Faculty

JIM KELLY
(B.S., California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; M.S., University of Washington, Seattle; Ph.D., University of California-Davis) was trained in particle physics phenomenology, specializing in supersymmetric Higgs boson discovery modes. His other interests include radar scattering and radar signal processing, inverse problems, mathematical physics, and nonlinear dynamical systems.

Office: Olin 011
Phone: (859) 238-5915
Personal webpage: http://web.centre.edu/james.kelly/
Email: james.kelly@centre.edu

 

PHIL LOCKETT
(B.A., Centre College; M.S.E., University of Pennsylvania; Ph.D., University of Kentucky) involves students in his study of theoretical study of astrophysical masers. He is presently developing an introductory physics course designed specifically for students in the biological sciences.

 

Office: Olin 013
Phone: (859) 238-5395
Personal webpage: http://web.centre.edu/lockett/
Email: lockett@centre.edu

 

JASON NEISER
(B.S., Centre College; Ph.D., University of Rochester) is an optical physicist whose doctoral work involved designing and investigating optical resonators in silicon. His current interests include the design and application of fiber lasers.

 

Office: Olin 016
Phone: (859) 238-6036
Personal webpage: http://web.centre.edu/jason.neiser/
Email: jason.neiser@centre.edu

 


BRUCE RODENBORN

(B.S. and Ph.D, University of Texas at Austin; B.S. University of Missouri – St. Louis) is an experimental physicist who studies fluid dynamics and nonlinear dynamics. He uses scaled laboratory experiments to investigate instability and fluid flow in geophysical systems such as the ocean and protoplanetary discs. Prof. Rodenborn also studies the fluid dynamics of small swimmers such as bacteria using scaled laboratory experiments. He has a longstanding association with the Hands on Research in Complex Systems School: http://handsonresearch.org/.

 

Office: Olin 014
Phone: (859) 238-5393
Personal webpage: https://physics.centre.edu/faculty/bruce-rodenborn/
Course webpages: http://physics.centre.edu/index.php/course-pages/
Email: bruce.rodenborn@centre.edu