Full-time, Teaching, and Research Faculty

Chris Butenhoff

Associate Professor of Physics
Undergraduate Advisor 
Climate change, computational methods in inverse modeling
cbuten@pdx.edu

 

 

Priya Jamkhedkar

Physics Instructor
Astrophysics, curriculum development
priya2@pdx.edu

 

Rolf Koenenkamp

Gertrude Rempfer Professor of Physics
Semiconductor materials and devices, photoemission microscopy, electron optics
rkoe@pdx.edu

 

 

Andres La Rosa

Professor of Physics
Semiconductor and polymer nanostructures, mesoscopic systems
Link: La Rosa Website for PH 411/511
Link: Personal page
andres@pdx.edu

 

 

Pui-tak (Peter) Leung

Professor of Physics
Theoretical atomic, molecular, and optical physics
hopl@pdx.edu
(Dr. Leung is on sabbatical for AY23-24)

 

 

Peter Moeck

Professor of Physics
Crystallography at the nanometer length scale
pmoeck@pdx.edu

 

 

Andrew Rice

Physics Department Chair
Associate Professor of Physics
Atmospheric Science
arice@pdx.edu

 

 

Erik Sanchez

Professor of Physics
Microscopy, nuclear energy, education tool design
Website: Nano Development Lab
esanchez@pdx.edu
 

 

 

Raj Solanki

Professor of Physics
Electronic materials and devices, biosensors
solanki@pdx.edu

 

 

Jack C. Straton

Associate Professor
Physics & University Studies, and Quantum Scattering theory.
Link: Straton Website
straton@pdx.edu

 

 

Ralf Widenhorn

Professor of Physics
Physics education research, digital imaging
ralfw@pdx.edu

 

 

Adjunct, Research, and Instructional Faculty

Gary Goncher
ggoncher@pdx.edu
Adjunct Instructor
Nanotechnology and self-assembly, photovoltaics, energy storage
 
Yongwen G. Lampert
yongwen@pdx.edu
Adjunct Instructor
Undergraduate education in physics.
 
Andy Martwick
martwick@pdx.edu
Adjunct Instructor
High speed signaling and surface plasmonics

Drake Mitchell
drakem@pdx.edu
Adjunct Instructor
Membrane biophysics

Drew Osterhout
doster2@pdx.edu
Adjunct Instructor

John Ramshaw
ramshaw@pdx.edu
Research Professor
Link: Ramshaw Website

Arwen Spicer
aspicer@pdx.edu
Adjunct Instructor
 
Robert C. Word
wordr@pdx.edu
Adjunct Research Instructor
Nanoscale physics and photoemission electron microscopy.
Link: Word Website

Emeritus Faculty

Jon Abramson
Professor Emeritus of Physics
Membrane biophysics, calcium transport, oxidative stress.
 
Carl Bachuber
Professor Emeritus of Physics.
Ph.D. 1964 University of Washington.
 
Erik Bodegom
Professor of Physics.
Imaging, solid state sensors, and education.
Link: Bodegom Website

John L. Freeouf
Professor of Physics
Expert on semiconductor interfaces.
Link: Freeouf Website
  
Donald C. Howard
Professor Emeritus of Physics
Mössbauer spectroscopy, solid state studies of naturally occurring minerals and rocks.

Aslam Khalil
Professor of Physics
Global climate change
aslamk@pdx.edu

Guang-jiong Ni
Professor Emeritus of Physics
Theoretical physics including quantum mechanics, relativity, quantum field theory, and the role of antimatter in general relativity.
Link: Ni Website

Pieter Rol
Professor Emeritus of Physics.
 
Jack S. Semura
Professor Emeritus of Physics
Statistical physics, maximum entropy, complex systems. 

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