Faculty Research, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Ball State University

Our faculty has a wide range of individual research interests that augment the hands-on approach students experience in undergraduate and graduate programs.

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Condensed Matter Physics

Medical Physics

Nanoscience

Nuclear and Radiation Physics

Particle Physics

Physics Education

Nanomaterials and Devices Research Laboratory

Faculty Research

Condensed Matter Theory - Optical Properties of Semiconductors and Nanostructures; Density Functional Theory
Antonio Cancio

Condensed Matter Theory - Nanoscale Systems; Nanoscience/Nanotechnology Education and Training
Ronald Cosby

Elementary Particles (Brookhaven and Argonne National Laboratories) Nuclear Physics
David Grosnick

Nanoscience, Information Theory, Teleology, and Cosmology
Eric Hedin

Nuclear Physics: Nuclear Structure and Nuclear Reactions for Stellar Processes
Saiful Islam

Electronic and Photonic Materials and Devices Gas Discharge Physics and Devices
Feng Jin

Nanoscience and Nanotechnology - Optical Properties and Electron Transport in Coupled Quantum Dots
Yong Joe

Observational Stellar Astronomy, Galactic Structure, and CCD Imaging; Astronomy Education
Thomas Jordan

Planetarium Director; Observational Astronomy and Interacting Binary Stars
Ronald Kaitchuck

Nuclear Physics and Volatility of Scores in High Stakes Testing
David Ober

Galactic Structure and Kinematics; Observational Stellar Astronomy
Thomas Robertson

Quantum Measurements, Time Evolution of Quantum Systems, and Quantum-Dot Cellular Automata
Ioan Sturzu

Medical Physics, EEG and MEG Imaging
Ranjith Wijesinghe

Condensed Matter Theory – Nanoscale Science and Quantum Transport in Semiconductor Devices, Statistical Physics - Low Dimensional Lattice Models
Mahfuza Khatun