Physics at Carleton College
17 faculty and 40 courses in Physics at Carleton College.
17faculty listed
40courses
10.5avg h-index (enriched)
Faculty
- Ryan Terrien, Associate Professor of Physics and Astronomy h-index 24
- Arjendu Pattanayak, Professor of Physics h-index 16
- Andreia Carrillo, Assistant Professor of Physics and Astronomy h-index 11
- Melissa Eblen-Zayas, Professor of Physics h-index 6
- Barry Costanzi, Assistant Professor of Physics h-index 4
- Joel Weisberg, Herman and Gertrude Mosier Stark Professor of Physics and Astronomy, Emeritus h-index 2
- Bill Titus, Professor of Physics, Emeritus
- Bruce Thomas, Laurence McKinley Gould Professor of the Natural Sciences, Emeritus
- Chris West, Visiting Assistant Professor of Physics
Es on astrophysical nucleosynthetic processes and environments, stellar evolution, galactic chemical evolution, and (to a lesser extent) quantum mechanics. He pairs theoretical models with computational simulations to better understand how
- Cindy Blaha, George H. and Marjorie F. Dixon Professor of Physics and Astronomy, Emerita
- Devin Mahon, Visiting Assistant Professor of Physics
- Jay Tasson, Associate Professor of Physics, Chair
- Maria Neuzil, Visiting Assistant Professor of Physics
- Marty Baylor, Professor of Physics
- Nelson Christensen, George H. and Marjorie F. Dixon Professor of Physics, Emeritus
- Rich Noer, Laurence McKinley Gould Professor of the Natural Sciences, Emeritus
- Seth Kimbrell, Visiting Assistant Professor of Physics
Courses
- The Technology of Keeping Time and the Humanity of Spending Time PHYS 100
- What Physicists Do PHYS 123
- Introduction to Physics: Newtonian Mechanics and Lab PHYS 131
- Physical Systems: Mechanics and Relativity with Problem Solving and Lab PHYS 142
- Physical Systems: Mechanics and Relativity and Lab PHYS 143
- Astrophysical Systems: Mechanics and Relativity and Lab PHYS 144
- Mechanics and Waves and Lab PHYS 145
- Introduction to Physics: Relativity and Particles and Lab PHYS 151
- Introduction to Physics: Environmental Physics and Lab PHYS 152
- Introduction to Electricity, Magnetism, and Optics and Lab PHYS 165
- A Survey of Cosmology PHYS 222
- Atomic and Nuclear Physics and Lab PHYS 228
- Analytical and Computational Mechanics PHYS 231
- Astrophysics I PHYS 232
- Astrophysics II PHYS 233
- Computer Simulations in Complex Physical Systems PHYS 234
- Electricity and Magnetism and Lab PHYS 235
- Theory and Applications of Remote Sensing PHYS 251
- Directed Research in Physics PHYS 294
- Assessment and Communication of External Physics Activity PHYS 297
- Astronomical Detection and Measurement PHYS 312
- Survey of Particle and Nuclear Physics PHYS 333
- Quantum Mechanics PHYS 335
- Open Quantum Systems and Quantum Information PHYS 336
- Waves PHYS 341
- Contemporary Experimental Physics and Lab PHYS 342
- Electronics and Lab PHYS 343
- Classical and Quantum Optics PHYS 344
- Advanced Optics PHYS 345
- Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics PHYS 346
- General Relativity PHYS 347
- Advanced Electricity and Magnetism PHYS 352
- Solid State Physics PHYS 354
- Topics in Advanced Classical Mechanics PHYS 355
- Integrative Exercise PHYS 400
- Introduction to Astronomy and Lab ASTR 110
- Observational Astronomy ASTR 113
- + 3 more courses
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 2026-07-01.