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Stephen C. Adolph, Stuart Mudd Professor of Biology, 1993. B.S., M.S., Stanford University; Ph.D., University of Washington. Lecturer, University of Texas, Austin; Visiting Assistant Professor, Middlebury College; Postdoctoral Research Associate, University of Wisconsin, Madison.

Anna N. Ahn, Associate Professor of Biology, 2005. B.A., Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley. Visiting Scientist, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Harvard University.

William Alves, Professor of Music and Chair, Department of Humanities, Social Sciences, and the Arts, 1995. B.M., B.S., Trinity University; M.M., D.M.A., University of Southern California. Lecturer, University of Southern California; Lecturer, Scripps College; Fulbright Senior Scholar, Institut Seni Indonesia, Yogyakarta.

Isabel Balseiro, Alexander and Adelaide Hixon Professor of Humanities, 1993. B.A., Barnard College, Columbia University; Ph.D., New York University. Visitor with Associate Status, African Studies Centre, University of Cambridge; Lecturer, Rutgers University.

Hal S. Barron, Louisa and Robert Miller Professor of Humanities, 1979. A.B., Oberlin College; M.A., Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania. Postgraduate Research Historian, University of California, Riverside; Visiting Associate Professor, Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan; Vernon Carstensen Award; Graves Award; NEH Summer Fellow (twice); Haynes Fellow; Newberry Library NEH Fellow; Huntington Library-Haynes Fellow; NEH Senior Fellow.

Lori C. Bassman, Professor of Engineering, 2000. B.S.E., Princeton University; M.S., Ph.D., Stanford University. Associate Lecturer, University of Southern Queensland, Toowoomba, Australia; Research Assistant, Center for Integrated Systems, Stanford University; Teaching Assistant, Stanford University.

Arthur T. Benjamin, Professor of Mathematics, 1989. B.S., Carnegie Mellon University; M.S., Ph.D., The Johns Hopkins University. Staff Member, National Security Agency, Washington, D.C.; Visiting Professor, California Institute of Technology.

Andrew J. Bernoff, Kenneth A. and Diana G. Jonsson Professor of Mathematics, 1998. B.S. Applied Math, B.S. Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Ph.D. Trinity College, Cambridge. Member, Mathematical Sciences Research Institute, University of California, Berkeley; N.S.F. Postdoctoral Fellow, University of California, Berkeley; Assistant Professor, Northwestern University; Visiting Faculty, Duke University; Visiting Scientist, University of British Columbia; Visiting Faculty, New York University.

James C. Boerkoel, Jr, Assistant Professor of Computer Science, 2014. B.S., Computer Science and Mathematics, Hope College; M.S., Ph.D. Computer Science and Engineering, University of Michigan. Graduate Student Instructor, Research Mentor, University of Michigan; Visiting Assistant Professor, Harvey Mudd College.  

Anthony Bright, John Leland Atwood Professor of Engineering Science, 1986. B.S., University of Manchester; M.S., Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Ph.D., University of Bradford. Instrument Engineer, Kellogg International, England; Visiting Researcher, UKAEA, Harwell, England; Lecturer, Teesside Polytechnic; Lecturer, Open University; Visiting Professor, University of Delaware.

Eliot Bush, Associate Professor of Biology, 2007. B.S., Harvard University; Ph.D., California Institute of Technology. Postdoctoral Fellow, the University of Chicago.

Mary Cardenas, Anthony W. LaFetra Chair in Environmental Engineering, 1995. B.S., Iowa State University; M.S., Ph.D., University of California, Santa Barbara. Member of Technical Staff, Rocketdyne, Rockwell International; Research Scientist, University of California, Santa Barbara.

Alfonso Castro, Professor of Mathematics, 2003. B.S., M.S., Universidad Nacional de Colombia; Ph.D., University of Cincinnati. Chair, Department of Applied Mathematics, Professor of and Director of the Division of Mathematics, University of Texas, San Antonio; Associate and Full Professor, University of North Texas; Program Director: Applied Mathematics and Classical Analysis, National Science Foundation; Associate Professor, Southwest Texas State University; Visiting Professor, Universidad de Brasília; Associateand Full Professor, Associate Chairman, Mathematics, Centro de Investigación del I.P.N., Mexico.

Robert J. Cave, Professor of Chemistry, 1988. B.S., Michigan State University; Ph.D., California Institute of Technology. National Science Foundation Predoctoral Fellow; Postdoctoral Fellow, Indiana University; Camille and Henry Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar; Research Associate, Brookhaven National Laboratory; Visiting Professor, Rutgers University; Dean of Faculty, Harvey Mudd College; Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Harvey Mudd College; Director of Study Abroad, Harvey Mudd College.

Philip D. Cha, Professor of Engineering and C.F. Braun & Company Fellow, 1991. B.S., Cornell University; M.S., Ph.D., University of Michigan. Senior Research Engineer, Ford Motor Company. Visiting Professor, University of Michigan; Participating Guest, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.

Chih-Yung Chen, Associate Professor of Physics, 1990. B.S., Normal University of Eastern China; M.S., University of Manchester; Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology. High School Teacher, Dafang, Guizhou, China.

Christopher Clark, Associate Professor of Engineering, 2012. B.A.Sc., Queen’s University; M.A.Sc., University of Toronto; Ph.D., Stanford University. Assistant, Associate Professor, California Polytechnic University, San Luis Obispo; Assistant Professor, University of Waterloo.

Alison Cool, Hixon-Riggs Early Career Fellow, 2014. B.A., Barnard College; M.A., Ph.D.,  New York University. Mellon Sawyer Postdoctoral Fellow; Program Coordinator, Institute for the History of the Production of Knowledge, New York University.

David Cubek, Assistant Professor of Music and Director of the Claremont Concert Orchestra, Scripps College (Joint Music Program), 2010. B.M., McGill University; Graduate Diploma, Conservatory of Montreal; D.M.A. Northwestern University. Director, University of Chicago Chamber Orchestra; Lecturer, McGill University; Lecturer, Northwestern University.

Albert Dato, Assistant Professor of Engineering, 2014. B.S., Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering, University of California, Davis; M.S., Mechanical Engineering, Ph.D. Applied Science and Technology, University of California, Berkeley. Process Development Engineer, Novellus Systems, Inc.; Scientist, Air Liquide Electronics; Founder and CEO, Graphene LLC.

G. William Daub, Seeley Wintersmith Mudd Professor of Chemistry and Core Curriculum Director, 1978. B.A., Pomona College; Ph.D., Stanford University. Postdoctoral Fellow, Stanford University; Camille and Henry Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar; Visiting Professor, University of California, Irvine.

Marianne de Laet, Associate Professor of Anthropology and Science, Technology and Society, 2001. B.A., M.A., University of Leiden; Ph.D., University of Utrecht. Senior Research Fellow and Lecturer, California Institute of Technology; NWO postdoctoral fellow at Columbia University; Bamberger and Fuld Fellow, Institute for Advanced Study at Princeton; Fulbright Scholar, University of California, Santa Cruz.

Lisette de Pillis, Norman F. Sprague, Jr., Professor of Life Sciences and Professor of Mathematics; Chair, Department of Mathematics, 1993. B.A., University of California, San Diego; M.A., Ph.D., University of California, Los Angeles. Research Assistant, Michelsen Institute, Norway; Jet Propulsion Laboratory; Los Alamos National Laboratory.

Zachary Dodds, Leonard-Johnson-Rae Professor of Computer Science, 1999. B.A., M.S., Ph.D., Yale University. Research Fellow, Yale Center for Computational Vision and Control; Software Manager, HelpMate Robotics.

Matina C. Donaldson-Matasci, Assistant Professor of Biology, 2014. B.A., Mathematics, Reed College; Ph.D., Biology, University of Washington. Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Arizona; Postdoctoral Associate, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Biology.

Thomas D. Donnelly, Professor of Physics, 1997. B.A. Middlebury College; Ph.D. University of California, Berkeley. Visiting Assistant Professor, Swarthmore College.

Ziyad H. Durón ‘81, Jude and Eileen Laspa Professor of Engineering, 1987. B.S., Harvey Mudd College; M.S., Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Ph.D., California Institute of Technology. Engineer, Arco Oil and Gas Company, NASA Dryden Flight Research Center; Member of the Technical Staff, The Aerospace Corporation; Visiting Research Associate, California Institute of Technology.

Erika W. Dyson, Assistant Professor of Religious Studies, 2009. B.A., Mount Holyoke College; M.A., Columbia University, M. Phil, Columbia University; Ph.D., Columbia University.

James C. Eckert, Professor of Physics, 1980. B.S., M.A., Ph.D., University of Southern California. Instructor, Loyola Marymount University; Visiting Associate Professor, University of Minnesota.

Michael A. Erlinger, Csilla and Walt Foley Professor of Computer Science, 1981. B.S., University of San Francisco; M.S., Ph.D., University of California, Los Angeles. Lecturer, University of California, Los Angeles; Technical Staff Member, Bell Telephone Laboratory; Senior Project Engineer, Hughes Aircraft Company; Member of the Technical Staff, The Aerospace Corporation.

Ann Esin, Associate Professor of Physics, 2002. B.S., Massachusetts Institute of Technology; A.M., Ph.D., Harvard University. Postdoctoral Fellow, Theoretical Astrophysics, California Institute of Technology; Visiting Assistant Professor, Harvey Mudd College.

Gary R. Evans, Ruth and Harvey Berry Professor of Entrepreneurial Leadership and Director, Entrepreneurial Network, 1981. B.A., California State University, Fresno; M.S., Ph.D., University of California, Riverside. Lecturer, University of California, Riverside.

Ken Fandell, Michael G. and C. Jane Wilson Chair in Arts and the Humanities, 2012. B.F.A, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago; M.F.A., University of Illinois at Chicago. Associate Professor and Chair, Department of Photography, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago; Visiting Artist, The University of Chicago; Instructor, Photography Department, University of Illinois at Chicago.

Okitsugu Furuya, Clinical Professor of Engineering, 2010. B.S., University of Tokyo; M.S., Ph.D., California Institute of Technology. Professor, Kogakuin University; CEO, Syn Tech Ltd., Japan: CEO, President, AMP Technology, Japan.

Sharon Gerbode, Iris and Howard Critchell Assistant Professor of Physics, 2012. B.S., University of California, Santa Cruz; M.S., Ph.D., Cornell University. Research Supervisor, Cornell University; Graduate Teaching Assistant, Cornell University; Physics Instructor, University of California, Santa Cruz.

Kash Gokli, Professor of Manufacturing Practice, 2012. B.S. University of Illinois, Urbana- Champaign, M.S. Gujarat University, India. Principal, Lean Transformation Consulting; Senior Vice President, Amano USA Holdings; Director of Engineering, C. Schmidt Company; Manufacturing Engineering Manager, Campbell Hausfeld.

Jeffrey D. Groves, Professor of Literature and Vice President and R. Michael Shanahan Dean of the Faculty, 1988. B.A., University of La Verne; M.A., Ph.D., The Claremont Graduate School. Instructor, Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, Professor, Harvey Mudd College.

Weiqing Gu, Avery Professor of Mathematics, 1996. B.S., Shanghai Teachers University; M.S., Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania; Program Director, National Science Foundation.

Vivien Hamilton, Assistant Professor of History, 2011. B.Sc., Dalhousie University; M.A., Ph.D., University of Toronto. Instructor, University of Toronto.

David Money Harris, Harvey S. Mudd Professor of Engineering Design, 1998. S.B. and M. Eng., Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Ph.D., Stanford. Technical Staff Member, Sun Microsystems and Intel Corporation.

Richard C. Haskell, Burton G. Bettingen Professor of Physics, Director, Physics Clinic, and Director, Center for Environmental Studies, 1980. B.S., Lehigh University; Ph.D., The Johns Hopkins University. NIH Postdoctoral Fellow, Muscular Dystrophy Postdoctoral Fellow, Associate Research Scientist, The Johns Hopkins University.

Karl A. Haushalter, Associate Professor of Chemistry and Biology and Associate Dean of Research and Experiential Learning, 2003. B.A., Rice University; Ph.D., Harvard University. Postdoctoral Fellow, University of California, San Diego; Visiting Lecturer, University of California, Irvine.

Lelia Hawkins, Barbara Stokes Dewey Assistant Professor of Chemistry, 2011. B.S., University of California, San Diego; Ph.D., Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UCSD. Teaching and Research Postdoctoral Associate, University of San Diego; Instructor, University of San Diego.

Jon Jacobsen, Professor of Mathematics and Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, 2002. B.S., M.S., California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Ph.D. University of Utah. S. Chowla Research Assistant Professor, The Pennsylvania State University, Visiting Scholar in the Faculty of Science, University of Alberta.

Adam R. Johnson, Professor of Chemistry, 1999. B.A., Oberlin College; Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Postdoctoral Fellow, University of California; Visiting Scholar, California Institute of Technology.

Charles Kamm, Associate Professor of Music and Director of Choirs, Scripps College (Joint Music Program), 2005. B.A., Earlham College; M.M., Michigan State University; D.M.A., Yale University. Director of Choral Activities, Vassar College; Fulbright Fellowship, Sibelius Academy, Helsinki, Finland.

Dagan Karp, Associate Professor of Mathematics, 2008. B. Sc., M. Sc., Tulane University; Ph.D., University of British Columbia. Visiting Assistant Professor, University of California, Berkeley.

Kerry K. Karukstis, Ray and Mary Ingwersen Professor of Chemistry and Chair, Department of Chemistry, 1984. B.S., Ph.D., Duke University. National Institutes of Health Postdoctoral Fellow, University of California, Berkeley; Henry Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar; Visiting Research Scientist, Chemical Biodynamics Division, Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory.

Robert M. Keller, Professor of Computer Science, 1991. B.S., M.S., Washington University; Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley. Assistant Professor, Princeton University; Visiting Assistant Professor, Stanford University; Associate and Full Professor, University of Utah; Director of Research and Vice President, Research and Development, Quintus Corporation; Professor and Chair, Division of Computer Science, University of California, Davis; Visiting Scientist, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory; Senior Staff Member, Jet Propulsion Laboratory; Technical Staff Member, The Aerospace Corporation.

Gordon C. Krauss, Fletcher Jones Professor of Engineering Design, 2013. B.S., Haverford College; M.S., Ph.D. Boston University. Course Coordinator and Lead Instructor, Capstone Design Course, University of Michigan Department of Mechanical Engineering; Director, Metalworking Fluids Initiative, University of Michigan Department of Mechanical Engineering; Staff Scientist, Energizer-Schick/Wilkinson Sword Division; Technology Specialist, Ford Motor Company; Research and Development Engineer, Tytronics Corporation-Micromet Instruments.

Geoffrey Kuenning, Professor of Computer Science and Director, Computer Science Clinic, 1998. B.S., M.S., Michigan State University; Ph.D., University of California, Los Angeles. Computer Scientist, Lawrence Livermore Laboratory; Systems Programmer, Ball Computer Products; Senior Software Engineer, Digital Equipment Corporation; Manager of Operating Systems Development, Callan Data Systems; Principal Consultant, Interrupt Technology Corporation; Visiting Lecturer, University of California, Los Angeles.

Nancy K. Lape, Associate Professor of Engineering and Associate Chair, Department of Engineering, 2005. B.S., University of Massachusetts, Amherst; Ph.D., University of Minnesota, Twin Cities. Postdoctoral Fellow, Laboratoire des Science du Génie Chimique, CNRS, Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Industries Chimiques; Graduate Research Fellow, Recitation Instructor, University of Minnesota.

Rachel Levy, Associate Professor of Mathematics, 2007. B.A., Oberlin College; M.A., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Ph.D., North Carolina State University. Postdoctoral Research Associate, Duke University; Graduate Research Assistant, North Carolina State University; Upper School Dean, Carolina Friends School; Educational Software Consultant, SAS Institute.

Colleen M. Lewis, Assistant Professor of Computer Science, 2012. B.S., M.S., Ph.D., The University of California at Berkeley. Computer Science Lecturer, The University of California at Berkeley.

Ran Libeskind-Hadas, R. Michael Shanahan Professor of Computer Science and Chair, Computer Science Department, 1993. B.A., Harvard University; M.S., Ph.D., University of Illinois (GTE Fellow).

Patrick Little, J. Stanley and Mary Wig Johnson Professor of Engineering Management and Director, Global Clinic, 1996. B.A., St. Johns University; M.S., D.Sc., Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Theresa Lynn, Associate Professor of Physics, 2006. B.A., Harvard-Radcliffe Colleges; M.A. and Ph.D., California Institute of Technology. Staff Scientist, Postdoctoral Scholar, Kellogg Radiation Laboratory, California Institute of Technology; Adjunct Assistant Professor, Harvey Mudd College; Co-founder, Caltech Project for Effective Teaching; Project Coordinator, California High School Cosmic Ray Observatory (CHICOS)

Gregory A. Lyzenga ‘75, Professor of Physics, 1990. B.S., Harvey Mudd College; Ph.D., California Institute of Technology. Postdoctoral Research Fellow, California Institute of Technology; Member Technical Staff, Technical Group Leader, Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Susan E. Martonosi, Joseph B. Platt Associate Professor of Mathematics and Director, Mathematics Clinic, 2005. B.S., Cornell University; Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Research Assistant, MIT Global Airline Industry Center; Teaching Assistant, Sloan School of Business; High School Mathematics Teacher, U.S. Peace Corps, Republic of Guinea.

Debra Mashek, Associate Professor of Psychology and Associate Dean for Faculty Development, 2005. B.S., Nebraska Wesleyan University; M.A., Ph.D. State University of New York at Stony Brook. Research Assistant Professor, George Mason University; Postdoctoral Research Fellow, George Mason University.

Rachel Mayeri, Associate Professor of Media Studies, 2002. B.A., Brown University; M.F.A., University of California, San Diego. Adjunct Professor, University of California, San Diego.

Catherine S. McFadden, Vivian and D. Kenneth Baker Professor in the Life Sciences and Chair, Department of Biology, 1991. B.S., Yale University; Ph.D., University of Washington. Postdoctoral Researcher, University of California, Davis; NATO Postdoctoral Fellow, Port Erin Marine Laboratory, Isle of Man; Research Associate, University College, Dublin.

Julie Medero, Assistant Professor of Computer Science, 2014. B.A. Computer Science and Linguistics, Swarthmore College, M.S, Ph.D. Electrical Engineering, University of Washington.  Graduate Research Assistant, University of Washington; Research Intern, Microsoft Research.

John I. Molinder, James Howard Kindelberger Professor of Engineering, 1970. B.S., University of Nebraska; M.S., Air Force Institute of Technology; Ph.D., California Institute of Technology. Project Officer, USAF; Senior Engineer, Jet Propulsion Laboratory; Member of the Technical Staff, Jet Propulsion Laboratory; Visiting Professor, California Institute of Technology; Registered Professional Engineer, California.

Mohamed Omar, Assistant Professor of Mathematics, 2013. B.Math., M.Math., University of Waterloo; Ph.D., University of California, Davis. Harry Bateman Research Instructor, California Institute of Technology.

Melissa E. O’Neill, Professor of Computer Science, 2001. B.Sc., University of East Anglia; M.Sc., Ph.D., Simon Fraser University. Instructor, Simon Fraser University.

Michael Orrison Jr., Professor of Mathematics, 2001. A.B., Wabash College; A.M., Ph.D., Dartmouth College. Lecturer, Dartmouth College.

Elizabeth J. Orwin ‘95, Professor of Engineering and Chair, Department of Engineering, , 2001. B.S., Harvey Mudd College; M.S., Ph.D., University of Minnesota. Research Assistant, University of Minnesota.

Nicholas Pippenger, Professor of Mathematics, 2006. B.S., Shimer College; B.S., M.S., Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Professor of Computer Science, Princeton University; Professor of Computer Science, University of British Columbia; MIT Instrumentation Laboratory (now the Charles Stark Draper Laboratory); IBM Research; University of British Columbia; IBM Fellow, Almaden IBM Research Center.

Jules B. Prag IV, Visiting Associate Professor, (2004–2015). B.B.A., M.A., University of Florida; M.A., Ph.D., University of Rochester. Assistant Professor, Claremont McKenna College, Visiting Associate Professor, Pomona College, Visiting Associate Professor, Claremont Graduate University.

Donald S. Remer, Oliver C. Field Professor of Engineering Economics, 1975. B.S., University of Michigan; M.S., Ph.D., California Institute of Technology. Engineering Economic and Planning Analyst, Senior Project and Process Engineer, Task Force Manager, Exxon Chemical Company; Case Study Editor, The Engineering Economist; Member of the Technical Staff, Manager of Planning Analysis, Jet Propulsion Laboratory; Registered Professional Engineer, California.

Peter N. Saeta, Professor of Physics and Chair, Department of Physics, 1995. B.S. Stanford University; Ph.D. Harvard University. Postdoctoral Fellow, AT&T Bell Laboratories; National Research Council Postdoctoral Fellow, National Institute of Standards and Technology.

Vatche V. Sahakian, Associate Professor of Physics, 2003. B.Sc., M.Sc., McGill University; Ph.D., University of Chicago. Postdoctoral Associate, Lecturer, Cornell University.

Patricia D. Sparks, Professor of Physics, 1989. B.A., Carleton College; M.S., Ph.D., Cornell University. Postdoctoral Fellow, University of California, Los Angeles; Lecturer, California State University, Fullerton; Visiting Scientist, University of California, Irvine.

R. Erik Spjut, Professor of Engineering, Union Oil Company Engineering Design Fellow and Director, Engineering Clinic, 1988. B.S., University of Utah; Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Assistant Professor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Paul F. Steinberg, Malcolm Lewis ‘67 Professor of Sustainability and Society, 2003. B.A., University of California, Santa Barbara; M.P.A., Harvard University, John F. Kennedy School of Government; Ph.D., University of California, Santa Cruz. Visiting Scholar, Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University; Visiting Assistant Professor, Duke University; Founding Director, Conservation Policy and Governance Program, RARE Center for Tropical Conservation; policy advisor to The World Bank, Conservation International, World Conservation Union and Natural Resources Defense Council.

Daniel M. Stoebel, Assistant Professor of Biology, 2010. B.A. Pomona College, Ph.D. The State University of New York, Stony Brook. Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Department of Microbiology, Trinity College, Dublin.

Christopher A. Stone, Professor of Computer Science, 2000. B.S., M.S., Ph.D. Carnegie Mellon University.

Francis E. Su, Benediktsson-Karwa Professor of Mathematics, 1996. B.S., University of Texas, Austin; A.M., Ph.D., Harvard University. Visiting Assistant Professor, Cornell University.

Lisa M. Sullivan, Willard W. Keith, Jr. Fellow in the Humanities and Professor of Economic History and Chair of the Faculty (2013–2016), 1990. B.A., Vassar College; M.A., Ph.D., University of Toronto. Assistant Professor, State University of New York, Fredonia; Research Fellow, Winterthur Museum; Associate Dean of Academic Affairs, Harvey Mudd College; Associate Dean for Faculty Development, Harvey Mudd College.

Elizabeth A. Sweedyk, Associate Professor of Computer Science, 1999. B.A., Michigan State University; B.S.E. M.S.E, University of Michigan; Ph.D. University of California, Berkeley. Instructor, University of Pennsylvania, Instructor, Rutgers University, Researcher, Sandia National Laboratories.

Chang Tan, Associate Professor of Chinese Language and Culture, 2008. B.A., Beijing University; M.A., Ph.D. University of Texas at Austin. Visiting Professor, Southwestern University.

John S. Townsend, Susan and Bruce Worster Professor of Physics, 1975. B.S., Duke University; M.A., Ph.D., The Johns Hopkins University. National Science Foundation Graduate Fellow, Associate Research Scientist and Lecturer, The Johns Hopkins University; Research Associate, Stanford Linear Accelerator Center, Stanford University; Visiting Associate, California Institute of Technology; Visiting Fellow, University of Southampton, England; Science Fellow, Center for International Security and Arms Control, Stanford University; Visiting Professor, Duke University.

Katherine Elizabeth Trushkowsky, Assistant Professor of Computer Science, 2014.  B.S. Computer Science, Duke University; M.S., Ph.D., Computer Science, University of California, Berkeley. Graduate Student Researcher, Intel Research, University of California.

Gerald R. Van Hecke ‘61, Donald A. Strauss Professor of Chemistry, 1970. B.S., Harvey Mudd College; M.A., Ph.D., Princeton University. Teaching and Research Assistant, Princeton University; Chemist, Shell Development Company; Visiting Research Associate, University of Lille, France; Visiting Research Associate, Boston University Medical School; NAS Exchange Scientist: Institute of Physical Chemistry, Warsaw; Institute for Electron Physics, East Berlin; NASA/ASEE Faculty Fellow, Jet Propulsion Laboratory; University Guest Researcher, Osaka University; Guest Professor, University of Southampton; Camille and Henry Dreyfus Scholar; Certified Professional Chemist; National Certification Commission.

Katherine M. Van Heuvelen, Assistant Professor of Chemistry, 2012. B.A., St. Olaf College, Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison. Teaching Assistant, University of Wisconsin- Madison and St. Olaf College.

Hal Van Ryswyk, John Stauffer Professor of Chemistry, 1986. B.A., Carleton College; Ph.D., University of Wisconsin. Visiting Associate Professor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Visiting Professor, Stanford University.

David A. Vosburg, Associate Professor of Chemistry, 2005. B.A., Williams College; Ph.D., Scripps Research Institute. Jane Coffin Childs Postdoctoral Fellow, Harvard Medical School.

Ruye Wang, Professor of Engineering, 1990. M.S., Tianjin University, China; M.S., Ph.D., Rutgers University. Lecturer, Peking University, China.

Benjamin Wiedermann, Assistant Professor of Computer Science, 2012. B.A., Boston University, Ph.D., The University of Texas at Austin. Visiting Assistant Professor, Harvey Mudd College; Co-founder, No One Way Arts Collaborative, L.L.C., Denver, Colorado; Author, Deitel & Associates, Boston, Massachusetts.

Talithia D. Williams, Associate Professor of Mathematics, 2008. B.S., Spelman College; M.S., Howard University; M.A., Ph.D. Rice University; Lecturer, Rice University.

Darryl Wright, Willard W. Keith Jr. Fellow in the Humanities and Professor of Philosophy, 1991. B.A., Princeton University; Ph.D., University of Michigan. Instructor, University of Michigan.

Qimin Yang, Professor of Engineering and Associate Director, Engineering Clinic, 2002. B.S., Zhejiang University; M.S., Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunication; Ph.D., Princeton University. Research Assistant, Princeton University.

Darryl H. Yong ‘96, Associate Professor of Mathematics and Associate Dean for Diversity, 2003. B.S., Harvey Mudd College; M.S., The Claremont Graduate School; Ph.D., University of Washington. Von Kármán Instructor, California Institute of Technology; Visiting Assistant Professor, Harvey Mudd College.

Joint Athletics Faculty

Harvey Mudd College has partnered with Claremont McKenna and Scripps colleges since 1956 to provide students with state-of-the-art athletic facilities and coaches with expertise in 21 (10 men’s, 11 women’s) varsity sports. This joint program is known as CMS athletics (Claremont-Mudd-Scripps), and its primary purpose is to enhance student development and personal growth through participation in intercollegiate athletics. The entire CMS faculty is listed below, though only one-third of them are officially assigned to Harvey Mudd at any time.

Michael Sutton, Professor of Physical Education and Athletic Director, 1979. B.A., Claremont McKenna College; M.S., United States Sports Academy. Head Men’s Water Polo Coach, Head Men’s and Women’s Swim Coach, Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Colleges 1979–2000; Team Leader, United States Water Polo Men’s Olympic and National Team, 1988–1992.

Jodie Rae Burton, Professor of Physical Education and Head Women’s Golf Coach, Senior Women’s Administrator and Associate Athletic Director, 1979. B.S., M.S., California State Polytechnic University, Pomona. Teacher-Coach, Polytechnic School, Pasadena.

Dan Calichman, Assistant Professor of Physical Education and Head Men’s Soccer Coach, 2002. B.A., Williams College. Head Coach, American Global Soccer School; Major League Soccer (player L.A. Galaxy, San Jose Earthquakes, New England Revolution).

Kristen Dowling, Assistant Professor of Physical Education and Head Women’s Basketball Coach, 2012. B.A., University of Redlands. M.A., Pepperdine University. Assistant Women’s Basketball Coach, Pepperdine University.

John Goldhammer, Professor of Physical Education and Head Men’s and Women’s Cross Country Coach and Associate Athletic Director, 1984. B.A., University of California, Santa Barbara. M.A., California State University, Los Angeles; Instructor and Track and Field Coach, Santa Barbara City College; Assistant Women’s Track Coach and Men’s Field Event Coach, University of California, Santa Barbara.

Charles Griffiths, Associate Professor of Physical Education and Head Men’s and Women’s Swimming Coach, 2001. B.A., Denison University. Assistant Men’s and Women’s Swim Coach, Denison University.

Betsy Hipple, Assistant Professor of Physical Education and Head Women’s Softball Coach, 2005. B.S., Northeastern University; M.S., University of Utah. Head Softball Coach, Hunter College (City University of New York).

Greg Lonzo, Assistant Professor of Physical Education and Head Men’s and Women’s Water Polo Coach, 2001. Pepperdine, 2002, three time NCAA Water Polo All-American. CMS Interim head coach, 2007–08. CMS Assistant coach 2004-05. Head coach Riverside Water Polo Club, 2002–2007.

Kendra Reimer, Assistant Professor of Physical Education and Head Men’s and Women’s Track and Field Coach, 2010. B.A. Texas A&M University; M.S., Texas A&M University. Assistant Track and Field Coach, Brown University; Assistant Track and Field Coach, California State University, Los Angeles.

Gretchen Rush, Assistant Professor of Physical Education and Head Women’s Tennis Coach, 2012. B.A. Trinity University; M.A., California University of Pennsylvania. Head Women’s Tennis Coach, San Diego City College; Head Tennis Professional, Peninsula Tennis Club; Professional Player, Women’s Tennis Association.

David Schwarz, Assistant Professor of Physical Education and Head Women’s Tennis Coach, 2014.  B.A. Cornell University; M.A. Cortland State University; Head Men’s Tennis Coach, Brown University & Middlebury College.  

Keri Sanchez, Associate Professor of Physical Education and Head Women’s Soccer Coach, 2003. B.A., University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill; M.A., University of Oregon. WUSA player and Assistant Coach, University of Oregon.

Kenneth Scalmanini, Assistant Professor of Physical Education and Head Men’s Basketball Coach, 1999. A.A., Santa Rosa Junior College; B.S., California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; M.S. candidate, Azusa Pacific University. Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach, Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Colleges.

Heather Semelmacher, Assistant Professor of Physical Education and Head Women’s Lacrosse Coach, 2010. B.S., Lynchburg College. Head Women’s Lacrosse Coach, State University of New York at New Paltz.

Paul Settles, Associate Professor of Physical Education and Head Men’s Tennis Coach, 2004. B.A., University of Pennsylvania, M.A. Phil, Cambridge University. Director of Player Services, ATP, Ponte Vedra, Florida.

Kyle Sweeney, Assistant Professor of Physical Education and Head Football Coach, 2011. B.S. Occidental College; M.S. Illinois State University. Defensive Coordinator, University of Chicago; Head Football Coach, MacMurray University; Defensive Coordinator, Endicott College; Assistant Coach, Illinois Wesleyan University; Recruiting Assistant, Occidental College.

Randall Town, Associate Professor of Physical Education and Head Men’s Baseball Coach and Director of Physical Education, 1987. A.A., West Hills Junior College; B.A., M.A., California State University, Stanislaus. Instructor of Physical Education and Assistant Baseball Coach, California State University, Stanislaus.

Kurt Vlasich, Assistant Professor of Physical Education and Head Volleyball Coach, 2010. B.A., Pepperdine University. Assistant Volleyball Coach, Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Colleges, Club Director/Head Coach, Club West Volleyball.

Harvey Mudd Emeriti

Carl J. Baumgaertner, Clinical Professor of Engineering Emeritus, 1987.

Tad A. Beckman, Professor of Philosophy Emeritus, 1961.

Courtney S. Coleman, Professor of Mathematics Emeritus, 1959.

Iris C. Critchell, Instructor of Aeronautics Emerita, 1962.

Clive L. Dym, Professor of Engineering Emeritus, 1991.

Deren Finks, Dean of Admission Emeritus, 1988.

Mack Gilkeson, Professor of Engineering Emeritus, 1961.

Daniel L. Goroff, Professor of Mathematics and Economics, Vice President and Dean of the Faculty Emeritus, 2005.

John Greever, Professor of Mathematics Emeritus, 1961.

Thomas M. Helliwell, Professor of Physics and Dean Emeritus, 1962.

Robert T. Ives, Associate Professor of Mathematics Emeritus, 1958.

Joseph A. King, Professor of Engineering Emeritus, 1986.

Henry A. Krieger, Professor of Mathematics Emeritus, 1968.

Mitsuru Kubota, Professor of Chemistry Emeritus, 1959.

Betty Lumpkin, Registrar Emerita, 1961.

James E. Monson, Professor of Engineering Emeritus, 1961.

Philip C. Myhre, Professor of Chemistry Emeritus, 1960.

Jeanne Noda, Vice President and Dean of Students Emerita, 1994.

Richard G. Olson ‘62, Professor of History Emeritus, 1976.

Daniel C. Petersen, Professor of Physics Emeritus, 1974.

J. Richard Phillips, Professor of Engineering Emeritus, 1966.

Alden F. Pixley, Professor of Mathematics Emeritus, 1962.

William K. Purves, Professor of Biology Emeritus, 1977.

David S. Sanders, Professor of Literature Emeritus, 1959.

William H. Sandmann, Professor of Physics Emeritus, 1963.

Sedat Serdengecti, Professor of Engineering Emeritus, 1961.

Wing Cheung Tam, Professor of Engineering and Computer Science Emeritus, 1974.

B. Samuel Tanenbaum, Professor of Life Sciences and Engineering and Dean Emeritus, 1975.

Jack H. Waggoner Jr., Associate Professor of Physics Emeritus, 1961.

F. Sheldon Wettack, Professor of Chemistry and Dean Emeritus, 1993.

Robert P. Wolf, Professor of Physics Emeritus, 1963.