Tenure Track Faculty
Matthew S. Povich
Professor and Department Chair
Astronomy and Astrophysics
- phone number or extension909.869.3608
- office locationBuilding 8 - Room 231
- office hours
Fall 2026
In-Office
Mon 9:00am - 11:00am
Tue 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Thu 9:00am - 10:00am
- email addressmspovich@cpp.edu
- Website Astronomy and Astrophysics
Shohreh Abdolrahimi
Associate Professor
Theoretical Physics, Relativity
- phone number or extension909.869.4031
- office locationBuilding 8, Room 226
- office hours
Fall 2026
In-Office
Mon 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Tue 10:00am - 11:00am
via ZOOM
Wed 11:30am - 12:30pm
In-Office
Thu 10:00am - 11:00am
- email addresssabdolrahimi@cpp.edu
Nina Abramzon
Professor and Associate Chair
Experimental Plasma Physics
- phone number or extension909.869.4021
- office locationBuilding 8, Room 224
- office hours
Fall 2026
In-Office
Tue 9:00am - 10:00am
- email addressnabramzon@cpp.edu
- Website Experimental Plasma Physics
Breanna A. Binder
Associate Professor
Astronomy and Astrophysics
- phone number or extension909.869.4029
- office locationBuilding 8, Room 222
- office hours
Fall 2026
In-Office
Mon 12:00pm - 2:00pm
Tue 12:00pm - 2:00pm
- email addressbabinder@cpp.edu
- Website Astronomy and Astrophysics
Jorge Botana Alcalde
Assistant Professor
Theoretical Physics
- phone number or extension909.869.4020
- office locationBuilding 8, Room 216
- office hours
Fall 2026
In-Office
Mon 12:00pm - 2:00pm
Wed 12:00pm - 2:00pm
- email addressjorgeb@cpp.edu
Siyu Li
Assistant Professor
Theoretical Physics, Biophysics
- phone number or extension909.869.3962
- office locationBuilding 8, Room 215
- office hours
Fall 2026
In-Office
Mon 11:00am - 12:00pm
Wed 11:00am - 12:00pm
- email addresssiyul@cpp.edu
Sujoy Modak
Assistant Professor
Theoretical Physics, Quantum Gravity
- phone number or extension909.869.3557
- office locationBuilding 8, Room 217
- office hours
Fall 2026
In-Office
Mon 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Thu 4:00pm - 5:00pm
- email addresssmodak@cpp.edu
Ozgur Polat
Assistant Professor
- phone number or extension909.869.5672
- office locationBuilding 8, Room 219
- office hours
Fall 2026
In-Office
Tue 9:00am - 10:30am
- email addressopolat@cpp.edu
Qing X. Ryan
Associate Professor
Physics Education Research
- phone number or extension909.869.6730
- office locationBuilding 8 - Room 228
- office hours
Fall 2026
In-Office
Mon 1:15pm - 2:30pm
Wed 1:15pm - 2:30pm
- email addressqxryan@cpp.edu
- Website Physics Education Research
Homeyra R. Sadaghiani
Professor
Physics Education Research
- phone number or extension909.869.5194
- office locationBuilding 8 - Room 214
- office hours
Fall 2026
In-Office
Tue 2:30pm - 3:00pm
Thu 10:50am - 11:20am
- email addresshrsadaghiani@cpp.edu
- Website Physics Education Research
Ertan Salik
Professor
Experimental Optics and Photonics
- phone number or extension909.869.3981
- office locationBuilding 8 - Room 218
- office hours
Fall 2026
In-Office
Mon 10:00am - 11:00am
Wed 10:00am - 11:00am
Wed 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Fri 10:00am - 11:00am
- email addressesalik@cpp.edu
- Website Experimental Optics and Photonics
Krishna P. Sigdel
Assistant Professor
Experimental Biophysics
- phone number or extension909.869.4180
- office locationBuilding 8 - Room 220
- office hours
Fall 2026
In-Office
Tue 9:00am - 10:00am
Tue 12:00pm - 12:30pm
Thu 10:00am - 11:00am
Thu 12:00pm - 12:30pm
- email addresskpsigdel@cpp.edu
Kurt G. Vandervoort
Professor Emeritus
Experimental Physics
- phone number or extension909.869.2965
- office locationBuilding 8 - Room 230
- office hours
Fall 2026
In-Office
Mon 11:00am - 12:00pm
Wed 9:00am - 10:00am
- email addresskvandervoort@cpp.edu
Coral Wheeler
Assistant Professor
Theoretical Astrophysics
- phone number or extension909.869.4025
- office locationBuilding 8 - Room 221
- office hours
Fall 2026
In-Office
Tue 9:00am - 11:00am
Wed 3:00pm - 5:00pm
- email addresscwheeler@cpp.edu