Faculty & Staff
Gavin D. Buffington, Ph.D
Department Chair, Professor
Background:
Ph.D. in Physics, University of Missouri-Rolla, 1997
M.S. in Physics, Pittsburg State University, 1991
B.S. in Physics, Pittsburg State University, 1989
Date of appointment: Fall semester of 1997
Teaching and research interests: Theoretical and Computational Physics, Atomic Physics, Computing, Networking and Information Systems
E-mail address: gbuffing@fhsu.edu
Phone: 785.628.5844
Office: Tomanek Hall 255B
Kelly Lagree
Senior Administrative Assistant
Background:
B.S. Health and Human Performance, Fort Hays State University, 1991
Certificate in Leadership Study, eCornell, 2003
Date of appointment: Fall semester, 2018
E-mail address: kmlagree@fhsu.edu
Phone: 785.628.4271
Fax: 785.628.4146
Office: Tomanek Hall 255
Kayvan Aflatooni, Ph.D.
Professor
Background:
Ph.D. in Physics, University of Nebraska, 1998
M.S. in Physics, University of Nebraska, 1994
B.S. in Physics, University of Nebraska, 1992
Date of appointment: Fall semester of 2000
Teaching and research interests: Experimental Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics (Click for additional research information)
Email: kaflatoo@fhsu.edu
Phone: 785.628.5357
Office: Tomanek Hall 247
Clifton D. Clark, Ph.D.
Professor
Background:
Ph.D. in Physics, University of Texas at San Antonio, 2011
B.S. in Physics, Fort Hays State University, 2004
Date of appointment: Fall semester of 2011
Teaching and research interests: Quantum Mechanics, Thermodynamics, Laser Bioeffect Modeling, Computational Physics
Email: cdclark@fhsu.edu
Phone: 785.628.4502
Office: Tomanek Hall 251
Eric C. Deyo, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Background:
Ph.D. in Physics, University of Washington, 2009
M.S. in Physics, University of Washington, 2006
B.S. in Physics, Harvey Mudd College, 2003
Date of appointment: Fall semester of 2009
Teaching and research interests: Theory of Condensed Matter Physics
Email: ecdeyo@fhsu.edu
Phone: 785.628.4501
Office: Tomanek Hall 249
Jack W. Maseberg, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Background:
Ph.D. in Physics, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 2009
B.S. in Physics, Fort Hays State University, 2003
Date of appointment: Fall semester of 2009
Teaching and research interests: Experimental Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics
Email: jwmaseberg@fhsu.edu
Phone: 785.628.4500
Office: Tomanek Hall 245
Kent J. Rohleder, Ph.D.
Instructor
Background:
Ph.D. in Human Genetics and Molecular Biology, Johns Hopkins University, 2004
B.S. in Biology and Chemistry, Fort Hays State University, 1997
Date of appointment: Fall semester of 2010
Teaching and research interests: Physical Science
Email: kjrohleder@fhsu.edu
Phone: 785.628.5268
Office: Tomanek Hall 355
Paul E. Adams, Ph.D.
Adjunct Professor of Physics, Anschutz Professor of Education, SMEI director
Background:
Ph.D. in Science Education, Purdue University, 1996
M.S. in Physics, Washington State University, 1986
B.S. in Physics and Mathematics, Heidelberg College, 1983
Email: padams@fhsu.edu
Phone: 785.628.4538
Office: Custer Hall 241
Cheryl Shepherd-Adams, M.S.
Adjunct Instructor
Background:
M.S. in Physical Science, Fort Hays State University, 1989
B.S. in Physics, Pittsburg State University, 1985
Ed.S., Technology Leadership, Fort Hays State University, 2020
Email: c_shepherdadams@fhsu.edu
Doug N. Goddard, M.S.
Adjunct Instructor
Background:
M.S. in Physics, Pittsburg State University, 2007
B.S. in Physics, Fort Hays State University, 2005
Email: dngoddard@mail.fhsu.edu
Justin J. Zohner, M.S.
Adjunct Instructor
Background:
M.S. in Physics, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 2004
B.S. in Physics, Fort Hays State University, 2002
Email: jjzohner@fhsu.edu