People Group Archives: Faculty

Dr. Tetard received her Ph.D. in Physics from University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, in 2010. She spent two years (2011-2013) as Eugene P. Wigner Fellow and Research Staff in Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, before joining UCF in 2013 where she is a Professor.

Dr. Jing Xu is an Assistant Professor in the department of Physics, UCF.

Dr. Douguet earned his Ph.D. in theoretical atomic, molecular, and optical physics from UCF and Paris-Saclay University (France) in 2010. He pursued postdoctoral training in attosecond science and strong-field physics at UC Davis, Drake University, and UCF. From 2019 to 2023, he served as an assistant professor at Kennesaw State University in Atlanta, USA, before […]

Dr. Tong Wan is a Lecturer in the department of Physics, UCF.

I am motivated by answering the age-old question, “Are we alone in the universe?” To this end, my research group models the planetary atmospheres of potentially habitable terrestrial planets both within and outside our solar system. We also test and improve observational predictions against the theories and hypotheses inferred from our atmospheric models. I expect […]

Richard Jerousek earned his Ph.D. in Physics from the University of Central Florida in 2018. His research interests include the dynamics and structure of planetary rings and the origin of planetary systems. He worked on the Cassini Ultraviolet Imaging Spectrograph (UVIS) team from 2008 until the end of the Cassini mission in 2017 studying the […]

Dr. Vaida received his B.Sc. in Physics from West University of Timişoara. He obtained an ERASMUS scholarship to perform research at Free University of Berlin during his master degree program. After receiving the MS. in Physics, Dr. Vaida obtained a DAAD fellowship for doctoral studies at the Institute of Surface Chemistry and Catalysis at Ulm […]

Dr. Velissaris received his PhD in Particle Physics from  University of Rochester in 1995. He was in Military Service. Corps of Engineers (1995-1997). He worked as a Post-doctoral Associate in New Mexico State University Stationed at Brookhaven National Lab (1997-2000). He joined  University of Wisconsin-Madison as  a Assistant Scientist in 2000. and Monmouth College as a Visiting Assistant Professor in […]