Portland-State-University 2024-2025 Bulletin

Department of Physics

Adjunct Faculty

Gary Goncher (2012) Ph.D.
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Physics. Ph.D. 1984 University of California, Berkeley.

Yongwen G. Lampert (2014) Ph.D.
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Physics. Ph.D. 2014 Portland State University.

Andy Martwick (2008) Ph.D.
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Physics. Ph.D. 2018 Portland State University.

Drew Osterhout (2019) B.S.
Adjunct Instructor of Physics. B.S. 2009 Western Washington University

Joshua Solomon (2018) M.S.
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Physics. M.S. 2011 University of California, Santa Cruz.

Arwen Spicer (2019) Ph.D.
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Physics. Ph.D. 2005 University of Oregon.

Faculty

Albert S. Benight (2003) Ph.D.

Professor of Chemistry and Physics. Ph.D. 1983 Georgia Institute of Technology. 

Chris Butenhoff (2006) Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Physics. Ph.D. 2006 Portland State University.

Priya Jamkhedkar (2016) Ph.D.
Teaching Assistant Professor of Physics. Ph.D. 2002 University of Arizona. 

Rolf Kœnenkamp (2002) Ph.D.

Gertrude F. Rempfer Professor of Physics. Ph.D. 1984 Tulane; Habilitation 1998 Freie Universitát Berlin.

Andrés H. LaRosa (1999) Ph.D.

Professor of Physics. Ph.D. 1996 North Carolina State University.

Pui-Tak Leung (1988) Ph.D.

Professor of Physics. Ph.D. 1982 State University of New York, Buffalo. 

Peter Mœck (2002) Ph.D.

Professor of Physics. Diploma 1983 Leipzig University; Dr.rer.nat. 1991 Humboldt University of Berlin.

 

Jay Nadeau (2017) Ph.D.

Professor of Physics. Ph.D. 1996 University of Minnesota. 

Andrew Rice (2007) Ph.D.

Chair, Associate Professor of Physics. Ph.D. 2002 University of California, Irvine.

Erik J. Sánchez (2002) Ph.D.

Director, Applied Physics Ph.D. Program; Associate Professor of Physics. Ph.D. 1999 Portland State University.

Rajendra Solanki (2005) Ph.D.

Professor of Physics. Ph.D. 1982 Colorado State University.

Jack C. Straton (1994) Ph.D.

Professor of Physics. Ph.D. 1986 University of Oregon.

Ralf Widenhorn (2005) Ph.D.

Professor of Physics. Ph.D. 2005 Portland State University.

Emeriti Faculty

Jonathan J. Abramson (1979) Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus of Physics. Ph.D. 1975 University of Rochester.

Carl Bachhuber (1963) Ph.D.

Associate Professor Emeritus of Physics. Ph.D. 1965 University of Washington.

Erik Bodegom (1984) Ph.D.

Professor Emeritus of Physics. Ph.D. 1982 Catholic University of America.

Donald G. Howard (1965) Ph.D.

Professor Emeritus of Physics. Ph.D. 1964 University of California, Berkeley.

Mohammad Aslam Khan Khalil (1995) Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus of Physics. Ph.D. 1976 University of Texas; Ph.D. 1979 Oregon Graduate Center, Beaverton.

Jack S. Semura (1973) Ph.D.

Professor Emeritus of Physics. Ph.D. 1972 University of Wisconsin.