Contact the Department of Physics & Astronomy

Campus	Main Contact	Phone	Email	Location
Campus Dahlonega	Main Contact Dr. Patrick Bunton, Department Head of Physics	Phone 706-864-1511	Email physics@ung.edu	Location Rogers Hall Room 117
Campus Gainesville	Main Contact Dr. Ted Forringer, Asst. Department Head of Physics	Phone 678-717-3812	Email	Location Science, Engineering, and Technology Room 212
Campus Observatory	Main Contact Dr. Gregory Feiden	Phone 706-867-2037	Email observatory@ung.edu	Location North Georgia Astronomical Observatory Day Drive Dahlonega, GA 30533
Campus Planetarium	Main Contact Dr. Lesley Simanton-Coogan, Lecturer & Planetarium Director	Phone 706-864-1471 (Planetarium Information Line)	Email planetarium@ung.edu	Location Health and Natural Sciences Room 234

Faculty & Staff

Patrick Bunton, Ph.D.Profile page

Department Head of Physics

patrick.bunton@ung.edu

Rogers Hall, 117A, Dahlonega

Gregory Feiden, Ph.D.Profile page

Associate Professor

Director, North Georgia Astronomical Observatory

gregory.feiden@ung.edu

faculty.ung.edu/gafeiden

Rogers Hall, 101, Dahlonega

Sarah Formica, Ph.D.Profile page

Professor, Physics

Fuller E. Callaway Professorial Chair

sarah.formica@ung.edu

physicser-at-ung.com

Rogers Hall, 116A, Dahlonega

Ted Forringer, Ph.D.Profile page

Assistant Department Head in Physics

ted.forringer@ung.edu

Science, Engineering, Tech, 212, Gainesville

Francisco Guzman Fulgencio, Ph.D.Profile page

Assistant Professor

francisco.guzmanfulgencio@ung.edu

Rogers Hall, 107, Dahlonega

Stephen Hevert

Stephen HevertProfile page

Lecturer

stephen.hevert@ung.edu

Building 500, 541 Oconee

Anota Ijaduola, Ph.D.Profile page

Professor

anota.ijaduola@ung.edu

Rogers Hall, 106, Dahlonega

Seth Mallett

Seth Mallett, Ph.D.Profile page

Assistant Professor

seth.mallett@ung.edu

Rogers Hall, 115A, Dahlonega

Sonny Mantry, Ph.D.Profile page

Professor

sonny.mantry@ung.edu

mantry123.github.io

Rogers Hall, 113, Dahlonega

Amanda Moffett, Ph.D.Profile page

Associate Professor

amanda.moffett@ung.edu

Science, Engineering, Tech, 253, Gainesville

Santino Navaroli

Santino Navaroli

Summer Telescope Operator

santino.navaroli@ung.edu

Wesley Neal

Wesley Neal

Summer Telescope Operator

wesley.neal@ung.edu

Dilina Perera, Ph.D.Profile page

Assistant Professor

dilina.perera@ung.edu

Rogers Hall, 102, Dahlonega

Hoang Pham, Ph.D.Profile page

Associate Professor, Physics

hoang.pham@ung.edu

Science, Engineering, Tech, 260, Gainesville

Celestine Segbefia

Celestine SegbefiaProfile page

Physics Lab Coordinator

celestine.segbefia@ung.edu

Rogers Hall, 114, Dahlonega

JB Sharma

JB Sharma, Ph.D.Profile page

Emeritus Retiree-Gainesville

Eminent Scholar

jb.sharma@ung.edu

Redahegn Sileshi, Ph.D.Profile page

Associate Professor of Engineering

redahegn.sileshi@ung.edu

Science, Engineering, Tech, 256, Gainesville

Lesley Simanton-Coogan, Ph.D.Profile page

Lecturer/Planetarium Director

lesley.simantoncoogan@ung.edu

Health and Natural Sciences, 119, Dahlonega

Mark Spraker, Ph.D.Profile page

Professor, Physics

mark.spraker@ung.edu

Rogers Hall, 112, Dahlonega

Nikki SuttonProfile page

Administrative Assistant IV

nikki.sutton@ung.edu

Rogers Hall, 117A, Dahlonega

Mateo Vasquez-Valdez

Mateo Vasquez-Valdez

Summer Telescope Operator

mateo.vasquez-valdez@ung.edu

Al WaltersProfile page

Associate Professor, Physics

al.walters@ung.edu

Science, Engineering, Tech, 261, Gainesville

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