Brian P. Anderson

Assistant Professor of Optical Sciences
Assistant Professor Department of Physics

Contact Information

 Photo: Professor Brian Anderson

Education

  • PhD, Stanford University, 1999

  • MS, Stanford University, 1995

  • BA, Rice University, 1992

Employment

  • The University of Arizona: Optical Sciences, Assistant Professor, March 2001-present

  • University of Colorado, JILA, NIST/NRC Postdoctoral Associate, 1999-2001

Professional Affiliations

  • American Physical Society, Member

  • Optical Society of America, Member

Awards

  • Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers

Teaching

  • Opti 511

  • Opti 511L

Research

  • Experimental research focuses on atomic gas Bose-Einstein condensates (BECs) held in combined optical and magnetic potentials.

  • Specific areas of interest include vortices, solitons, and superfluid dynamics. He is studying atom interferometry, phase transitions, and BEC manipulation using tailored optical potentials.