Learn about the Physics & Engineering Department faculty & staff

Our faculty and staff span an impressive range of disciplines and interests, from civil, electrical, and mechanical engineering to optics, astrophysics, and cosmology, as well as atmospheric physics and hydrology to alternative energy and sustainable energy engineering technologies.

Staff

Leah Hale

Leah Hale
PEAQS & STROBE Grant Coordinator
Berndt Hall, RM 603
970-247-6532
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Eric Hicks

Eric Hicks
Lab Coordinator
Berndt Hall, RM 671
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Paula Miller

Paula Miller
Administrative Assistant

SFH 2770
970-247-6014
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Jason Wagner

Jason Wagner
Machine Shop Coordinator
Berndt Hall, RM 634
970-247-6490
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Emeritus Faculty

Dr Ryan Haaland

Ryan Haaland, Emeritus
Professor of Physics and Engineering (2006 - 2019)

B.A., Physics and Math, Concordia College, 1985 
M.S. Space Physics, University of California Los Angeles, 1990 
Ph.D., Physics, University of Oxford, 1999


Martha Iverson, Emeritus

Martha Iverson, Emeritus
Professor of Physics and Engineering (1992 - 2005)

B.S., Physics, University of Colorado, 1971
Ph.D. Physics, University of Colorado, 1976


Tom D. Norton, Emeritus

Tom D. Norton, Emeritus
Professor of Physics and Engineering (1973-2003)

B.S., University of Oklahoma, 1966
M.S., Physics, University of Oklahoma, 1967
Ph.D., Physics, University of Oklahoma, 1972


Carla Williams, Emeritus

Carla Williams, Emeritus
Professor of Engineering (1984-2002)

B.S.S.E., John Brown University, 1969
M.A., University of New Mexico, 1973
Ph.D., Computer Engineering., University of New Mexico, 1991


James M. Costello, Emeritus

James M. Costello, Emeritus
Professor of Physics (1985-2000)

B.A., Doane College, 1959
M.S., University of Nebraska, 1963
Ph.D., Physics, University of Nebraska, 1967