Research

Visiting Assistant Professor Juan R. Burciaga joined the faculty at Denison in 2009. He earned a B.S. and an M.S. at the University of Texas at Arlington and a Ph.D. at Texas A&M University. His research interests include atomic physics, astronomy, and physics education.

Associate Professor Kimberly A. Coplin joined the faculty at Denison in 1993. She earned a B.A. at Denison University, an M.A. at Johns Hopkins University and a Ph.D. at Ohio State University. Her research interests are in condensed matter physics,  conducting polymers, and physics and ballet. She also is serving as Associate Provost.

Associate Professor Steven Doty joined the faculty at Denison in 1999. He earned a B.A., an M.S. and a Ph.D. at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. His research interests include theoretical modeling of star and planet formation, stellar old-age and death, mathematical physics and ordering and everyday phenomena.

Visiting Assistant Professor Maryam Farzaneh joined the faculty at Denison in 2009. She earned a B.A. at Sharif University of Technology and a Ph.D. at Boston University. Her research interests include experimental condensed matter physics.

Professor N. Daniel Gibson joined the faculty at Denison in 1996. He earned a B.S. and a Ph.D. at the University of Virginia. His research interests in atomic, molecular and optical physics include measurements of fundamental properties of negative ions using laser spectroscopy, x-ray spectroscopy and storage ring techniques. He also directs the Oak Ridge Science Semester program for the GLCA and the ACM.

Visiting Assistant Professor Kathy Harper joined the faculty at Denison in 2008. She earned a B.S. and an M.S. at Case Western Reserve University and a Ph.D. at The Ohio State University. Her research interests include physics education research.

Associate Professor Daniel Homan joined the faculty at Denison in 2003. He earned a B.S. at the University of Maine and a Ph.D at Brandeis University. His research interests include radioastronomy of distant active galaxies, the physics of relativistic jets, and cosmology. He was recently awarded a research grant for a project entitled "Investigating the Circular Polarization of Extragalactic Radio Jets."

Assistant Professor Prabasaj Paul joined the faculty at Denison in 2002. He earned a M.Sc. at the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur and a Ph.D. at the University of Utah. His research interests include theoretical investigation of photonic bandgap design, scattering of waves off rough surfaces and quantum information.

Professor C. Wesley Walter joined the faculty at Denison in 1996. He earned a B.S. at the University of Dallas and an M.A. and a Ph.D. at Rice University. His research interests include laser spectroscopy, negative ions and atomic and molecular collisions.