Peter Persans

Professor

Professor Peter Persans is Associate Head of the Department of Physics, Applied Physics, and Astronomy.  His research interests have been mostly in the physics of amorphous, nanocrystalline, and low-dimensional materials with applications in optoelectronics and energy conversion. Recently, he has focused on improving undergraduate education at all levels. Current projects include development of a first semester mentor program across the sciences and facilitating student creation of open-source materials to enable remote laboratory experiment access for introductory physics education.