Physics and Astronomy

Tenure Track Faculty

Shohreh Abdolrahimi

Associate Professor (On Sabbatical Spring 2025)
Theoretical Physics, Relativity

Nina Abramzon

Professor and Associate Chair
Experimental Plasma Physics

Suketu Bhavsar

Professor Emeritus

Breanna A. Binder

Associate Professor (On Sabbatical 2024 - 25)
Astronomy and Astrophysics

Jorge Botana Alcalde

Assistant Professor
Theoretical Physics
  • phone number or extension909.869.4020
  • office locationBuilding 8, Room 219
  • office hours Mon 1:00pm - 3:00pm
    Wed 1:00pm - 3:00pm
  • email addressjorgeb@cpp.edu

Siyu Li

Assistant Professor
Theoretical Physics, Biophysics
  • phone number or extension909.869.3962
  • office locationBuilding 8, Room 215
  • office hours Mon 2pm-3:30pm
    Tue 5:30pm-7pm
  • email addresssiyul@cpp.edu

Steven W. McCauley

Professor Emeritus

Sujoy Modak

Assistant Professor
Theoretical Physics, Quantum Gravity
  • phone number or extension909.869.3557
  • office locationBuilding 8, Room 217
  • office hours Tue 4:00pm-5:00pm
    Thu 4:00pm-5:00pm
  • email addresssmodak@cpp.edu

Matthew S. Povich

Professor & Interim Department Chair
Astronomy and Astrophysics

George Rainey

Professor Emeritus
  • phone number or extension909.869.2048
  • office locationBuilding 8 - Room 227
  • office hours Mon 12:00pm-1:00pm
    Fri 12:00pm-1:00pm
  • email addressgwrainey@cpp.edu

Qing X. Ryan

Associate Professor
Physics Education Research

Homeyra R. Sadaghiani

Professor
Physics Education Research

Ertan Salik

Professor
Experimental Optics and Photonics

Krishna P. Sigdel

Assistant Professor
Experimental Biophysics
  • phone number or extension909.869.4180
  • office locationBuilding 8 - Room 220
  • office hours Mon 10:00am-12:00pm
    Wed 10:00am-12:00pm
  • email addresskpsigdel@cpp.edu

Alexander R. Small

Professor (On Leave 2024-25)
Theoretical Physics, Optics

Kurt G. Vandervoort

Professor
Experimental Physics

Coral Wheeler

Assistant Professor
Theoretical Astrophysics
  • phone number or extension909.869.4025
  • office locationBuilding 8 - Room 221
  • office hours Tue 12:00pm-2:00pm
    Wed 10:00am-11:00am
    Thu 1:00pm-3:00pm
  • email addresscwheeler@cpp.edu