Physics Department Faculty

Below are lists of faculty and emeriti associated with the New Mexico Tech Physics Department. The snail mail address for all faculty is

New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology
801 Leroy Place
Socorro, NM 87801

The area code is (575), and the fax for all faculty is 835-5707.


Faculty

Paul Arendt, Assistant Professor

Mathematical/Theoretical
supernovae, radiative transfer

305 Workman
835-5431
parendt@nmt.edu

Michelle Creech-Eakman, Associate Professor

Astrophysics
mid-infrared imaging and spectroscopy and optical/infrared interferometry, pulsation and dust production in mira variables

357 Workman
835-5809
mce@kestrel.nmt.edu

Ken Eack, Associate Professor

Atmospheric Physics
balloon-borne remote sensing

351 Workman
835-5427
keack at nmt dot edu

Peter Hofner, Associate Professor

Astrophysics
star formation, molecular clouds, HII regions

307 Workman
835-5233
phofner@nrao.edu

Paul R. Krehbiel, Professor

Atmospheric Physics
lightning studies, radar meteorology,thunderstorm electrification

343 Workman
835-5215
krehbiel@ibis.nmt.edu

David Meier, Assistant Professor

Astrophysics
astrochemistry in galaxies, star formation in dwarf/starburst galaxies

359 Workman
835-5340
dmeier@nmt.edu

Kenneth R. Minschwaner, Professor

Atmospheric Physics
radiative transfer, climate and upper atmosphere physics

313 Workman
835-5226
krm@kestrel.nmt.edu

Raul Morales Juberias, Associate Professor

Planetary Science
outer planets observations and atmospheric dynamics

345 Workman
835-6559
rmjube@nmt.edu

David J. Raymond, Professor

Atmospheric Physics
geophysical fluid dynamics:how clouds interact with global atmospheric flow

349 Workman
835-5610
raymond@kestrel.nmt.edu

Van D. Romero, Professor and V.P. for Research & Development

Shock Physics
Energetic materials, shock physics, high energy physics

200C Brown
835-5646
vromero@admin.nmt.edu

Sharon Sessions, Associate Professor

Atmospheric physics
Use of condensed matter theory to understand atmospheric processes and climate

353 Workman
835-5798
sessions@kestrel.nmt.edu

Richard Sonnenfeld, Associate Professor

Atmospheric Physics & Instrumentation
Charge Transport by lightning, Embedded systems and instrumentation, Tribocharging of ice

347 Workman
835-6434
rsonnenf@nmt.edu

David J. Westpfahl, Professor

Astrophysics
dynamics of spiral and dwarf galaxies

361 Workman
835-5792
835-6805 (MRO)
dwestpfa@nmt.edu

William P. Winn, Professor

Atmospheric Physics
instrumentation, electrical discharges in gases

341 Workman
835-5503
winn@loon.nmt.edu

Lisa M. Young, Associate Professor

Astrophysics
dynamics of spiral and dwarf galaxies

363 Workman
835-5104
835-7387 (NRAO)
lyoung@kestrel.nmt.edu

Staff

Gina Chavez

Department Specialist

333 Workman
835-5328
rchavez@kestrel.nmt.edu

Barry Sabol

Senior Lab Associate

111 Workman
835-5329
bsabol@arctic.nmt.edu

Scientists

Carlos Lopez Carrillo

Atmospheric physics
Tropical meteorology

315 Workman
835-5047
clopez@kestrel.nmt.edu

Emeriti

Stirling Colgate
Los Alamos National Lab

Astrophysics
plasma physics, atmospheric physics, magnetic dynamo

835-5384
colgate@eagle.lanl.gov

Jean A. Eilek, Professor Emeritus

Astrophysics
radio galaxies, pulsars, clusters of galaxies, plasma astrophysics

355 Workman
835-5433
835-7393 (NRAO)
jeilek@aoc.nrao.edu

Timothy H. Hankins, Professor

Astrophysics
pulsars, radio instrumentation, signal processing

835-7326 (NRAO)
thankins@aoc.nrao.edu

Vernon LeFebre

Statistical Physics and Thermodynamics

vlefebre@nmt.edu

Stephen D. Schery

Atmospheric physics
Environmental radioactivity

schery@nmt.edu

Adjuncts

Ivan Avramidi
NMT Mathematics

Theoretical Physics

235 Cramer
835-5638
iavramid@nmt.edu

David Buscher
MRO

MRO/ROB
835-6964
dfb@mrao.cam.ac.uk

Stirling Colgate
Los Alamos National Lab

Astrophysics
plasma physics, atmospheric physics, magnetic dynamo

835-5384
colgate@eagle.lanl.gov

Martin Elvis
Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics

Astrophysicist



elvis@cfa.harvard.edu

Zeljka Fuchs
University of Split, Croatia

Atmospheric Physics



zeljka.fuchs@gmail.com

Miller Goss
NRAO

Astrophysics
galactic center, supernova remnants, interstellar medium

NRAO
835-7300
mgoss@aoc.nrao.edu

Chris Haniff
MRO

MRO/ROB
835-6964
cah@mrao.cam.ac.uk

Colby Jurgenson
MRO

MRO/ROB
835-6800
cjurgenson@mro.nmt.edu

Dan Klinglesmith
MRO

Astronomy

MRO
835-6802
dklingle@nmt.edu

Carlos Lopez Carrillo
NMT Physics

Atmospheric Physics

Workman 313
835-5047
clopez@kestrel.nmt.edu

Gloria Manney
JPL Senior Research Scientist (Microwave Atmospheric Science Group)

Atmospheric Science

Stratospheric dynamics/transport, Stratospheric polar processes and ozone loss

309 Workman
835-5341
manney@mls.jpl.nasa.gov

John Meason
EMRTC

Explosives research
NMR studies of gas absorption

EMRTC
835-5312
meason@emrtc.nmt.edu

Dimitri Mihalas



Steven Myers
NRAO

NRAO
835-7294
smyers@aoc.nrao.edu

Frazer Owen



William Rison
NMT Electrical Engineering

Atmospheric Physics
Atmospheric electricity, radar meteorology, instrumentation

211 Workman
835-5486
rison@ee.nmt.edu

Michael Rupen
NRAO

Astrophysics
normal galaxies, supernova remnants, interstellar medium

NRAO
835-7248
mrupen@aoc.nrao.edu

Eileen Ryan
MRO

Asteroid Collisional Physics

MRO
835-6803
eryan@mro.nmt.edu

William Ryan
MRO

Asteroid Astronomy, High Energy Physics

MRO
835-6646
bryan@nmt.edu

Scott Teare
NMT Electrical Engineering

Experimental Adaptive Optics
Radiation Effects and Directed Energy

223 Workman
835-5839
teare@ee.nmt.edu

Ronald Thomas
NMT Electrical Engineering

Atmospheric Physics
Instrumentation

219 Workman
835-5683
thomas@ee.nmt.edu

Joan Wrobel