Aliev, Fouad, PhD, Leningrad State University, 1975, Professor. Experimental solid-state physics; condensed mass physics; liquid crystals; porous medium dielectric spectroscopy; static dispersion techniques and light dynamics.

Altschuler, Daniel R., PhD, Brandeis University, 1975, Professor. Astronomy, extragalactic radio sources; active galactic nucleus.

Bhuiyan, Lutful B., PhD, University of London, 1977, Professor. Statistical mechanics; chemical-physics; electrolyte structure and thermodynamics; double electric layers; theory of liquids.

Blum, Lesser (Professor Emeritus), PhD, University of Buenos Aires, Argentina, 1956, JS Guggenheim Fellow 1978; Emeritus. Fellow, American Physical Society, 1980-; J. HiIderbrand Award 2003; Professor. Mathematical physics; exact results for charged systems; exactly solved problems in statistical mechanics.

Feng, Xianping, PhD, La Trobe University, Australia, 2000, Associate Professor. Performed experiments on laser-matter interaction utilizing Nd:YAG short pulselasers; thin film deposition and research; Photoemission & laser characterization;Study/analyze hot and dense plasma generated by laser radiation or in plasma focus.

Fonseca, Luis, PhD, University of Puerto Rico, 1985, Professor. Solid-state physics; optical and electrical properties of crystalline and amorphous materials; nanostructured semiconductors: synthesis and opto -electronic properties.

Guinel, Maxime J-F., PhD, Washington State University, 2006, Assistant Professor. Faculty position between the Departments of Physics and Chemistry. Experimental Nanotechnology.

Katiyar, Ram S., PhD, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore,1968, Professor. Raman and infrared spectroscopy; growth and characterization of ferroelectrics, transparent semiconductors, solid state ionics in thin film and nano-ctystalline forms for optoelectronic applications; Lattice dynamics of phonons.

Martínez, Antonio, PhD, American University, 1990, Professor. Condensed matter physics; epitaxial growth of metals and widebandgap semiconductors; transport properties; surface physics.

Morell, Gerardo, PhD, University of Puerto Rico, 1995. Professor. Novel nanostructured materials for technological applications.

Nieves, José F., PhD, University of Pennsylvania, 1980, Professor. Theoretical particle physics.

Olmi, Luca, PhD, University of Florence, 1991, Assistant Professor. Radio astronomy, optical design, stars formation studies; astrochemistry.

Orbegoso, Víctor A., PhD, Education (Curriculum and Instruction), University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus, 2006, Assistant Professor, Academic Assistant and Lab Coordinator.

Palai, Ratnakar, PhD, University of Strathclyde, UK, 2004, Assistant Professor. Nanostructure Materials, “spintronic devices”.

Pantoja, Carmen, PhD, University of Oklahoma, 1995, Associate Professor. Astronomy; spectral analysis; galaxies; cosmology.

Ponce de León, Jaime, PhD, Central University of Venezuela, 1985, Professor. General relativity; cosmological heterogeneous models; Kaluza-Klein theory.

Selsby, Ronald G., PhD, Ohio State University, 1969, Professor. Chemical-physics; calculations of molecular ionization energies and electronic affinities.

Torruella, Alfredo J., PhD, Yale University, 1965, Professor. Quantum mechanics; nonlinear waves; computational fluid dynamics.

Ubriaco, Marcelo R., PhD, University of North Carolina, 1989, Professor. Quantum field theory; quantum group applications to quantum statistical mechanics.

Velev, Julian, PhD, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, 2002, Associate Professor. Condensed matter physics, (electronic structure and transport.