Faculty and Staff

Faculty

Spencer L. Buckner, Associate Professor, joined the faculty in 1999 with a B.S. in Engineering Physics, an M.S. in Physics, and a Ph.D. in Physics all from Texas Tech University. His background is in experimental thin film physics of organic and inorganic insulators.
Email: buckners@apsu.edu
Office: Sundquist Science Center, Rm B326
Phone: (931) 221-6241

Arthur Carpenter, Associate Professor, joined the faculty in 1988 with a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Illinois, an M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Florida, and a Ph.D. in Physics from Florida State University. His background is in theoretical nuclear physics of nucleon-nucleon scattering.
Email: carpentera@apsu.edu
Office: Austin Peay Fort Campbell
Phone: (931) 221-1400

B. Alex King III, Professor and Chair, joined the faculty in 2000 with a B.A. in Physics and Chemistry from Austin College in Sherman, Texas, an M.S. in Physics from Southern Methodist University, and a Ph.D. in Physics from the University of Illinois at Chicago. His background is in theoretical high-energy physics.
Email: kinga@apsu.edu
Office: Sundquist Science Center, Rm B324
Phone: (931) 221-6102

Andriy Kovalskyy, Associate Professor,  joined the faculty in 2011 with a Ph.D. in Solid State Physics from Lviv State University, Ukraine. His current research interests include: atomic and electronic structure of non-oxide glasses and amorphous thin films (EXAFS, XANES, XPS, Raman, positron annihilation); structural dynamics in glasses; interaction of light and ionizing radiation with amorphous solids; surface science in application to solid state disordered media; nanostructuring of non-oxide glasses; gray scale photolithography and electron-beam nanostructuring on glasses; amorphous optical IR materials for micro- and nanophotonics.
Email: kovalskyya@apsu.edu
Office: Sundquist Science Center, Rm. B325
Phone: (931) 221-6157 

Justin R. Oelgoetz, Associate Professor, joined the faculty in 2008 with a B.S. in Chemistry from Florida State University and a Ph.D. in Chemical Physics from Ohio State University.  His current research interests include: the spectroscopy (X-Ray, UV-VIS, IR, Raman, Nuclear Magnetic resonance, etc) and electronic structure of novel materials at the molecular, nano, and bulk scales; the spectroscopy and electronic structure of ions in plasmas and the collisional and radiative processes that connect various states; plasma spectroscopy as an astrophysical diagnostic tool; novel applications of thermodynamics and kinetics; new algorithm development; and Application of the numerical methods used in the above areas to non traditional systems (such as disaster recovery, pre-disaster planning, and public policy).  
Email: oelgoetzj@apsu.edu
Office: Sundquist Science Center, Rm B323 
Phone: (931) 221-6158

Jaime R. Taylor, Professor and Dean of the College of Science and Mathematics, joined the faculty in 1996 with a B.S. in Physics from Austin Peay State University, and an M.S. and a Ph.D. from the University of Tennessee Space Institute. His research interests are in applications of biologically inspired algorithms or “ soft computing” methods such as neural networks, fuzzy systems and genetic algorithms.
Email: taylorjr@apsu.edu
Office: Sundquist Science Center, Rm B323
Phone: (931) 221-6361

J. Allyn Smith, Associate Professor, joined the faculty in 2006 with a B.S. in General and Molecular Biology, an M.S. in Space Sciences (Atmospheric Physics), an M.S. in Space Technology (Space Systems Operations), and a Ph.D. in Space Sciences (Astrophysics), all from the Florida Institute of Technology in Melbourne, FL. His background is in observational astrophysics with primary research interests in the late stages of stellar evolution and survey calibration.
Email: smithj@apsu.edu
Office: Sundquist Science Center, Rm B329
Phone: (931) 221-6104

Kevin D. Schultz, Associate Professor, joined the faculty in 2006 with a B.S. in Physics from Loyola University Chicago and a Ph.D. in Physics from State University of New York at Stony Brook. His background is in strong field atomic physics and he is currently interested in doing microscopy with short-pulse lasers.
Email: schultzk@apsu.edu
Office: Sundquist Science Center, Rm B327
Phone: (931) 221-6242
Web: www.apsu.edu/schultzk

Pei Xiong-Skiba, Professor, joined the faculty in 1993 with a B.S. from Fudan University, China, an M.S. in Physics from Southeastern Massachusetts University, and a Ph.D. in Physics from Wesleyan University of Connecticut. Her background is in experimental surface physics using electron emission.
Email: xiongp@apsu.edu
Office: Sundquist Science Center, Rm B325
Phone: (931) 221-6118

Emeritus Faculty

Melburn R. Mayfield, M.S., Professor of Physics (1957-1987); Chair of Department of Physics (1958-1970); Vice President for Development and Field Services (1972-1976); Executive Director of University Advancement (July-December 1976).

Staff

Sherry Bagwell, Department Secretary/Lab Manager joined the department in 2002. She has a B.S. in Biology and an M.S. in Education both from Austin Peay.
Email: bagwells@apsu.edu
Office: Sundquist Science Center, Rm B334
Phone: (931) 221-6116

Tedmann Onyango, Research Associate, joined the department in 2007. He has a B.Ed. from Egerton University in Physics Education, a M.S. in Physics and a Ph.D. in Material Science both from State University of New York.
Email: onyangot@apsu.edu
Office: Sundquist Science Center, Rm B325
Phone: (931) 221-6117