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Physics (10/01/21) Bulletin 2021-22 Physics (10/01/21) Jonathan I. Katz (https://physics.wustl.edu/people/jonathan- Physics i-katz/) PhD, Cornell University Website: http://physics.wustl.edu/graduate Theoretical astrophysics Zohar Nussinov (https://physics.wustl.edu/people/zohar- Faculty nussinov/) Chair PhD, University of California, Los Angeles Theoretical condensed matter physics Mark Alford (https://physics.wustl.edu/people/mark-g- alford/) Michael C. Ogilvie (https://physics.wustl.edu/people/ Professor michael-c-ogilvie/) PhD, Harvard University PhD, Brown University Nuclear/particle physics Theoretical particle physics Endowed Professors Ralf Wessel (https://physics.wustl.edu/people/ralf-wessel/) PhD, University of Cambridge Ramanath Cowsik (https://physics.wustl.edu/people/ Biophysics ramanath-cowsik/) Li Yang (https://physics.wustl.edu/people/li-yang/) James S. 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