Faculty

  • Ahmed Eid Khamis Thani Almheiri, Assistant Professor of Physics Affiliation: NYU Abu Dhabi
    Email: almheiri@nyu.edu
    Education: BSc University of Toronto; MSc & PhD University of California Santa Barbara
    Program: Physics

    Research Interests: Quantum Gravity; Quantum Information; Black Holes; String Theory; Holography; AdS/CFT

  • Francesco Arneodo, Dean of Science; Professor of Physics; Global Network Professor of Physics Affiliation: NYU Abu Dhabi
    Email: francesco.arneodo@nyu.edu
    Education: MA University of Torino, PhD University of Rome
    Program: Physics

    Research Interests: Astrophysics, Particle Physics

  • Milan Bogosavljevic, Lecturer of Physics Affiliation: NYU Abu Dhabi
    Email: milanb@nyu.edu
    Education: BSc University of Belgrade; PhD California Institute of Technology
    Program: Physics

    Research Interests: Automated Optical Imaging Surveys in Astronomy

  • Susan Burke, Instructor of Physics Affiliation: NYU Abu Dhabi
    Email: susan.burke@nyu.edu
    Education: MSc Liverpool John Moores University; BSc University of Limerick
    Program: Physics

    Research Interests: Physics Education; Aging Stellar Clusters

  • Ibrahim Chehade, Instructor of Biology Affiliation: NYU Abu Dhabi
    Email: iyc1@nyu.edu
    Education: MSc Wilfrid Laurier University; BSc Wilfrid Laurier University
    Programs: Biology, Chemistry, Physics

    Research Interests: Therapeutics for Cancer and Amyloid Diseases; Molecular Diagnostics; Synthetic Biology

  • Alan Cornell, Visiting Professor Affiliation: NYU Abu Dhabi
    Email: ac12906@nyu.edu
    Education: BSc (Hons) Monash University; PGDipEd University of the Witwatersrand; PhD University of Melbourne
    Program: Physics

    Research Interests: Particle physics, Gravitational physics, Physics education

  • Ian Dobbs-Dixon, Associate Professor of Physics; Global Network Associate Professor of Physics Affiliation: NYU Abu Dhabi
    Email: idd1@nyu.edu
    Education: BS and PhD University of California, Santa Cruz
    Program: Physics

    Research Interests: Planetary Interiors, Atmospheric Dynamics

  • Osama Fawwaz, Instructor of Physics Affiliation: NYU Abu Dhabi
    Email: of10@nyu.edu
    Education: MSc Beirut Arab University
    Program: Physics

    Research Interests: Gamma Spectroscopy

  • Joseph Gelfand, Associate Professor of Physics; Global Network Associate Professor of Physics Affiliation: NYU Abu Dhabi
    Email: jg168@nyu.edu
    Education: PhD and AM Astronomy, Harvard University
    Program: Physics

    Research Interests: Supernovae, Stars, Pulsar Wind Nebulae

  • Azam Gholami, Associate Professor of Physics Affiliation: NYU Abu Dhabi
    Email: azam.gholami@nyu.edu
    Education: BA Sharif University; MA Institute for Advanced Studies in Basic Sciences (IASBS); PhD Ludwig-Maximi...
    Program: Physics

    Research Interests: Active Matter; Collective behavior and non-linear dynamics in living systems; Cell motility; Actin d...

  • Rafael Maria Gutierrez, Visiting Research Professor Affiliation: NYU Abu Dhabi
    Email: rmg2165@nyu.edu
    Education: Physicists Universidad Nacional de Colombia; M.Sc. Universite de Montreal; Ph.D. NYU
    Programs: Natural Science, Physics

    Research Interests: Complex Systems, Thermodynamics, Statistical Physics, Entropy, Information, Innovation

  • Soichiro Hattori, Assistant Instructor of Physics Affiliation: NYU Abu Dhabi
    Email: soichiro@nyu.edu
    Education: BS NYU Abu Dhabi
    Program: Physics

    Research Interests: Computational Data Analysis; Astrophysics

  • Marta Losada, Associate Vice Chancellor for Global Research and Senior Vice Provost for Research; Professor of Physics; Global Network Professor of Physics Affiliation: NYU Abu Dhabi
    Email: marta.losada@nyu.edu
    Education: BSc Physics, Universidad Nacional de Colombia; MSc, Physics, Universidad Nacional de Colombia; PhD, ...
    Program: Physics

    Research Interests: High Energy Physics, Elementary Particle Phenomenology and Cosmology, Experimental High Energy Physi...

  • Andrea Valerio Macciò, Professor of Physics; Director, Center for Astrophysics and Space Science; Program Head, PhD in Astrophysics and Space Systems; Global Network Professor of Physics, Faculty of Arts and Science, NYU Affiliation: NYU Abu Dhabi
    Email: maccio@nyu.edu
    Education: MB in Physics, University of Milano; PhD in Astrophysics, University of Milano-Bicocca
    Program: Physics

    Research Interests: Dark Energy, Dark Matter, Galaxies, Black Holes

  • Arjun Narayanan, Assistant Professor of Physics Affiliation: NYU Abu Dhabi
    Email: narayanan@nyu.edu
    Education: BSc Mumbai University; MSc Tata Institute of Fundamental Research; PhD New York University
    Program: Physics

    Research Interests: Condensed matter physics; Biological physics; Statistical mechanics of living systems; Bioimaging an...

  • Fernando Quevedo, Professor of Physics Affiliation: NYU Abu Dhabi
    Email: fq2054@nyu.edu
    Education: PhD in Physics, The University of Texas at Austin; BSc in Physics, Universidad Del Valle de Guatemal...
    Program: Physics

    Research Interests: Fundamental Structure of the Universe, Supergravity, String Phenomenology, and Extra-dimensional The...

  • Aleksander Rebane, Assistant Professor of Chemistry and Physics Affiliation: NYU Abu Dhabi
    Email: a.rebane@nyu.edu
    Education: BS ETH Zürich; MS Osaka University; PhD Yale University
    Programs: Chemistry, Physics

    Research Interests: Soft Matter Physics; Single-molecule Biophysics; Liquid-liquid Phase Separation; Optical Tweezers; I...

  • David Russell, Associate Professor of Physics; Global Network Associate Professor of Physics Affiliation: NYU Abu Dhabi
    Email: dr124@nyu.edu
    Education: BSc, MSc, University of Hertfordshire; PhD, University of Southampton
    Program: Physics

    Research Interests: Black Holes, Neutron Stars

  • George Shubeita, Associate Professor of Physics; Global Network Associate Professor of Physics Affiliation: NYU Abu Dhabi
    Email: george.shubeita@nyu.edu
    Education: BS Birzeit University, PhD The University of Lausanne
    Program: Physics

    Research Interests: Biological Physics, Molecular Physics, Molecular Sensors, New Imaging Techniques

  • Andy Tillotson, Senior Lecturer of Physics Affiliation: NYU Abu Dhabi
    Email: andy.tillotson@nyu.edu
    Education: BS Vanderbilt University; PhD University of Maryland
    Program: Physics

    Research Interests: Physics Education Research; Connections between Statistical Mechanics and Music

  • Ingyin Zaw, Program Head, Physics; Associate Professor of Physics; Global Network Associate Professor of Physics Affiliation: NYU Abu Dhabi
    Email: ingyin.zaw@nyu.edu
    Education: AB, AM, and PhD in Physics from Harvard University
    Program: Physics

    Research Interests: Particle Physics, Astronomy