Physics Faculty & Staff - Virginia Military Institute
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Physics Faculty & Staff

Col. Stacia K. Vargas, Ph.D.

Col. Stacia K. Vargas, Ph.D.

Professor and Department Head

Ph.D. in Physics from University of Connecticut

Office: 332 Mallory Hall

Phone: 450-464-7027

Email: vargas@vmi.edu

Fields: Laser Spectroscopy, Ultrashort Pulse Lasers, Laser Telecom, Free Space Optics, Cybersecurity, Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena

Deborah Tomlin

Deborah Tomlin

Executive Secretary

Office: 320 Mallory Hall

Phone: 540-464-7225

Email: tomlindj@vmi.edu

Col. George M. Brooke IV, Ph.D.

Col. George M. Brooke IV, Ph.D.

Professor

Ph.D. in Physics from Old Dominion University

Office: 326 Mallory Hall

Phone: 540-464-7503

Email: brookegm@vmi.edu

Fields: Atomic/Molecular Physics

Dr. William D. "Doug" Cameron, Ph.D.

Dr. William D. "Doug" Cameron, Ph.D.

Adjunct Professor

Ph.D. in Physics from Old Dominion University

Office: 334 Mallory Hall

Phone: 540-464-7504

Email: cameronwd@vmi.edu

Fields: Molecular Spectroscopy

Joel Idol

Joel Idol

Lab Mechanic

Office: 107 Mallory Hall

Phone: 540-464-7359

Email: idoljl@vmi.edu

Maj. Durig E. Lewis, Ph.D.

Maj. Durig E. Lewis, Ph.D.

Instructor

Ph.D. in Physics from Imperial College, London

Office: 332 Mallory Hall

Phone: 540-464-7935

Email: lewisde@vmi.edu

Fields: Solid State Physics

Dr. Bishnu Datt Pandey, Ph.D.

Dr. Bishnu Datt Pandey, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Ph.D. in Experimental Nuclear Physics from Hampton University

Office: 331 Mallory Hall

Phone: 540-464-7506

Email: pandeybd@vmi.edu

Fields: Experimental Nuclear Physics, Strangeness Nuclear Physics

Col. Daniela M. Topasna, Ph.D.

Col. Daniela M. Topasna, Ph.D.

Professor

Ph.D. in Physics from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Office: 329 Mallory Hall

Phone: 540-464-7046

Email: topasnadm@vmi.edu

Fields: Nanotechnology, Thin Films, Physics/STEM Education, Nonlinear Optics

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Phone: (540) 464-7244

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