Professorial Faculty

Professor of Physics

Atomic, Molecular, and Optical (AMO) Physics; Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in Physics; Gravitational-Wave Physics and Astrophysics;

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Jason F. Alicea

William K. Davis Professor of Theoretical Physics

Theoretical Condensed Matter Physics;

James J. (Jamie) Bock

Marvin L. Goldberger Professor of Physics; Jet Propulsion Laboratory Senior Research Scientist

Experimental Cosmology; Experimental and Observational Astrophysics;

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Fernando Brandao

Bren Professor of Theoretical Physics

Quantum Information Science;

Katerina Chatziioannou

Professor of Physics; William H. Hurt Scholar

Gravitational-Wave Physics and Astrophysics;

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Xie Chen

Eddleman Professor of Theoretical Physics, Director, Walter Burke Institute for Theoretical Physics

Theoretical Condensed Matter Physics; Quantum Information Science;

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Yanbei Chen

Professor of Physics

Theoretical Condensed Matter Physics; Theoretical Astrophysics; Gravitational-Wave Physics and Astrophysics; Quantum Information Science;

Clifford W. Cheung

John A. McCone Professor of High Energy Physics and Professor of Theoretical Physics; Director, Leinweber Forum for Theoretical Physics

Theoretical Cosmology; Theoretical High Energy Physics; String Theory and Quantum Gravity;

Nelson Darkwah Oppong

Assistant Professor of Physics

Atomic, Molecular, and Optical (AMO) Physics; Experimental Condensed Matter Physics;

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Manuel A. Endres

Professor of Physics

Atomic, Molecular, and Optical (AMO) Physics; Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in Physics; Experimental Condensed Matter Physics; Quantum Information Science;

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Bradley W. Filippone

Francis L. Moseley Professor of Physics

Experimental High Energy Physics; Nuclear Physics;

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James (Jim) Fuller

Professor of Theoretical Astrophysics

Experimental and Observational Astrophysics; Theoretical Astrophysics;

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Sunil Golwala

Professor of Physics; Deputy Executive Officer for Astrophysics

Experimental Cosmology; Experimental High Energy Physics; Experimental and Observational Astrophysics;

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Sergei Gukov

John D. MacArthur Professor of Theoretical Physics and Mathematics

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in Physics; Theoretical High Energy Physics; String Theory and Quantum Gravity;

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Fiona Harrison

Harold A. Rosen Professor of Physics

Experimental and Observational Astrophysics;

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David G. Hitlin

Professor of Physics

Experimental High Energy Physics;

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Philip F. Hopkins

Ira S. Bowen Professor of Theoretical Astrophysics

Theoretical Astrophysics;

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David Hsieh

Donald A. Glaser Professor of Physics; Executive Officer for Physics

Experimental Condensed Matter Physics;

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Hsin-Yuan (Robert) Huang

Assistant Professor of Theoretical Physics; William H. Hurt Scholar

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in Physics; Quantum Information Science;

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Nicholas R. (Nick) Hutzler

Professor of Physics

Atomic, Molecular, and Optical (AMO) Physics; Experimental Condensed Matter Physics; Experimental High Energy Physics; Quantum Information Science;

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Anton N. Kapustin

Earle C. Anthony Professor of Theoretical Physics and Mathematics

Theoretical Condensed Matter Physics; Theoretical High Energy Physics; String Theory and Quantum Gravity;

Alexei Kitaev

Ronald and Maxine Linde Professor of Theoretical Physics and Mathematics

Theoretical Condensed Matter Physics; Quantum Information Science;

Kenneth G. Libbrecht

Professor of Physics

Experimental Condensed Matter Physics;

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Christopher Martin

Edward C. Stone Professor of Physics; Director, Caltech Optical Observatories

Experimental and Observational Astrophysics;

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Lee P. McCuller

Assistant Professor of Physics

Atomic, Molecular, and Optical (AMO) Physics; Gravitational-Wave Physics and Astrophysics;

Elias R. Most

Assistant Professor of Theoretical Astrophysics; William H. Hurt Scholar

Theoretical Astrophysics; Gravitational-Wave Physics and Astrophysics;

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Olexei Motrunich

Professor of Theoretical Physics

Theoretical Condensed Matter Physics;

Harvey B. Newman

Professor of Physics

Experimental Condensed Matter Physics; Experimental High Energy Physics;

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Hiroshi (Hirosi Ooguri) Oguri

Fred Kavli Professor of Theoretical Physics and Mathematics; Kent and Joyce Kresa Leadership Chair, Division of Physics, Mathematics and Astronomy

Theoretical High Energy Physics; String Theory and Quantum Gravity;

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Oskar J. Painter

John G Braun Professor of Applied Physics and Physics

Atomic, Molecular, and Optical (AMO) Physics; Experimental Condensed Matter Physics; Quantum Information Science;

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Ryan B. Patterson

Professor of Physics

Experimental High Energy Physics;

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Rob B. Phillips

Fred and Nancy Morris Professor of Biophysics, Biology, and Physics

Physical Biology;

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E. S. Sterl Phinney

Professor of Theoretical Astrophysics

Theoretical Astrophysics; Gravitational-Wave Physics and Astrophysics;

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Hugh D. (David) Politzer

Richard Chace Tolman Professor of Theoretical Physics

Theoretical High Energy Physics;

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Frank C. Porter

Professor of Physics

Experimental High Energy Physics;

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John P. Preskill

Richard P. Feynman Professor of Theoretical Physics; Allen V. C. Davis and Lenabelle Davis Leadership Chair, Institute for Quantum Science and Technology

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in Physics; Theoretical Condensed Matter Physics; Theoretical High Energy Physics; Quantum Information Science;

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Gil Refael

Taylor W. Lawrence Professor of Theoretical Physics

Theoretical Condensed Matter Physics; Quantum Information Science;

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Thomas F. Rosenbaum

President Emeritus; William A. Fowler Professor of Physics, Emeritus

Experimental Condensed Matter Physics;

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Michael L. Roukes

Frank J. Roshek Professor of Physics, Applied Physics, and Bioengineering

Atomic, Molecular, and Optical (AMO) Physics; Experimental Condensed Matter Physics; Physical Biology;

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Axel Scherer

Bernard Neches Professor of Electrical Engineering, Applied Physics and Physics; Merkin Institute Professor

Experimental Condensed Matter Physics;

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David Simmons-Duffin

Professor of Theoretical Physics

Theoretical High Energy Physics;

Maria Spiropulu

Shang-Yi Ch'en Professor of Physics

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in Physics; Experimental High Energy Physics; Theoretical High Energy Physics; Experimental and Theoretical Quantum Systems for Fundamental Physics;

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