7 faculty and 33 courses in Physics at Bowdoin College.
- Thomas W. Baumgarte, William R. Kenan Professor of Physics, Chair of Physics Department h-index 41
Relativistic Astrophysics and Numerical Relativity: computer simulations of black holes and neutron stars. CV, Books, and Publications Short CV Books: Publications: courtesy of inspire Past Affiliations Depa
Notable: “Numerical integration of Einstein’s field equations” (1998) · 1,257 citations
- Stephen G. Naculich, LaCasce Family Professor of Natural Sciences h-index 30
Elementary particle theory and string theory Faculty Appointments Bowdoin College, Professor, 2005-present. Bowdoin College, Associate Professor, . Bowdoin College, Assistant Professor, 1993-99. Research Appointments University of
Notable: “Group-level duality of WZW fusion coefficients and Chern-Simons link observables” (1991) · 145 citations
- Madeleine Msall, Josiah Little Professor of Natural Science h-index 10
Notable: “Phonon scattering from ferroelectric domain walls: Phonon imaging in KDP” (1993) · 45 citations
- Fe McBride, Assistant Professor of Physics h-index 4
My research interests are in the field of high-energy astrophysics, particularly supermassive black holes in AGN including: particle acceleration and relativistic processes in jetted active galaxies neutrino production and source of cosmic
Notable: “A Gamma-Ray Flare from TXS 1508+572: Characterizing the Jet of a z = 4.31 Blazar in the Early Universe” (2024) · 9 citations
- Dale A. Syphers, Professor of Physics h-index 3
Notable: “Solid State Physics Simulations” (1996) · 38 citations
- Karen A. Topp, Senior Lecturer in Physics
- Mark O. Battle, Norma L. and Roland G. Ware Jr. Professor of Physics and Astronomy
Atmospheric composition and climate change Faculty Appointments Bowdoin College, Assistant Professor, 2000-present. University of Pennsylvania, Visiting Lecturer, 1999. Research Appointments Research Scientist, Dept. of Geosciences, Princet
Roster/catalog compiled from the college’s public directory. Faculty counts are directory headcounts; the named list may be a subset. h-index shown only for ORCID-backed or high-confidence OpenAlex matches. Data as of 2026-07-02.