Projects
Notable, active research projects include, but are not limited to:
| Project | Associated Faculty | Associated Facilities |
| ArcheoPhysics (Neanderthal Tool Characterization) | Dr. Tonya Coffey | Coffey UHV Laboratory; AppNano (Nano-Analysis and Fabrication Lab) |
| Atmospheric Optical Characterization | Dr. James Sherman | AppalAIR (Optics Lab) |
| Early Universe Physics | Dr. Anthony Calamai, Dr. Adrian Daw, Brian Myer | Ion Trap Laboratory |
| Eclipsing Binary Stars | Dr. Daniel Caton | Dark Sky Observatory |
| Electrostatics - e.g. Mars Rover | Dr. Sid Clements | ASU Electrostatics Lab, Kennedy Space Center, FL |
| Granular Flows and Sediment Transport (Computational, Experimental, and FIeld Research) | Dr. Chris Thaxton | Terrestrial Surface Processes Lab; Naval Research Labs (Stennis SC, MS) |
| Health Physics - Optics | Dr. Jennifer Burris | Raman Spectroscopy Laboratory |
| Martian Atmosphere Characterization | Dr. Tonya Coffey | Coffey UHV Laboratory; AppNano (Nano-Analysis and Fabrication Lab) |
| Nano-Materials Fabrication and Characterization (multiple on-going projects) | Dr. Phil Russell, Dr. Donovan Leonard | AppNano (Nano-Analysis and Fabrication Lab) |
| Nano-Tribology and UHV Surface Characterization (multiple on-going projects) | Dr. Tonya Coffey | Coffey UHV Laboratory |
| NASA Instrumentation (ongoing: Space Shuttle, etc.) | Dr. Sid Clements | ASU Electrostatics Lab, Kennedy Space Center, FL |
| Physics and Astronomy Education and Pedagogy | Dr. Patricia Allen, Dr. Jon Saken, Dr. John Cockman | ASU P&A Instructional and Demonstration Facilities; Rankin "GoTo" Instructional Astronomy Facility |
| Remote Sensing Projects (incl. Braille display, stream monitoring telemetry, etc.) | Dr. Tom Rokoske, Dr. Chris Thaxton | Remote Sensing Laboratory |
| River and Stream Modeling and Monitoring | Dr. Chris Thaxton | Terrestrial Surface Processes Lab |
| Robotics platform development | Dr. Chris Thaxton | Electronics, Instrumentation, and Robotics Laboratories |
| Stellar Spectroscopy | Dr. Richard Gray | Astronomy Instrumentation Development Laboratory |
| Stellar Atmosphere and Earth Ionosphere Research | Dr. Anthony Calamai, Dr. Adrian Daw, Brian Myer | Ion Trap Laboratory |
| Trojan Planet Project | Dr. Daniel Caton | Dark Sky Observatory |
Other past projects include, but are not limited to, those disseminated in our students' Master's theses.
