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University of New Mexico 
Department of Physics and Astronomy 
Academic Faculty Directory

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Harjit S. Ahluwalia

Harjit S. Ahluwalia, Professor
Ph.D., Gujarat University, 1960

Cosmic-ray and high-energy astrophysics, solar and space physics, plasma physics; nuclear electronics. 

Office: P&A 178
(505) 277-2941


hsa@unm.edu 

Bernd Bassalleck

Bernd Bassalleck, Professor
Chair, Department of Physics and Astronomy
Ph.D., Universität Karlsruhe, 1977

Experimental nuclear and particle physics: strangeness physics, rare K-decays, CP violation, and spin physics at RHIC/PHENIX. 

Office: P&A Chairman
(505) 277-1517

 
bossek@unm.edu

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Steven R. J. Brueck

Steven R. J. Brueck, Professor
Primary appointment as Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Engineering; Director, Center for High Technology Materials
Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1971

Solid-state devices, optical properties of solids. 

Office: CHTM
(505) 272-7800

 
brueck@chtm.unm.edu 


John A. Caffo
John A. Caffo, Lecturer
M.S., Air Force Institute of Technology, 1969

Office: P&A 23
(505) 277-3335


jcaffo@panda1.phys.unm.edu


Kevin E. Cahill

Kevin E. Cahill, Professor
Ph.D., Harvard University, 1967


Particle theory, lattice-gauge theory. Medical physics. 

Office: P&A 176
(505) 277-5318

 
cahill@unm.edu


David Cardimona

David Cardimona, Lecturer
Ph.D., University of Rochester, 1984


Theory and design of infrared quantum-well devices, including optical coupling schemes, bandgap engineering, and new materials. Quantum dots. Quantum optics. Nonlinear optics. 

Office: AFRL Phillips
(505) 846-5807
 

dave.cardimona@kirtland.af.mil


Carlton M. Caves

Carlton M. Caves, Professor
Ph.D., California Institute of Technology, 1979

 

Quantum information theory and quantum computation. Theory of open quantum systems and decoherence. Nonlinear dynamics and quantum chaos. Theoretical quantum optics. 

Office: P&A 19
(505) 277-8674

 
caves@phys.unm.edu 

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Colston Chandler

Colston Chandler, Professor
Ph.D., University of California at Berkeley, 1967

Scattering theory. Pion-nuclear physics. Atomic physics.
Office: P&A 13
(505) 277-3416
 

chandler@unm.edu

Ivan H. Deutsch

Ivan H. Deutsch, Associate Professor
Ph.D., University of California at Berkeley, 1992


Quantum optics/atomic physics: laser cooling and trapping, optical lattices, quantum computation, coherent control, quantum dissipative systems. Nonlinear optics, optical solitons, photon fluids. 

Office: P&A 24
(505) 277-1502

 
ideutsch@phys.unm.edu 

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Jean-Claude Diels

Jean-Claude Diels, Professor
Ph.D., University of Brussels, 1973

Laser physics and nonlinear optics, ultrafast phenomena. High-resolution spectroscopy and imaging, adaptive optics and interferometry. Laser-induced discharges and plasmas. Laser gyros and related sensing of displacements, index of refraction, magnetic and electric fields. 

Office: P&A 124
(505) 277-4026


jcdiels@unm.edu 

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Kathryn Dimiduk

Kathryn Dimiduk, Lecturer
Ph.D., Stanford University, 1983


Science education: leader of UNM team for Constructing Physics Understanding project. Device processing of compound semiconductors. 

Office: P&A 8
(505) 277-4084
 

dimiduk@unm.edu


Robert V. Duncan

Robert V. Duncan, Professor
Ph.D., University of California at Santa Barbara, 1988

Associate Dean of Research for the 
College of Arts and Sciences (2002)

Low-temperature physics and critical phenomena. Transport phenomena. Nonlinear science. Statistical physics. 

Office: P&A 1144
(505) 277-4507

 
duncan@unm.edu 

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David H. Dunlap

David H. Dunlap, Professor
Ph.D., University of Rochester, 1987


Transport and tunneling phenomena, hopping transport, disordered materials, molecular solids. 

Office: P&A 14
(505) 277-2120
 

dunlap@unm.edu


Nebojsa Duric

Nebojsa Duric, Professor
Ph.D., University of Toronto, 1984


Cosmic-ray and high-energy astrophysics, extragalactic astronomy, galactic astronomy, radio astronomy. Adaptive optics and interferometry. 

Office: P&A 180
(505) 277-5238
 

duric@phys.unm.edu

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