Department Contacts

Department Chair

Photo of Philip Chang
  • Professor, Physics
  • Chair, Physics

Associate Chair

Academic Programs

Contact the Associate Chair for all questions about course equivalences or undergraduate enrollment.

For inquiries about the PhD program, contact physgradadmissions@uwm.edu

Undergraduate Advisor

David Kaplan
physics-ugadvisor@uwm.edu
(414) 229-4474
KEN 4075

Undergraduate Advisor

Michael Weinert
physics-ugadvisor@uwm.edu
(414) 229-4474
KEN 4053

Undergraduate Advisor

Lia Medeiros
physics-ugadvisor@uwm.edu
(414) 229-4474
KEN 4178

Undergraduate Advisor

Jeff Polak
physics-ugadvisor@uwm.edu
(414) 229-4474
KEN 3038

Graduate Advisor

Photo of Sarah Vigeland
  • Associate Professor, Physics

General Department Email

E-mail: physics@uwm.edu

Laboratories, Centers and Programs

Leonard E. Parker Center for Gravitation, Cosmology and Astrophysics

Heidi Matera
cgca-info@uwm.edu
(414) 229-4960
KEN 4096

Laboratory for Surface Studies

Michael Weinert
physics-ugadvisor@uwm.edu
(414) 229-4474
KEN 2150

Manfred Olson Planetarium

Jean Creighton
stargaze@uwm.edu
(414) 229-6812
Physics 150

Astronomy Club

Group E-mail Address
astroclub-info@uwm.edu
(414) 229-3654
KEN 4087

Administrative Offices

Front Office

KEN 2150
(414) 229-4474
(414) 229-6575
(414) 229-5589 [FAX]
physics@uwm.edu

Business Manager

Photo of Stephen Kennedy
  • Academic Department Manager, Physics

Graduate Program Coordinator

Photo of Kate Valerius
  • Graduate Program Coordinator, Physics
  • Dept. Colloquium Admin. Coordinator

Webmaster

Elle Cochrane
  • Administrative Assistant II, Physics

Addresses

Mailing Address: (U.S. mail)

Department of Physics & Astronomy
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
P.O. Box 413
Milwaukee, WI 53201

Building Address: (FedEx, UPS etc.)

Department of Physics & Astronomy
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
KEN 2150
3135 North Maryland Ave.
Milwaukee, WI 53211

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