Division of Physical Sciences Faculty

Welcome to the faculty directory for the Physical Sciences division. Use the links below to learn more about each faculty member’s educational background, areas of focus in instruction and research, and contact information.

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Peter C. Anderson, Associate Professor

DISC-452H
pca4@uw.edu

Research: computational modeling and design of proteins, peptides, and protein-ligand interactions

Daniel Jaffe, Professor

DISC-452E
djaffe@uw.edu

Research: ozone and particulate matter; impacts of wildfires on air quality; impacs from diesel powered and coal trains

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Hyung Kim, Associate Professor

UW2-316
hjkim3@uw.edu

Research: Enzymatic reactions of metalloproteins; Bioinorganic chemistry of key environmental processes; Functional characterization of heme proteins.

Charity Lovitt

Charity Lovitt, Associate Teaching Professor

UW2-330
lovittc@uw.edu

Research: computer modeling of organometallic reactions

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Lori Robins, Associate Dean & Professor

DISC-452G
LRobins@uw.edu

Research: kinetic isotope effects and protein modifications to understand biological reactions

David Sommerfeld

David Sommerfeld, Associate Teaching Professor

UW2-345
dsommerf@uw.edu

Research: fate of trace, persistent chemicals in the environment; using chemistry to better understand artistic, anthropological, historical and archaeological artifacts and materials

Eric Salathé, Professor & Division Chair

DISC-452J
salathe@uw.edu

Research: regional climate change and the impacts of climate change on human and natural systems

Warren Buck

Warren W. Buck, Chancellor Emeritus & Professor Emeritus

Location: DISC-476
wbuck@uw.edu

Research: theoretical relativistic quantum mechanics, QCD, beyond standard model, theoretical model building, physics and art, physics and non-duality

Joey Shapiro Key, Associate Professor

UW2-343
joeykey@uw.edu

Research: astrophysical parameter estimation for gravitational wave signals across the gravitational wave frequency band

Alanna Pawlak, Assistant Teaching Professor

UW2-341
aspawlak@uw.edu

Research: focus on how students, faculty, and student teaching assistants (such as peer facilitators), engage with collaborative learning environments in physics

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Subramanian Ramachandran, Part-time Lecturer (multiyear)

UW1-391
aspawlak@uw.edu

Research: Condensed Matter, modeling gas-solid interaction

Paola Rodríguez Hidalgo, Associate Professor

UW2-325
paola@uw.edu

Research: focus on using spectroscopy to understand the universe

Rachel Scherr, Associate Professor

UW2-332
rescherr@uw.edu
Research: the seeds of sophisticated understanding in learners’ ideas; physics disciplinary culture and practices.