Department of Physics and Astronomy

Faculty and Staff

Contact us

physics@stcloudstate.edu

Phone: 320-308-2011

324 Robert H. Wick Science Building (WSB)
St. Cloud State University
720 Fourth Avenue South
St. Cloud, Minnesota 56301-4498

Faculty

Kevin Haglin

Kevin Haglin

Department Chair, Professor of Physics
Ph.D. 1990, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
Electromagnetic probes, heavy flavor, heavy ion collisions, nuclear (hadronic) matter, nuclear theory, quark gluon plasma

(320) 308-2012 | Wick Science Building 313
klhaglin@stcloudstate.edu
http://feynman.stcloudstate.edu/haglin

Zengqiang 'John' Liu

Zengqiang 'John' Liu

Associate Professor of Physics
Ph.D. 2007, University of Minnesota
Liquid crystals, scientific instrumentation, open-source electronics for education

(320) 308-3154 | Wick Science Building 308
zliu@stcloudstate.edu

Steven Ratliff

Steven Ratliff

Professor of Physics
Ph.D. University of California, Los Angeles
Medical physics, radiation transport.

(320) 308-3274 | Wick Science Building 316
stratliff@stcloudstate.edu
http://web.stcloudstate.edu/stratliff/

John Sinko

John Sinko

Associate Professor of Physics, SCSU Laser Safety Officer, Editor-in-Chief SCSU JOSS
Ph.D. 2008, University of Alabama - Huntsville
High-energy laser ablation, laser propulsion, optical sensors, optical materials

(320) 308-4183 (office); (320) 308-5607 (lab) | Wick Science Building 309
jesinko@stcloudstate.edu
https://web.stcloudstate.edu/jesinko/

Staff

Denise Schaefer

Denise Schaefer

Office and Administrative Assistant

(320) 308-2011 | WSB 324
dcschaefer@stcloudstate.edu

Olivia Kridler

Olivia Kridler

Physics Laboratory Technician
B.S. Physics, Cal State Long Beach

(320) 308-3242 | WSB 304
olivia.kridler@stcloudstate.edu

Emeriti/Retired Faculty and Staff

Sneh Kalia

Sneh Kalia

Professor of Physics
Ph.D. 1984, Lucknow University (India)

skalia@stcloudstate.edu

Steve Zinsli

Steve Zinsli

Physics Laboratory Technician

szinsli@stcloudstate.edu

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