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