Zoe Boekelheide: condensed matter physics; magnetic materials; magnetic nanoparticles; magnetic and thermodynamic measurements of magnetic nanoparticle colloids, specifically for bio- applications such as cancer treatment

Stephanie Douglas: Observational astronomy; open star clusters; rotation of stars

Andrew Dougherty: Newtonian dynamics; electronics; condensed matter experiments, especially pattern formation at interfaces that are not in equilibrium; and phase changes at high pressure

David Nice: pulsars; relativistic gravitation; gravitational waves; binary star evolution; characteristics and physics of neutron stars; radio telescope instrumentation; and data analysis

Brooks Thomas: elementary particle theory; cosmology; dark matter; Higgs-boson physics; supersymmetry; and the matter-antimatter asymmetry