Division of Physical Sciences Faculty

Peter C. Anderson, Associate Professor

DISC-452H
pca4@uw.edu

Research: computational modeling and design of proteins, peptides, and protein-ligand interactions

Khushroo Daruwala, Associate Teaching Professor

UW2-335
daruwala@uw.edu

Brandon Finley, Assistant Teaching Professor

UW2-330
bfinley@uw.edu

Kim Gunnerson, Associate Teaching Professor Emeritus

HH-1323
gunnek@uw.edu

Daniel Jaffe, Professor

DISC-452E
djaffe@uw.edu

Research: ozone and particulate matter; impacts of wildfires on air quality; impacts from diesel powered and coal trains

Hyung Kim, Associate Professor

UW2-316
hjkim3@uw.edu

Research: Enzymatic reactions of metalloproteins; Bioinorganic chemistry of key environmental processes; Functional characterization of heme proteins.

Charity Lovitt, Associate Teaching Professor

UW2-330
lovittc@uw.edu

Research: computer modeling of organometallic reactions

Lori Robins, Associate Dean & Professor

DISC-452G
LRobins@uw.edu

Research: kinetic isotope effects and protein modifications to understand biological reactions

David Sommerfeld, Associate Teaching Professor

UW2-345
dsommerf@uw.edu

Research: fate of trace, persistent chemicals in the environment; using chemistry to better understand artistic, anthropological, historical and archaeological artifacts and materials

Muralidhara Thimmaiah, Associate Teaching Professor

UW2-331
mthimmai@uw.edu

Eric Salathé, Professor & Division Chair

DISC-452J
salathe@uw.edu

Research: regional climate change and the impacts of climate change on human and natural systems

Warren W. Buck, Chancellor Emeritus & Professor Emeritus

Location: DISC-476
wbuck@uw.edu

Research: theoretical relativistic quantum mechanics, QCD, beyond standard model, theoretical model building, physics and art, physics and non-duality

Matthew Gliboff, Associate Teaching Professor

UW2-341
glib@uw.edu

Joey Shapiro Key, Associate Professor

UW2-343
joeykey@uw.edu

Research: astrophysical parameter estimation for gravitational wave signals across the gravitational wave frequency band

Alanna Pawlak, Assistant Teaching Professor

UW2-341
aspawlak@uw.edu

Research: focus on how students, faculty, and student teaching assistants (such as peer facilitators), engage with collaborative learning environments in physics

Subramanian Ramachandran, Part-time Lecturer (multiyear)

UW1-391
ramacs@uw.edu

Research: Condensed Matter, modeling gas-solid interaction

Paola Rodríguez Hidalgo, Associate Professor

UW2-325
paola@uw.edu

Research: focus on using spectroscopy to understand the universe

Rachel Scherr, Associate Professor

UW2-332
rescherr@uw.edu
Research: the seeds of sophisticated understanding in learners’ ideas; physics disciplinary culture and practices.