Faculty

Research/Visiting | Adjoint

Richard Anantua, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor

Office: AET 3.386
Phone: (210) 458-6564
Email: Richard.Anantua@utsa.edu

Areas of Specialization

Astronomy
Black Holes
Computational Astrophysics
General Relativity

Arturo Ayón, Ph.D.
Professor

Office: MEMS 1.100
Phone: (210) 458-7245
Email: Arturo.Ayon@utsa.edu

Areas of Specialization

Materials Science of Thin Films
Metamaterials
Microdevices
Photovoltaics
Sensors

Cristian Botez, Ph.D.
Professor and Assistant Vice President for Research

Office: 2.130K GSR
Phone: (210) 458-8227
Email: Cristian.Botez@utsa.edu

Areas of Specialization

Materials Physics
Nanomagnetism
X-ray and Neutron Scattering

Lorenzo Brancaleon, Ph.D.
Associate Professor

Office: AET 3.378
Phone: (210) 458-5694
Email: Lorenzo.Brancaleon@utsa.edu

Areas of Specialization

Molecular Biophysics
Optical Spectroscopy
Photophysics

Andrey Chabanov, Ph.D.
Professor

Office: AET 3.356
Phone: (210) 458-6426
Email: Andrey.Chabanov@utsa.edu

Areas of Specialization

Advanced Photonic Materials
Wave Phenomena in Periodic and Random Media

Chonglin Chen, Ph.D.
Professor

Office: AET 3.354
Phone: (210) 458-6427
Email: Chonglin.Chen@utsa.edu

Areas of Specialization

Electronic Thin Films and Heterostructures
Energy Materials and Catalysis
Smart Materials and Control Systems
Surface and Interface

Liao Chen, Ph.D.
Professor and Graduate Advisor of Record

Office: AET 3.396
Phone: (210) 458-5457
Email: Liao.Chen@utsa.edu

Areas of Specialization

Biophysics
Theoretical and Computational Physics

Dina Drozdov, Ph.D.
Senior Lecturer

Office: AET 3.344
Phone: (210) 458-8179
Email: Dina.Drozdov@utsa.edu

Areas of Specialization

Interstellar Medium
Supernovae

Lindsay Fuller, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Research

Office: AET 3.358
Email: Lindsay.Fuller@utsa.edu

Areas of Specialization

Active Galaxies
Environments of Supermassive Black Holes
Infrared Telescopes

Robert Hamby
Lecturer II

Office: MS 3.02.24
Phone: (210) 458-5749
Email: Robert.Hamby@utsa.edu

Zlatko Koinov, Ph.D.
Associate Professor

Office: AET 3.388
Phone: (210) 458-5446
Email: Zlatko.Koinov@utsa.edu

Areas of Specialization

Bose-Einstein Condensation
Magnetooptics
Nanophysics
Strongly Correlated Systems

Ichishiro Konno, Ph.D.
Senior Lecturer

Office: AET 3.376
Phone: (210) 458-5759
Email: Ichishiro.Konno@utsa.edu

Nicolas Large, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor

Office: AET 3.392
Phone: (210) 458-8279
Email: Nicolas.Large@utsa.edu

Areas of Specialization

Condensed Matter Theory
Nanophotonics
Plasmonics
Physics of Materials and Nanostructures

Xóchitl López-Lozano, Ph.D.
Associate Professor

Office: AET 3.380
Phone: (210) 458-5062
Email: Xochitl.Lopezlozano@utsa.edu

Areas of Specialization

Condensed Matter Theory
Optical Spectroscopy
Physics of Nanostructures

Rafael Lopez-Mobilia, Ph.D.
Professor of Instruction and Undergraduate Advisor of Record

Office: AET 3.350
Phone: (210) 458-5460
Email: Rafael.Lopezmobilia@utsa.edu

Areas of Specialization

Cosmology
Foundations of Quantum Mechanics
Theoretical Particle Physics

Marcelo Marucho, Ph.D.
Associate Professor

Office: AET 3.374
Phone: (210) 458-7862
Email: Marcelo.Marucho@utsa.edu

Areas of Specialization

Computational and Theoretical Biophysics
Computational and Theoretical Nanomaterials
Computational and Theoretical Neurophysics
Scientific Software Developer

Kathryn Mayer, Ph.D.
Associate Professor

Office: SRL 1.416
Phone: (210) 458-8278
Email: Kathryn.Mayer@utsa.edu

Areas of Specialization

Biophysics
Optical Techniques
Plasmonics
Single Molecule Studies

Jose Morales, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor

Office: FLN 4.01.40
Phone: (210) 458-5735
Email: Jose.Morales4@utsa.edu

Areas of Specialization

Computational Electronics
Inverse Problems in Electrochemistry
Kinetic Theory
Quantum Information

Kelly Nash, Ph.D.
Professor and Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs

Office: AET 3.203
Phone: (210) 458-6153
Email: Kelly.Nash@utsa.edu

Areas of Specialization

Biophotonics
Nano-Bio Interfaces
Nanoparticle Synthesis and Spectroscopy
Nanotransducers

Chris Packham, Ph.D.
Professor

Office: AET 3.384
Phone: (210) 458-8671
Email: Chris.Packham@utsa.edu

Areas of Specialization

Active Galactic Nuclei
Infrared Instrumentation
Infrared Observations
Stellar Discs

Arturo Ponce-Pedraza, Ph.D.
Professor and Assistant Department Chair

Office: AET 3.205F
Phone: (210) 458-8267
Email: Arturo.Ponce@utsa.edu

Areas of Specialization

Nanostructured Materials
Structural Defects in Materials
Transmission Electron Microscopy and Electron Diffraction

James Powell, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Practice

Office: AET 3.363
Phone: (210) 458-5698
Email: James.Powell@utsa.edu

Areas of Specialization

Cosmic Microwave Background
Cosmology
Early Radiation Universe

Eric Schlegel, Ph.D.
Professor

Office: AET 3.324
Phone: (210) 458-6425
Email: Eric.Schlegel@utsa.edu

Areas of Specialization

Astrophysics of Interacting Binary Stars
Supernovae
X-ray Emission of Spiral Galaxies

David Silva, Ph.D.
Professor and Dean

Office: BSE 2.110D
Phone: (210) 458-4450
Email: DavidR.Silva@utsa.edu

Areas of Specialization

Astronomical Data Services and Systems
Extragalactic Stellar Populations
Host Stars of Exoplanets
International Observatory Development, Implementation, and Operation

Elizabeth Sooby, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor

Office: SRL 1.414
Phone: (210) 458-7901
Email: Elizabeth.Sooby@utsa.edu

Areas of Specialization

Corrosion
High Temperature Materials Synthesis
Materials Physics
Nuclear Materials
Reaction Kinetics
Thermal Analysis

Angela Speck, Ph.D.
Professor and Department Chair

Office: AET 3.205C
Phone: (210) 458-6954
Email: Angela.Speck@utsa.edu

Areas of Specialization

Astronomy
Astrophysics
Infrared
Mineralogy
Optical Properties

R. Tyler Sutherland, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor

Office: BSE 1.530
Email: Robert.Sutherland@utsa.edu

Areas of Specialization

Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics
Quantum Computing
Quantum Optics
Quantum Simulation
Quantum Technology

Xinting Yu, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor

Email: Xinting.Yu@utsa.edu

Areas of Specialization

Astronomy
Exoplanets
Material Characterization
Planetary Science
Theoretical Astrophysics
Titan

Research and Visiting

Larry Tankersley, Ph.D.
Specialist

Email: Larry.Tankersley@utsa.edu

Adjoint

Southwest Research Institute (SwRI)

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Department of Physics and Astronomy

Faculty

Richard Anantua, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor

Arturo Ayón, Ph.D.
Professor

Cristian Botez, Ph.D.
Professor and Assistant Vice President for Research

Lorenzo Brancaleon, Ph.D.
Associate Professor

Andrey Chabanov, Ph.D.
Professor

Chonglin Chen, Ph.D.
Professor

Liao Chen, Ph.D.
Professor and Graduate Advisor of Record

Dina Drozdov, Ph.D.
Senior Lecturer

Lindsay Fuller, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Research

Robert Hamby
Lecturer II

Zlatko Koinov, Ph.D.
Associate Professor

Ichishiro Konno, Ph.D.
Senior Lecturer

Nicolas Large, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor

Xóchitl López-Lozano, Ph.D.
Associate Professor

Rafael Lopez-Mobilia, Ph.D.
Professor of Instruction and Undergraduate Advisor of Record

Marcelo Marucho, Ph.D.
Associate Professor

Kathryn Mayer, Ph.D.
Associate Professor

Jose Morales, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor

Kelly Nash, Ph.D.
Professor and Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs

Chris Packham, Ph.D.
Professor

Arturo Ponce-Pedraza, Ph.D.
Professor and Assistant Department Chair

James Powell, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Practice

Eric Schlegel, Ph.D.
Professor

David Silva, Ph.D.
Professor and Dean

Elizabeth Sooby, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor

Angela Speck, Ph.D.
Professor and Department Chair

R. Tyler Sutherland, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor

Xinting Yu, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor

Research and Visiting

Larry Tankersley, Ph.D.
Specialist

Adjoint

Southwest Research Institute (SwRI)

UTSA Department of Physics and Astronomy

Department of Physics and Astronomy

Faculty

Richard Anantua, Ph.D. Assistant Professor

Arturo Ayón, Ph.D. Professor

Cristian Botez, Ph.D. Professor and Assistant Vice President for Research

Lorenzo Brancaleon, Ph.D. Associate Professor

Andrey Chabanov, Ph.D. Professor

Chonglin Chen, Ph.D. Professor

Liao Chen, Ph.D. Professor and Graduate Advisor of Record

Dina Drozdov, Ph.D. Senior Lecturer

Lindsay Fuller, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Research

Robert Hamby Lecturer II

Zlatko Koinov, Ph.D. Associate Professor

Ichishiro Konno, Ph.D. Senior Lecturer

Nicolas Large, Ph.D. Assistant Professor

Xóchitl López-Lozano, Ph.D. Associate Professor

Rafael Lopez-Mobilia, Ph.D. Professor of Instruction and Undergraduate Advisor of Record

Marcelo Marucho, Ph.D. Associate Professor

Kathryn Mayer, Ph.D. Associate Professor

Jose Morales, Ph.D. Assistant Professor

Kelly Nash, Ph.D. Professor and Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs

Chris Packham, Ph.D. Professor

Arturo Ponce-Pedraza, Ph.D. Professor and Assistant Department Chair

James Powell, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Practice

Eric Schlegel, Ph.D. Professor

David Silva, Ph.D. Professor and Dean

Elizabeth Sooby, Ph.D. Assistant Professor

Angela Speck, Ph.D. Professor and Department Chair

R. Tyler Sutherland, Ph.D. Assistant Professor

Xinting Yu, Ph.D. Assistant Professor

Research and Visiting

Larry Tankersley, Ph.D. Specialist

Adjoint

Southwest Research Institute (SwRI)

UTSA Department of Physics and Astronomy

Richard Anantua, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor

Arturo Ayón, Ph.D.
Professor

Cristian Botez, Ph.D.
Professor and Assistant Vice President for Research

Lorenzo Brancaleon, Ph.D.
Associate Professor

Andrey Chabanov, Ph.D.
Professor

Chonglin Chen, Ph.D.
Professor

Liao Chen, Ph.D.
Professor and Graduate Advisor of Record

Dina Drozdov, Ph.D.
Senior Lecturer

Lindsay Fuller, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Research

Robert Hamby
Lecturer II

Zlatko Koinov, Ph.D.
Associate Professor

Ichishiro Konno, Ph.D.
Senior Lecturer

Nicolas Large, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor

Xóchitl López-Lozano, Ph.D.
Associate Professor

Rafael Lopez-Mobilia, Ph.D.
Professor of Instruction and Undergraduate Advisor of Record

Marcelo Marucho, Ph.D.
Associate Professor

Kathryn Mayer, Ph.D.
Associate Professor

Jose Morales, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor

Kelly Nash, Ph.D.
Professor and Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs

Chris Packham, Ph.D.
Professor

Arturo Ponce-Pedraza, Ph.D.
Professor and Assistant Department Chair

James Powell, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Practice

Eric Schlegel, Ph.D.
Professor

David Silva, Ph.D.
Professor and Dean

Elizabeth Sooby, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor

Angela Speck, Ph.D.
Professor and Department Chair

R. Tyler Sutherland, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor

Xinting Yu, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor

Larry Tankersley, Ph.D.
Specialist