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 Technology801 Leroy Place
Socorro, NM 87801
The area code is (575), and the fax for all faculty is 835-5707.
Faculty
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Paul Arendt, Assistant Professor Mathematical/Theoretical |
305 Workman 835-5431 parendt@nmt.edu |
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Michelle Creech-Eakman, Associate Professor Astrophysics |
357 Workman 835-5809 mce@kestrel.nmt.edu |
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Ken Eack, Associate Professor Atmospheric Physics |
351 Workman 835-5427 keack at nmt dot edu |
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Peter Hofner, Associate Professor Astrophysics |
307 Workman 835-5233 phofner@nrao.edu |
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Paul R. Krehbiel, Professor Atmospheric Physics |
343 Workman 835-5215 krehbiel@ibis.nmt.edu |
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David Meier, Assistant Professor Astrophysics |
359 Workman 835-5340 dmeier@nmt.edu |
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Kenneth R. Minschwaner, Professor Atmospheric Physics |
313 Workman 835-5226 krm@kestrel.nmt.edu |
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Raul Morales Juberias, Associate Professor Planetary Science |
345 Workman 835-6559 rmjube@nmt.edu |
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David J. Raymond, Professor Atmospheric Physics |
349 Workman 835-5610 raymond@kestrel.nmt.edu |
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Van D. Romero, Professor and V.P. for Research & Development Shock Physics |
200C Brown 835-5646 vromero@admin.nmt.edu |
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Sharon Sessions, Associate Professor Atmospheric physics |
353 Workman 835-5798 sessions@kestrel.nmt.edu |
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Richard Sonnenfeld, Associate Professor Atmospheric Physics & Instrumentation |
347 Workman 835-6434 rsonnenf@nmt.edu |
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David J. Westpfahl, Professor Astrophysics |
361 Workman 835-5792 835-6805 (MRO) dwestpfa@nmt.edu |
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William P. Winn, Professor Atmospheric Physics |
341 Workman 835-5503 winn@loon.nmt.edu |
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Lisa M. Young, Associate Professor Astrophysics |
363 Workman 835-5104 835-7387 (NRAO) lyoung@kestrel.nmt.edu |
Staff
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Gina Chavez Department Specialist |
333 Workman 835-5328 rchavez@kestrel.nmt.edu |
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Barry Sabol Senior Lab Associate |
111 Workman 835-5329 bsabol@arctic.nmt.edu |
Scientists
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Atmospheric physics |
315 Workman 835-5047 clopez@kestrel.nmt.edu |
Emeriti
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Stirling Colgate Astrophysics |
835-5384 colgate@eagle.lanl.gov |
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Jean A. Eilek, Professor Emeritus Astrophysics |
355 Workman |
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Timothy H. Hankins, Professor Astrophysics |
835-7326 (NRAO) thankins@aoc.nrao.edu |
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Vernon LeFebre Statistical Physics and Thermodynamics |
vlefebre@nmt.edu |
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Atmospheric physics |
schery@nmt.edu |
Adjuncts
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Ivan Avramidi Theoretical Physics |
235 Cramer 835-5638 iavramid@nmt.edu |
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David Buscher |
MRO/ROB 835-6964 dfb@mrao.cam.ac.uk |
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Stirling Colgate Astrophysics |
835-5384 colgate@eagle.lanl.gov |
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Martin Elvis Astrophysicist |
elvis@cfa.harvard.edu |
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Zeljka Fuchs Atmospheric Physics |
zeljka.fuchs@gmail.com |
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Miller Goss Astrophysics |
NRAO 835-7300 mgoss@aoc.nrao.edu |
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Chris Haniff |
MRO/ROB 835-6964 cah@mrao.cam.ac.uk |
Colby Jurgenson |
MRO/ROB 835-6800 cjurgenson@mro.nmt.edu |
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Dan Klinglesmith Astronomy |
MRO 835-6802 dklingle@nmt.edu |
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Carlos Lopez Carrillo Atmospheric Physics |
Workman 313 835-5047 clopez@kestrel.nmt.edu |
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Gloria Manney Atmospheric Science Stratospheric dynamics/transport, Stratospheric polar processes and ozone loss |
309 Workman 835-5341 manney@mls.jpl.nasa.gov |
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John Meason Explosives research |
EMRTC |
Dimitri Mihalas |
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Steven Myers |
NRAO |
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Frazer Owen |
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William Rison Atmospheric Physics |
211 Workman |
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Michael Rupen Astrophysics |
NRAO 835-7248 mrupen@aoc.nrao.edu |
Eileen Ryan Asteroid Collisional Physics |
MRO 835-6803 eryan@mro.nmt.edu |
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William Ryan Asteroid Astronomy, High Energy Physics |
MRO 835-6646 bryan@nmt.edu |
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Scott Teare Experimental Adaptive Optics |
223 Workman |
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Ronald Thomas Atmospheric Physics |
219 Workman |
Joan Wrobel |



































