Computer-Assisted Learning

Dr. John Risley
professor of physics
(919) 515-2524
john_risley@ncsu.edu
Computer-assisted learning in physics and other sciences.

Electronic Materials/Semiconductors

Dr. D.E. Aspnes
professor of physics
(919) 515-4261
aspnes@unity.ncsu.edu
www.physics.ncsu.edu/people/faculty.html
Surface physics; optical properties of materials. Real-time diagnostics and control of epitaxial growth and deposition. Member, National Academy of Sciences.

Dr. Gerald Lucovsky
University Professor of Physics
(919) 515-3301
gerry_lucovsky@ncsu.edu
Working with multidisciplinary teams; has developed a science and technology base for depositing ultra-thin gate dielectrics for ULSI circuit applications using low thermal-budget processes.

Dr. Robert J. Nemanich
professor of physics
(919) 515-3225
robert_nemanich@ncsu.edu
Interdisciplinary research program directed toward understanding the formation and properties of interfaces in electronic materials. Primary interests are related to advancements of Si technology and potential future devices based on diamond and other wide-band gap semiconductors.

Spectroscopic Techniques

Dr. Harald Ade
associate professor of physics
(919) 515-1331
harald_ade@ncsu.edu
High-resolution X-ray photo emission and photo absorption microscopy. Applications to materials science, in particular polymers and electronic materials.

Dr. Michael A. Paesler
professor of physics
(919) 515-3155
michael_paesler@ncsu.edu
Optics, near-field scanning optical microscopy, Raman spectroscopy, surface stress measurement, condensed matter physics and precision engineering. Has developed an instrument to produce spectroscopic images beyond the far-field diffraction limit.

Dr. Dale E. Sayers
professor of physics
(919) 515-4453
dale_sayers@ncsu.edu
Studying the atomic structure of complex materials with powerful beams of x-rays produced by synchrotron radiation sources. Synchrotron radiation facilities, metal-semiconductor interfaces, environmental materials and medical imaging with x-rays.

Nuclear

Dr. Chris Gould
professor and department head of physics
(919) 515-2522
chris_gould@ncsu.edu
Nuclear physics and neutron physics. Tests of parity and time reversal invariance.

Dr. David G. Haase
professor of physics director, The Science House
(919) 515-6118
david_haase@ncsu.edu
Cryogenic polarized targets, intermediate energy nuclear physics, few-body interactions, fundamental symmetries and neutron scattering. Science and mathematics education. Can also discuss science of sports.

Dr. Gary Mitchell
professor of physics
(919) 515-3398
gary_mitchell@ncsu.edu
Nuclear physics, fundamental symmetries, statistical properties of nuclei, and chaos.

Pseudoscience

Dr. John L. Hubisz
visiting professor of physics
(919) 515-3182
hubisz@unity.ncsu.edu
Pseudoscience, false science, paranormal. Interested in ways of teaching physics, including examining claims of the unusual (ancient astronauts, crop circles, UFOs, etc.) in light of the physics principles required for their occurrence.