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Faculty	Area of Physics	Administrative Assistant
Raymond Ashoori Professor of Physics	Condensed Matter Experiment	Gretchen Poehlman 617.253.4829
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Michel Baranger Professor of Physics, Emeritus	Nuclear Physics	N/A
Ulrich J. Becker Professor of Physics	Experimental High Energy Physics	Christine Titus 617.253.8326
William A. Barletta Adjunct Professor	Intermediate Energy Physics	N/A
John W. Belcher Class of '22 Professor of Physics ; Division Head, Astrophysics	Astrophysics: Space Plasma Physics	Anne MacAskill 617.253.3769
George B. Benedek Alfred H. Caspary Professor of Physics	Biophysics	Gretchen Poehlman 617.253.4829
A. Nihat Berker Professor of Physics, Emeritus	Condensed Matter Theory	Margaret O'Meara 617.253.4878
Aron Bernstein Professor of Physics, Emeritus	Intermediate Energy Physics	N/A
William Bertozzi Professor of Physics	Intermediate Energy Physics	N/A
Edmund Bertschinger Professor of Physics; Department Head, Physics	Astrophysics: Compact Objects: Gravitation; Cosmology: Theory	Claudia LaBollita-James 617.253.4801
Robert J. Birgeneau Professor of Physics, Emeritus	Condensed Matter Experiment	N/A
Hale Bradt Professor of Physics, Emeritus	Astrophysics: Compact Objects: X-ray	N/A
Adam J. Burgasser Assistant Professor of Physics	Astrophysics: Planets & Brown Dwarfs	Jean Papagianopoulos 617.253.3718
Bernard Burke William A. Burden Professor of Physics, Emeritus	Astrophysics: Cosmology: Radio	N/A
Wit Busza Francis Friedman Professor of Physics	Relativistic Heavy Ion Physics	Anna Maria Convertino 617.253.2391
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Claude R. Canizares Bruno Rossi Professor of Physics; Vice President for Research and Associate Provost; and Associate Director for MIT of the Chandra X-ray Observatory Center	Astrophysics: Compact Objects: X-ray; Cosmology: X-ray	Gail Monahan 617.253.6495
Deepto Chakrabarty Associate Professor of Physics	Astrophysics: Compact Objects: X-ray	Jean Papagianopoulos 617.253.3718
Min Chen Professor of Physics	Relativistic Heavy Ion Physics	TBA
Isaac Chuang Associate Professor of Physics; Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science	Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics	Joanna M. Keseberg 617.253.6830
George Clark Professor of Physics, Emeritus	Astrophysics: Compact Objects: X-ray	N/A
Bruno Coppi Professor of Physics	Plasma Physics	TBA
Eric Cosman Professor of Physics, Emeritus	Relativistic Heavy Ion Physics	N/A
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Peter Demos Professor of Physics, Emeritus	Intermediate Energy Physics	N/A
William Donnelly Senior Research Scientist	Intermediate Energy Physics	N/A
Mildred S. Dresselhaus Institute Professor; Professor of Physics and Electrical Engineering	Condensed Matter Experiment	Laura Doughty 617.253.6867
Thomas H. Dupree Professor of Physics, Emeritus	Nuclear Physics	N/A
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Jan Egedal-Pedersen Assistant Professor of Physics	Plasma Physics	Carol Arlington 617.253.8106
James L. Elliot Professor of Physics; Professor of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences; Director, Wallace Astrophysical Observatory	Astrophysics: Planets & Brown Dwarfs	Allison Cocuzzo 617.253-9317
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Edward H. Farhi Professor of Physics; Director, Center for Theoretical Physics	Particle Physics	Charles Suggs 617.253.8363
Michael S. Feld Professor of Physics; Director, G. H. Spectroscopy Laboratory	Atomic, Molecular and Optical	Zina Queen 617.452.3422
Enectali (Tali) Figueroa-Feliciano Assistant Professor of Physics	Astrophysics: Cosmology: X-ray	Jean Papagianopoulos 617.253.3718
Peter Fisher Professor of Physics; Division Head, Particle and Nuclear Experimental Physics	Experimental High Energy Physics	Sheela Hulsoor 617.253.2361
Joseph Formaggio Assistant Professor of Physics	Experimental High Energy Physics	TBA
Daniel Freedman Professor of Physics; and Professor of Applied Mathematics	String Theory	TBA
Anthony French Professor of Physics, Emeritus	Intermediate Energy Physics	N/A
Jerome I. Friedman Institute Professor, Emeritus; Professor of Physics, Emeritus; 1990 Nobel Laureate	Experimental High Energy Physics	Anna Maria Convertino 617.253.2391
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Nuh Gedik Assistant Professor of Physics	Condensed Matter Experiment	Gretchen Poehlman 617.253.4829
Jeffrey Goldstone Cecil and Ida Green Professor of Physics, Emeritus	Theoretical Physics	Charles Suggs 617.253.8363
Thomas J. Greytak Lester Wolfe Professor of Physics; Associate Department Head for Education	Condensed Matter Experiment	Claudia LaBollita-James 617.253.4801
Lee Grodzins Professor of Physics, Emeritus	Relativistic Heavy Ion Physics	N/A
Alan H. Guth Victor F. Weisskopf Professor of Physics	Astrophysics: Cosmology: Theory	Joyce Berggren 617.253.4827
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Jacqueline N. Hewitt Professor of Physics; Director, Kavli Institute for Astrophysics & Space Research	Astrophysics: Cosmology: Radio	Arlyn Hertz 617.253.1456
Kerson Huang Professor of Physics, Emeritus	Theoretical Physics	N/A
Eric W. Hudson Assistant Professor; Class of 1958 Career Development Professor	Condensed Matter Experiment	Gretchen Poehlman 617.253.4829
Scott A. Hughes Assistant Professor; Class of 1956 Career Development Professor	Astrophysics: Compact Objects: Gravitation	Jean Papagianopoulos 617.253.3718
Robert Hulsizer Professor of Physics, Emeritus	Experimental High Energy Physics	N/A
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Karl U. Ingard Professor of Physics, Emeritus	Condensed Matter Experiment	N/A
Erich P. Ippen Professor of Physics; Elihu Thomson Professor of Electrical Engineering	Condensed Matter Experiment	Donna Gale 617.253.8529
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Roman W. Jackiw Jerrold Zacharias Professor of Physics	Theoretical Physics	Charles Suggs 617.253.8363
Robert L. Jaffe Jane and Otto Morningstar Professor of Physics	Particle Physics	Joyce Berggren 617.253.4827
Pablo Jarillo-Herrero Assistant Professor of Physics	Condensed Matter Experiment	Gretchen Poehlman 617.253.4829
Ali Javan Francis Wright Davis Professor of Physics, Emeritus	Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics	N/A
John D. Joannopoulos Francis Wright Davis Professor of Physics; Director, Institute of Soldier Nanotechnologies	Condensed Matter Theory	Margaret O'Meara 617.253.4878
Paul C. Joss Professor of Physics	Astrophysics: Compact Objects: Binary Evolution	Jean Papagianopoulos 617.253.3718
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David Kaiser Associate Professor, Program in Science, Technology, and Society, MIT; Lecturer, Department of Physics	Program in Science, Technology, and Society, MIT	Judy Spitzer 617.253.4044
Mehran Kardar Professor of Physics	Condensed Matter Theory	Margaret O'Meara 617.253.4878
Marc A. Kastner Donner Professor of Science; Dean, School of Science	Condensed Matter Experiment	TBA
Erotokritos Katsavounidis Associate Professor of Physics	Astrophysics: Compact Objects: Gravitation	Marie Woods 617.253.4824
Arthur K. Kerman Professor of Physics, Emeritus	Theoretical Physics	N/A
Wolfgang Ketterle John D. MacArthur Professor of Physics; Director, MIT-Harvard Center for Ultracold Atoms; 2001 Nobel Laureate	Atomic, Molecular and Optical	Joanna Keseberg 617.253.6830
John King Professor of Physics, Emeritus	Atomic, Molecular and Optical	N/A
Vera Kistiakowsky Professor of Physics, Emerita	Experimental High Energy Physics	N/A
Daniel Kleppner Lester Wolfe Professor of Physics, Emeritus	Atomic, Molecular and Optical	Joanna Keseberg 617.253.6830
George Koster Professor of Physics, Emeritus	Condensed Matter Theory	N/A
Stanley B. Kowalski Professor of Physics	Intermediate Energy Physics	Joanne Gregory 617.253.7062
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Benjamin Lax Professor of Physics, Emeritus	Condensed Matter Experiment	N/A
Alan J. Lazarus Senior Research Scientist, Emeritus; Senior Lecturer, Emeritus	Astrophysics: Space Plasma	N/A
Patrick A. Lee William & Emma Rogers Professor of Physics; Division Head, Atomic, Biological, Condensed Matter and Plasma Physics	Condensed Matter Theory	Margaret O'Meara 617.253.4878
Young S. Lee Associate Professor of Physics; and Mark Hyman Jr. Career Development Professor	Condensed Matter Experiment	Gretchen Poehlman 617.253.4829
Leonid S. Levitov Professor of Physics	Condensed Matter Theory	Margaret O'Meara 617.253.4878
Walter H. G. Lewin Professor of Physics	Astrophysics: Compact Objects: X-ray	Teresa Santiago 617.253.7078
J. David Litster Professor of Physics	Condensed Matter Experiment	Gretchen Poehlman 617.253.4829
Hong Liu Assistant Professor of Physics	String Theory; Particle Theory	Joyce Berggren 617.253.4827
Earle Lomon Professor of Physics, Emeritus	Theoretical Physics	N/A
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Earl S. Marmar Senior Research Scientist	Plasma Physics	Carol Arlington 617.253.8106
June L. Matthews Professor of Physics	Intermediate Energy Physics	Sheela Hulsoor 617.253.2361
Nergis Mavalvala Associate Professor of Physics; and Cecil & Ida Green Career Development Professor	Astrophysics: Gravitational Waves	Marie Woods 617.253.4824
John McGreevy Assistant Professor of Physics	String Theory	Joyce Berggren 617.253.4827
Richard G. Milner Professor of Physics; Director, Laboratory for Nuclear Science	Intermediate Energy Physics	Sheela Hulsoor 617.253.2361
Leonid Mirny Associate Professor of Health Sciences & Technology; and Associate Professor of Physics	Biophysics; Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences & Technology	TBA
Ernest J. Moniz Professor of Physics; Director of Energy Studies	Nuclear Physics	Marie Tangney 617.258.8891
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Steven Nahn Assistant Professor of Physics	Experimental High Energy Physics	Anna Maria Convertino 617.253.2391
John W. Negele William A. Coolidge Professor of Physics	Theoretical Physics	Charles Suggs 617.253.8363
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Stanislaw Olbert Professor of Physics, Emeritus	Astrophysics: Space Plasma Physics	N/A
Louis S. Osborne Professor of Physics, Emeritus	Experimental High Energy Physics	N/A
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Christoph M. E. Paus Associate Professor of Physics	Experimental High Energy Physics	Anna Maria Convertino 617.253.2391
Irwin A. Pless Professor of Physics, Emeritus	Experimental High Energy Physics	N/A
Miklos Porkolab Professor of Physics; Director, Plasma Science and Fusion Center	Plasma Physics	Carol Arlington 617.253.8106
David E. Pritchard Cecil & Ida Green Professor of Physics	Atomic, Molecular, and Optical	Joanna Keseberg 617.253.6830
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Krishna Rajagopal Professor of Physics	Theoretical Nuclear & Particle Physics	Joyce Berggren 617.253.4827
Saul A. Rappaport Professor of Physics	Astrophysics: Compact Objects: X-ray, Binary Evolution	Jean Papagianopoulos 617.253.3718
Robert P. Redwine Professor of Physics; Director, Bates Linear Accelerator Center	Intermediate Energy Physics	Joanne Gregory 617.253.7062
Gunther Roland Associate Professor of Physics	Experimental High Energy Physics: Relativistic Heavy Ion Physics	Anna Maria Convertino 617.253.2391
Lawrence Rosenson Professor of Physics, Emeritus	Experimental High Energy Physics	Anna Maria Convertino 617.253.2391
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Paul Schechter William A. M. Burden Professor of Astrophysics	Astrophysics: Cosmology: Optical	Jean Papagianopoulos 617.253.3718
Gabriella Sciolla Assistant Professor of Physics; and Cecil & Ida Green Career Development Professor	Experimental High Energy Physics	Joanne Gregory 617.253.7062
Sara Seager Associate Professor of Physics; Ellen Swallow Richards Associate Professor of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences	Astrophysics	N/A
H. Sebastian Seung Professor of Computational Neuroscience, Department of Brain and Cognitive Science; Professor of Physics	Biophysics	N/A
Robert Simcoe Assistant Professor of Physics	Astrophysics: Cosmology: Optical	Jean Papagianopoulos 617.253.3718
Marin Soljacic Assistant Professor of Physics	Condensed Matter Theory	Margaret O'Meara 617.253.4878
George S. F. Stephans Senior Research Scientist, Laboratory for Nuclear Science	Experimental Nuclear & Particle Physics: Relativistic Heavy Ion Physics	Anna Convertino 617.253.2391
Iain W. Stewart Associate Professor of Physics	Theoretical Nuclear & Particle Physics	Joyce Berggren 617.253.4827
Malcom Strandberg Professor of Physics, Emeritus	Condensed Matter Experiment	N/A
Bernd Surrow Assistant Professor of Physics	Intermediate Energy Physics	Joanne Gregory 617.253.7062
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Frank E. Taylor Senior Research Scientist	Experimental High Energy Physics	N/A
Washington Taylor Professor of Physics	Particle Physics	Joyce Berggren 617.253.4827
Max Tegmark Associate Professor of Physics	Astrophysics: Cosmology: Theory	Jean Papagianopoulos 617.253.3718
Richard Temkin Senior Research Scientist; Division Head, Plasma Science and Fusion Center	Plasma Physics	Carol Arlington 617.253.8106
Samuel C. C. Ting Thomas Dudley Cabot Professor of Physics; 1976 Nobel Laureate	Experimental High Energy Physics	Christine Titus 617.253.8326
Laszlo Tisza Professor of Physics, Emeritus	Condensed Matter Theory	N/A
Senthil Todadri Associate Professor of Physics	Condensed Matter Theory	Margaret O'Meara 617.253.4878
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Alexander van Oudenaarden Associate Professor of Physics; Keck Career Development Professor in Biomedical Engineering	Biophysics	Gretchen Poehlman 617.253.4829
Vladan Vuletic Lester Wolfe Associate Professor of Physics	Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics	Joanna Keseberg 617.253.6830
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Rainer Weiss Professor of Physics, Emeritus	Astrophysics: Compact Objects: Gravitation	N/A
Xiao-Gang Wen Cecil & Ida Green Professor of Physics	Condensed Matter Theory	Margaret O'Meara 617.253.4878
Frank Wilczek Herman Feshbach Professor of Physics; 2004 Nobel Laureate	Theoretical Particle Physics	Joyce Berggren 617.253.4827
Joshua Winn Assistant Professor of Physics	Astrophysics: Cosmology: Optical; Planets & Brown Dwarfs	Jean Papagianopoulos 617.253.3718
Peter A. Wolff Professor of Physics, Emeritus	Condensed Matter Experiment	N/A
Boleslaw Wyslouch Professor of Physics	Experimental High Energy Physics; Relativistic Heavy Ion Physics	Anna Maria Convertino 617.253.2391
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Richard K. Yamamoto Professor of Physics	Experimental High Energy Physics	N/A
James Young Professor of Physics, Emeritus	Theoretical Particle Physics	N/A
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Barton Zwiebach Professor of Physics	Particle Physics	Joyce Berggren 617.253.4827
Martin Zwierlein Assistant Professor of Physics	Atomic Physics	Joanna Keseberg 617.253.6830