Faculty & Staff
![Picture of Mark Beck](https://www.reed.edu/physics/assets/images/beck.jpg)
Mark Beck
Professor of Physics
Quantum optics; Quantum information
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BS 1985, PhD 1992 University of Rochester
Noah Charles
Assistant Professor of Physics
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BA 2013 Northwestern University, PhD 2020 Ohio State University
![Picture of Eryn Cook](https://www.reed.edu/physics/faculty/Eryn-Maya-Reed-headshot.png)
Eryn Cook
Visiting Assistant Professor of Physics
Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics
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BS 2005 University of Washington, PhD 2017 University of Oregon
![Picture of Alison Crocker (Department Chair)](https://www.reed.edu/physics/faculty/Alison_Crocker.jpg)
Alison Crocker (Department Chair)
A.A. Knowlton Associate Professor of Physics
Astrophysics
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BA 2006 Dartmouth College. DPhil 2009 University of Oxford
![Picture of Joel Franklin](https://www.reed.edu/physics/assets/images/JoelFranklin20Sept2010.jpg)
Joel Franklin
Professor
Field theory, computation
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BA 1997 Reed College, MA 1998 Brandeis University, PhD 2003 Stanford University
![Picture of Lucas Illing](https://www.reed.edu/physics/assets/images/illing.jpg)
Lucas Illing
David W. Brauer Professor of Physics
Nonlinear dynamics; atomic, molecular, and optical physics
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Vordiplom 1996 Humboldt University, Berlin, PhD 2002 University of California, San Diego
![Picture of Darrell Schroeter](https://www.reed.edu/physics/assets/images/darrell.jpg)
Darrell Schroeter
Professor
Condensed Matter Theory
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BA 1995 Reed College, PhD 2002 Stanford University
Emeritus Faculty
![Picture of John Essick](https://www.reed.edu/physics/assets/images/essick-2010.jpg)
John Essick
David W. Brauer Professor Emeritus
Solid state physics
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BS 1976 University of California/Berkeley, MS 1978 University of California/Los Angeles, PhD 1988 University of Oregon
![Picture of David Griffiths](https://www.reed.edu/physics/assets/images/griffiths.jpg)
David Griffiths
Professor Emeritus
Classical electrodynamics, quantum mechanics, elementary particles
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BA 1964, MA 1966, PhD 1970 Harvard University
![Picture of Mary James](https://www.reed.edu/physics/assets/images/MaryJames20Sept2010.jpg)
Mary James
A.A. Knowlton Professor of Physics Emeritus
Accelerator physics, classical electrodynamics, physics outreach
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BA 1976 Hampshire College, PhD 1988 Stanford University
![Picture of Johnny Powell](https://www.reed.edu/physics/assets/images/Powell21Sept2010-small.jpg)
Johnny Powell
Professor Emeritus
Astrophysics, spectroscopy, and biophysics
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BS 1971, MS 1972 California State University/Northridge, PhD 1983 Arizona State University
![Picture of Robert Reynolds](https://www.reed.edu/physics/assets/images/reynolds.jpg)
Robert Reynolds
David W. Brauer Professor Emeritus
Astrophysics
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BA BS 1956, MA 1958, PhD 1961 University of Texas
![Picture of Nicholas Wheeler](https://www.reed.edu/physics/assets/images/wheeler.jpg)
Nicholas Wheeler
A. A. Knowlton Professor Emeritus
Mathematical physics
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BA 1955 Reed College, PhD 1960 Brandeis University
Staff
![Picture of Meg Andrews](https://www.reed.edu/physics/faculty/meg-andrews.jpeg)
Meg Andrews
Faculty Administrative Coordinator
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