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Emeritus and Former Faculty

The Physics Department at UW-Milwaukee was not built in a day – it is thanks to the dedication and hard work of all of our faculty, whether retired or no longer with us, that we get to be here today, sharing innovation and the joy of physics with students, community members, and the world at large. Isaac Newton once wrote in a letter, “If I have seen further it is by standing on the shoulders of Giants,”; quite the fitting quote for when we recognize the achievements of those who helped build and nurture the department over the years.

Emeritus Faculty

Donald Beck
Professor Emeritus
Physicsbeck@uwm.edu
Yutze Chow
Professor Emeritus
Physicsychow@uwm.edu
Richard Dittman
Professor Emeritus
Physicsrdittman@uwm.edu
John Friedman
Distinguished Professor Emeritus
Physicsfriedman@uwm.eduKEN 4089
Marija Gajdardziska-Josifovska
Professor Emeritus and Dean, UWM Graduate School
mgj@uwm.eduMitchell Hall 251
Robert Greenler
Professor Emeritus
greenler@uwm.edu
Carol Hirschmugl
Carol Hirschmugl
Professor Emeritus
Physicscjhirsch@uwm.eduKEN 3053
Moises Levy
Professor Emeritus
Physicslevy@uwm.edu
Paul Lyman
Professor Emeritus
Physicsplyman@uwm.eduKEN 3047
Leonard Parker
Leonard Parker
Distinguished Professor Emeritus
Physicsleonard@uwm.eduKEN 4097
Bimal Sarma
Adjunct Professor Emeritus
Physicsbksarma@uwm.eduKEN 3064
Glenn Schmieg
Professor Emeritus
Physicsschmieg@uwm.edu
Richard Sorbello
Richard Sorbello
Professor Emeritus
sorbello@uwm.eduPhysics Building 448
Robert Wood
Adjunct Associate Professor Emeritus
Physicschunnaic@uwm.edu

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