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.
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
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, Associate Teaching Professor
UW2-330
lovittc@uw.edu
Research: computer modeling of organometallic reactions
Lori Robins, Associate Dean & Professor
DISC-452G
LRobins@uw.edu
Research: kinetic isotope effects and protein modifications to understand biological reactions
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 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
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.