Faculty and Staff

			Paul Morris, Ph.D. Professor B.S., Abilene Christian University Ph.D., Texas Christian University Office phone: 325.674.2165 Email: morrisp@acu.edu Dr. Morris was honored as ACU's 2003 Teacher of the Year. Areas of research: History and philosophy of science, and science and religion. He is ACU's resident theoretical physicist and philosopher, meaning that he is equally comfortable in both Cartesian coordinates and Cartesian philosophy. Read more >>

			Jeff Arrington, Ph.D. Associate Professor Associate Vice President for Student Life B.S. in Physics, Abilene Christian University, 1982 M.E. in Electrical Engineering, University of Utah, 1984 E.E. in Electrical Engineering, University of Utah, 1986 Ph.D., Electrical Engineering, University of Utah, 1989 Post grad study: Computational Accelerator Physics, Harvard University, 1998 Office phone: 325.674.6802 Email: arringtonj@acu.edu Read more >>

			Michael Daugherity, Ph.D. Assistant Professor B.S. in Physics and Computer Science, Abilene Christian University, 2002 Ph.D. in Physics, University of Texas at Austin, 2008 Office phone: 325.674.5055 Email: mike.daugherity@acu.edu Research interests: Nuclear physics, particle physics and cosmology. Read more >>

			Tim Head, Ph.D. Assistant Professor B.S. in Physics and Mathematics, Texas Tech University, 2000 M.S. in Physics, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, 2002 Ph.D. in Physics, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, 2007 Office phone: 325.674.2002 Email: tlh07b@acu.edu Research interests: Solid state physics, interactions of acoustic phonons (sound quanta) with the electronic states of superconductors. Superconducting microcalorimeters and other uses of superconductors as energy detectors. Read more >>

			Donald Isenhower, Ph.D. Professor B.S., Abilene Christian University Ph.D., Iowa State University at Ames, Iowa Office phone: 325.674.2165 Email: isenhowe@acu.edu Research interests: Fundamental particle physics. Read more >>

			Michael Sadler, Ph.D. Professor B.S., Texas Tech University Ph.D., Indiana University Office phone: 325.674.2189 Email: sadlerm@acu.edu Research interests: Hadronic physics, particularly the structure of the nucleon and its excited states. Read more >>

			Rusty Towell, Ph.D. Department Chair and Professor B.S., Abilene Christian University, 1990 Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin, 1999 Office phone: 325.674.2034 Email: rusty.towell@acu.edu Research interests: High-energy experimental nuclear and particle physics. Particle detectors research and development. Research and development of advanced nuclear power plants. Read more >>

			Josh Willis, Ph.D. Assistant Professor B.S. in Physics and Mathematics, Abilene Christian University, 1997 CASM in Mathematics, University of Cambridge, 1998 Ph.D. in Physics, Penn State University, 2004 Office phone: 325.674.2165 Email: jlw06a@acu.edu Research interests: Loop quantum gravity and computational physics Read more >>

Staff

		Lois Marie Reed Administrative Coordinator Office phone: 325.674.2165 Email: reedl@acu.edu Lois Marie is the glue that holds the physics department together. She keeps the office running, answers all of the students' non-homework questions, and even brings a batch of delicious homemade cookies every Monday morning. Read more >>

		Shon Watson Assistant in Computers & Technology Office phone: 325.674.6975 Email: tsw00c@acu.edu