reina Maruyama (Spring 2019)
Physics Club, Fall: Laura Newburgh, Steven Girvin
Physics Club, Spring: David Moore, Ben Machta
Committee on Climate & Diversity
Faculty:
Helen Caines (Chair)
Meng Cheng
David Poland
Staff:
Rona Ramos
Lilian Vinston
Geriana van Atta
Graduate Students:
Charles Brown
Elena Gramellini
Emily Kuhn
Danielle Norcini
Undergraduate Students:
Julia Wei
Katherine Melbourne
Sophia Sanchez-Maes
Ad Hoc Committee to Review the Graduate Program
Daisuke Nagai, Chair
Yoram Alhassid
Keith Baker
Sarah Demers
Walter Goldberger
Jack Harris
R. Shankar (Fall only)
Nicholas Read (Fall only)
Graduate Admissions
Steve Lamoreaux, Chair
Meng Cheng
Benjamin Machta
Nir Navon
Laura Newburgh
David Moore
Two members from Applied Physics
Special Opportunities Committee
Jack Harris, Chair
Karsten Heeger
Simon Mochrie
Meg Urry
COUPE
Simon Mochrie, Chair
Meg Urry
Paul Tipton
JBPO Attendees
Paul Tipton
John Harris
Space Committee
Nikhil Padmanabhan, Chair
David DeMille
Bonnie Fleming
Leonid Glazman
Karsten Heeger
In addition there are four promotion committees active with one chair each and 12 additional members