Department Chair
Director of Graduate Studies
Director of Undergraduate Studies
Lead Administrator
Main Office (SPL 34) - (203) 432-3650
Undergraduate Lounge (SPL 73C) - (203) 432-2636
Visitor’s Office (SPL 65L) - (203) 432-8158
Phone - (203) 432-3090
Fax - (203) 432-3522
Yale Center for Astronomy & Astrophysics (KT) - (203) 432-3392
P.O. Box 208120
New Haven, CT 06520-8120
Department of Physics
266 Whitney Avenue
New Haven, CT 06511
Department of Physics
217 Prospect Street
New Haven, CT 06511-8499
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Sarah Demers, Professor of Physics and Chair
Email: sarah.demers@yale.edu
Jennifer Ongley, Assistant to Chair
Email: jennifer.ongley@yale.edu
Phone: (203) 432-3651
Kirstin Franzman, Senior Administrative Assistant, Chair’s Office; Academic Appointments Coordinator; Webmaster
Email: kirstin.franzman@yale.edu
Phone: (203) 432-6914
Jennifer Ongley, Assistant to Chair
Email: jennifer.ongley@yale.edu
Phone: (203) 432-3651
Email: physics.webmaster@yale.edu
Helen Caines, Horace D. Taft (B.A. 1949) Professor of Physics and Director of Graduate Studies
Email: helen.caines@yale.edu
David Moore, Associate Professor of Physics and Director of Graduate Admissions
Email: david.c.moore@yale.edu
Rona Ramos, Lecturer and Graduate Services Coordinator
Email: rona.ramos@yale.edu
Stacey Watts, Graduate Registrar
Email: stacey.watts@yale.edu
Phone: (203) 432-3605
David Poland, Associate Professor of Physics and Director of Undergraduate Studies
Email: dus.physics@yale.edu
Daphne Klemme, Senior Administrative Assistant and Undergraduate Registrar
Email: daphne.klemme@yale.edu
Phone: (203) 432-3601
Meg Urry, Director of Postdoctoral Affairs
Email: meg.urry@yale.edu
Phone: (203)432-5997
Kirstin Franzman, Senior Administrative Assistant, Academic Appointments Coordinator
Email: kirstin.franzman@yale.edu
Phone: (203) 432-6914
Elena Siuzdak, Lead Administrator
Email: helen.siuzdak@yale.edu
Phone: 203-432-3823
Maria White, Operations Manager
Email: maria.white@yale.edu
Phone: 203-836-9552
Layla Nayar, Administrative Services Supervisor
Email: layla.nayar@yale.edu
Phone: 203-432-6167
Helen Caines (DGS)
Rona Ramos (program coordinator)
Stacey Watts (registrar)
David Poland (DUS)
Daphne Klemme (registrar)
The Undergraduate Student Advisory Committee (UGSAC) serves as a point of communication between undergraduate students interested in the physics major and the leadership of the department. The student representatives work with the Chair, the DUS, and the undergraduate program team on matters related to the physics major. Committee members meet at least once semester.
Members:
David Poland (DUS)
Sarah Demers (Chair)
Daphne Klemme (Undergraduate Registrar)
Student Members:
Hope Applegate, ‘27
Ian Gill, YC’27
Iris Henry, ‘27
Hyunjo Kim, YC’28
Reece Kirkpatrick, YC’25
June Lee, YC’26
Vasilisa Malenkiy, YC’27
Ethan Martinez, YC’26
Shaun Pexton, YC’26
George Ploumis, YC’26
Pranet Sharma, YC’26
Robin Tsai, YC’27
Jeffrey Wei, YC’27
Helen Xiong, YC’28
The Graduate Student Advisory Committee serves as a point of communication between the graduate students and the administration of the department. The committee advises the Chair, the DGS, and other faculty on matters related to graduate students and the graduate program, including (but not limited to) helping plan and organize annually scheduled departmental events. The committee members also advocate on behalf of graduate students with the Chair and DGS. Committee members meet with the Chair and DGS once a month. The committee also meets internally once a month while regularly soliciting feedback from other students in their cohorts.
Committee members are appointed for one calendar year. The composition of the committee includes at least one representative from each cohort, with a primary goal of representing inclusive and diverse sets of interests. At the end of the fall semester students are asked to submit nominations for the following calendar year. The Chair in consultation with the DGS and the graduate program team appoints the committee.
Members:
Daisuke Nagai (DGS)
Sarah Demers (Chair)
Rona Ramos (Graduate Program Coordinator)
Stacey Watts (Graduate Registrar)
Student Members:
Morgan Knuesel
Andrew Neely
Carlton Smith
Katie Chang
Charles Lomba
Iris Ponce
The Postdoc Advisory Committee serves as a point of communication between the postdocs (including junior research scientists) and the administration of the department. The committee advises the Chair, the Director of Postdoctoral Affairs, and other faculty on matters related to postdocs and the postdoc program, including (but not limited to) helping plan and organize annually scheduled departmental events. The committee also advocate on behalf of postdocs with the Chair and the Director of Postdoctoral Affairs. Committee members are appointed for one calendar year. The composition of the committee includes postdocs who represent inclusive and diverse sets of interests. Committee members meet regularly with the Chair and the Director of Postdoctoral Affairs. The committee is expected to meet monthly and at least four times a year with the Chair and the Director of Postdoctoral Affairs.
Members:
Meg Urry (Director of Postdoctoral Affairs)
Sarah Demers (Chair)
Kirstin Franzman (Academic Appointments Coordinator)
Yogesh Patil, Associate Research Scientist
Farnik Nikakhtar, YCAA Fellow
Pranav Sanghavi, Postdoctoral Associate
Jorge Torres, Postdoctoral Associate
Yale Physics sponsors prize lectures in physics, bringing distinguished scientists to Yale to present results of frontier research and interact with our faculty, research staff, and students. The weekly colloquium series of the Yale Physics Department is called the Physics Club. These lectures are aimed at graduate students, postdoctoral researchers, research staff and faculty, and are of general interest to the Department of Physics, as well as Applied Physics, Astronomy, and Mathematics.
Members
2025-2026
Konrad Lehnert (chair)
Walter Goldberger
Nikhil Padmanabhan
Laura Havener
Simon Mochrie
Teaching assignments for the department are done by the Chair, in consultation with the DUS & DGS and graduate and undergraduate program teams.
Members:
Sarah Demers (Chair)
David Poland (DUS)
Daisuke Nagai (DGS)
Daphne Klemme (undergraduate registrar)
Stacey Watts (graduate registrar)
Rona Ramos (graduate program coordinator)
The vision of APS-IDEA is that, as a result of collective efforts, physics and related fields will become more inclusive of all social identities, with a diversity reflective of the nation, and with an equitable distribution of opportunities and resources.
Members
Faculty
Helen Caines (She/her/hers), co-leader
Rona Ramos (She/her/hers), co-leader
Larry Gladney (He/him/his)
Karsten Heeger (He/him/his)
Reina Maruyama (She/her/hers)
Meg Urry (She/her/hers)
Postdoctoral Associates
Laura Havener (She/her/hers)
Graduate Students
Aniket Maiti (He/him/his)
Undergraduate Students
New Members TBA
Staff
Geriana Van Atta (She/her/hers)
The Outreach Committee plans, coordinates and promotes the different outreach activities in the Physics Department, including (but not limited to) Girls Science Investigation, Pathways to Science, Physics Olympics, and the Physics Open House. The committee also works with the Physics Chair on preparing proposals and budget plans for outreach activities, and collaborates with Wright Lab and the Yale Center for Astronomy and Astrophysics (YCAA) on their outreach programs.
Members:
Caitlin Hansen
Paul Noel
Charles Brown
Eduardo da Silva Neto
Laura Havener
Victoria Misenti
Rona Ramos
QuARK (Queer Affiliated fRiends of physiKs) - Jack Harris
Graduate Student Social Activities - Rona Ramos
Yale Society of Physics Students (SPS) - David Poland
Yale Gender Representation in Physics - Simon Mochrie
Yale Women in Physics (WiP) - Undergraduate - Reina Maruyama
History and Foundations of Physics Club (HoFoP) - Priyamvada Natarajan
Kimball Smith Series (KSS) Event Series on Science, Ethics, and International Affairs - Karsten Heeger
Condensed Matter Theory
Meng Cheng
Daniil Antonenko
Nemin Wei
Shankar Ganesh
High Energy Particle Theory
Ian Moult
David Poland
Kyle Lee
AMO
Ad Hoc
NPA
Zoltan Varga
Tyler Johnson
WIDG
Iris Ponce
Yu-Han Tseng
YPPDO
Fernando Flor
