Emeritus Faculty
Listed below are our emeritus faculty members.
Michael G. Cottam
Professor EmeritusResearch Interests / Specializations: Quantum field theory of solids, nanomaterials, nonlinear dynamics, magnetic and optical properties, graphene

John de Bruyn
Professor EmeritusResearch Interests / Specializations: Experimental research on soft materials and complex fluids, biological physics, granular flows, and applied physics

Christopher Essex
Professor EmeritusResearch Interests / Specializations: Radiation Thermodynamics, Anomalous Diffusion, Chaos, Dynamical Systems and Predictability

Wayne K. Hocking
Professor EmeritusResearch Interests / Specializations: Atmospheric Dynamics

Richard A. Holt
Professor EmeritusResearch Interests / Specializations: Laboratory Astrophysics, Laser Spectroscopy

P.K. John
Professor EmeritusResearch Interests / Specializations: Laser and Plasma Physics

James Jones
Professor EmeritusResearch Interests / Specializations: Meteors and comets

John D. Landstreet
Professor EmeritusResearch Interests / Specializations: Upper main sequence A and B stars

Ian V. Mitchell
Professor EmeritusResearch Interests / Specializations: Surface science

Silvia Mittler
Professor EmeritusResearch Interests / Specializations: Nanotechnology, Photonics

James M. Moorhead
Professor EmeritusResearch Interests / Specializations: Variable stars, spectroscopy, instrumentation

David S. Rosner
Professor EmeritusResearch Interests / Specializations: Atomic and Molecular Physics

Robert J. Sica
ProfessorResearch Interests / Specializations: My research expertise is measurements of atmospheric dynamics and thermodynamics in Earth’s atmosphere. My current research effort is establishing the Canadian Micro-Pulse Lidar Network (MPLCAN)

Peter Simpson
Professor EmeritusResearch Interests / Specializations: Condensed matter physics, Silicon photonics, Defects in materials, Positron annihilation

Jean-Pierre St-Maurice
Professor EmeritusResearch Interests / Specializations: Atmospheric and ionospheric dynamics; Space plasma physics; Theory and observations from ionospheric radars, satellites and rockets.

Patrick W. Whippey
Professor EmeritusResearch Interests / Specializations: Outreach