Faculty Research Interests
BRAD L. JOHNSON (1997) Chairman. BS, University of
Colorado, Colorado Springs; PhD, University of Colorado, Boulder.
Research interests: theoretical condensed-matter physics, including
transport in low-dimensional systems, the quantum Hall effect and
fractional quantum Hall effect, transport and many-electron effects in
molecular systems, magnetic and electronic excitations of superlattices.
Phone and Office: (360) 650 3659, CF 385A; (360) 650 7944, CF 371
Brad Johnson's Website
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W. LOUIS BARRETT (1968) Professor. BS, University of Idaho; MS, PhD, University of Washington.
Phone and Office: (360) 650 3837, CF 365
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MILTON FROM (1998) Associate Professor. BSc, University
of Manitoba; Msc, PhD, McGill University.
Research interests: experimental condensed matter physics, electronic and magnetic
properties of magnetic nanostructured materials. Characterization techniques include
Portable Raman spectrometer, Brillouin
Light Scattering, magneto-optical Kerr effect, vibrating sample magnetometry, magnetoresistance
and thermopower measurements.
Phone and Office: (360) 650 6593, CF 377
Milton From's Website
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AJIT S. RUPAAL (1964) Professor. BSc, MSc, Panjab University; PhD,
University of British Columbia.
Phone and Office: (360) 650 3853, CF 373
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JAMES E. STEWART (1987) Professor. BA, BS, University of North Dakota;
MS, PhD, University of New Mexico.
Dr. Stewart teaches courses in the physics department and in science education.
He is particularly interested in reforming the training of secondary science
teachers to reflect our growing understanding of how people learn. Since 1990
he has directed intensive summer programs (Operation Physics and Constructing
Physics Understanding) for teachers of grades four through eight. He is currently
engaged in research to understand the ideas and attitudes pre-service elementary
teachers bring to their university science courses.
Phone and Office: (360) 650 3840, CF 363
Jim Stewart's Website
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RICHARD D. VAWTER (1968) Associate Professor. BS, Texas Technological
University; MS, PhD, State University of New York.
Current research involves the development of an interactive learning web site for
first year calculus physics –
PhysicsNet.
Other interests involve the making of
QuickTime VR Panoramas.
Richard Vawter's Website
Phone and Office: (360) 650 3823, CF 361
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KRISTEN A. LARSON (2002) Associate Professor. BS,
University of California, San Diego; MS, PhD, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Research interests center around the interstellar medium, particularly the
dust in translucent clouds. Also, the study of infrared photometric signatures
of star formation and the origin of newly formed stars at high galactic
latitude. Current investigations include the use of large archived datasets and
new all-sky surveys to map extinction away from the galactic plane.
Phone and Office: (360) 650 3833, CF 367
Kristen Larson's Website
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TAKELE SEDA (2002) Associate Professor. BS,
Asmara University, Eritrea (formerly part of Ethiopia); MS,
Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia; PhD, University of the
Witwatersrand, Johannesburg (South Africa).
Research interests: Experimental condensed matter physics,
magnetic and electronic properties of minerals and materials at high-pressure
using Diamond Anvil Cell (DAC). Characterization techniques 57-Fe Mossbauer
Spectroscopy and conductivity measurements.
Phone and Office: (360) 650 3838, CF 375
Takele Seda's Website
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GEORGE D. "Pinky" NELSON (2002) Professor. B.S. Harvey Mudd College, M.S. and Ph.D. University of Washington
Former director of Project 2061 and a member of the senior staff of the American Association for the Advancement of
Science. NASA astronaut from 1978 to 1989. Dr. Nelson has been a member of several boards of directors, among them,
the Art Institute of Seattle, Pacific Science Center, Analytic Service Incorporated (ANSER), and Association of
Space Explorers. He also served on several select committees including chairing the NASA Hubble Space Telescope
Third Servicing Mission External Independent Readiness Review Team and the State of Washington Commission on
Student Learning, Subject Advisory Committee, Science. He is also a member of several organizations, including
the American Astronomical Society and the National Science Teachers Association. Nelson’s publications include
articles in a variety of astronomy, astrophysics, and education journals.
Phone and Office: (360) 650 3637, SL250D
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ANDREW BOUDREAUX (2002) Lecturer. BS University
of California at Berkeley; MS and PhD, University of Washington.
Research interests: Discipline-based research on the learning and teaching of physics,
including the identification of specific difficulties with topics
such as Newtonian mechanics, buoyancy, geometrical optics, and
Galilean and special relativity, and the assessment of the effect of
instruction on student understanding. Also works with science
education faculty on the preparation of precollege teachers of
science.
Phone and Office: (360) 650 7383, CF 369
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JOHN G. WILLS (1996) Lecturer. BA, San Diego State University;
MS, PhD, University of Washington.
Research interests involve nuclear theory with a special interest in scattering theories
and particle physics, including quark models of baryons and mesons.
Phone and Office: (360) 650 3832, CF 355
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