Administrators

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I. Administrators

Physics Department Chair

Onuttom Narayan

  • Title
    • Department Chair
  • Department
    • Physics Department
  • Phone
    • 831-459-4123
  • Campus Email
  • Website
  • Office Location
    • Interdisciplinary Sciences Building, 241 ISB
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Physics Graduate Chair

Wolfgang Altmannshofer

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Physics Admissions Chair

Tesla Erin Jeltema

  • Title
    • Professor
  • Department
    • Physics Department
  • Phone
    • 831-459-2235
  • Campus Email
  • Website
  • Office Location
    • Interdisciplinary Sciences Building, ISB 305
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Physics Combined B.S./M.S. Coordinator

Stefano Profumo

  • Title
    • Professor
  • Department
    • Physics Department
  • Phone
    • 831-459-3039
  • Campus Email
  • Website
  • Office Location
    • Interdisciplinary Sciences Building, 328 ISB
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Physics Department Manager

The Physics Department manager oversees the work of the department and deals with the โ€œbig issuesโ€ such as accounting, personnel/payroll, office space, and facilities issues.

Theo-Alyce K Gordon

  • Title
    • Department Manager
  • Department
    • Physics Department
  • Phone
    • 831-459-4121
  • Campus Email
  • Website
  • Office Location
    • Interdisciplinary Sciences Building, 209
  • Office Hours
    • On Campus Mondays-Thursdays; Remote Fridays
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Physics Graduate Program Coordinator

The Graduate Coordinator is the primary contact in the department for graduate students in resolving issues. If he doesnโ€™t know the answer to your question, he can refer you to someone who can help you.

Jeremy Ryan Parker

  • Title
    • Physics Graduate Coordinator
  • Department
    • Physics Department
  • Phone
    • 831-459-4122
  • Campus Email
  • Office Location
    • Interdisciplinary Sciences Building, ISB 207
  • Office Hours
    • Monday – Friday, 9am – 12pm, 1pm – 5pm
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Santa Cruz Institute for Particle Physics (SCIPP) Director

Jason A Nielsen

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Santa Cruz Institute for Particle Physics (SCIPP) Staff

SCIPP Office: NS II 337

Jenna Scarpelli

  • Title
    • Assistant Director of Administration and Finance
  • Department
    • Santa Cruz Institute for Particle Physics (SCIPP)
  • Phone
    • 831-459-2635
  • Campus Email
  • Office Hours
    • Remote Monday, Tuesday, Friday. On-site Wednesday, Thursday.
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Laura Bakken

  • Title
    • Department Assistant and Outreach Coordinator
  • Department
    • Santa Cruz Institute for Particle Physics (SCIPP)
  • Phone
    • (831) 459-4842
  • Campus Email
  • Office Location
    • Nat Sci 2 Main Building, Room 337
  • Office Hours
    • On-site Monday and Wednesday 9am-5:30pm; remote Tuesday, Thursday and Friday 8am-5pm
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Lab Managers

Lower Division Instructional Lab Manager

Upper Division Instructional Lab Manager

Kenneth Ray Smith

  • Title
    • Lower Division Lab Manager
  • Department
    • Physics Department
  • Campus Email
  • Office Location
    • Thimann Laboratories, 371
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George S Brown

  • Title
    • Research Professor
  • Department
    • Physics Department
  • Phone
    • 831-459-2327
  • Campus Email
  • Office Location
    • Nat Sci 2 Main Building, 176
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Last modified: Sep 10, 2025