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Areas of Specialization

Atomic Physics

Charge exchange in atomic collisions; response of atoms to intense electro-magnetic fields; atomic structure studies; autoionization.
Professors Alexanian, Davis, Moyer

Marine Sciences

Physical oceanography; general ocean circulation; air-sea interaction and climate; global distributions of sea surface salinity; ocean observing systems; coastal fluid dynamics and large-scale coastal morphology; coral reef ecology.
Professors Bingham, McNamara, Morrison, Moss

Mathematical Physics                             

Nonlinear wave equations; complexity theory and chaos; coupled human-environmental dynamical systems; general relativity; geometric methods for pde's;  numerical analysis; generalized transforms.

Professors Herman, McNamara

Nuclear and Particle Physics

Low energy few-nucleon systems; hypernuclear physics; quantum chromo-dynamics; string theory.
Professors Black, Gan, Olszewski

Physics Education

Instructional technology; general physics pedagogy.
Professors Black, Herman, Moyer