Physics
Mailing Address
Cleveland State University
Department of Physics
2121 Euclid Avenue, PHY
Cleveland, OH 44115-2214
Campus Location
Science Building (SI)
2399 Euclid Avenue, Rm. 112
Contact Us
Phone: 216.687.2425
Fax: 216.523.7268
physics.dept@csuohio.edu
Physics Alumni in Academia
Krista Freeman
Education:
BS Physics Honors, Math Minor (Cleveland State University – 2011)
MS Physics, PhD in Physics (Carnegie Mellon University, 2014/2017)
Experience:
Currently: Assistant Professor (from July 2025),
Case Western Reserve University – Cleveland, OH
CSU SPS Chapter President (2009 – 2011)
CSU SPS Chapter Outreach Coordinator (2009 – 2012)
NSF’s REU student at U Akron (2009)
NSF Graduate Research Fellow (2013 – 2017)
Why CSU Physics?
“It is very rare to have a department that is small enough to really care for each student, and also academically rigorous and rich with research and teaching opportunities.”
Current Research
“I am currently working “undercover” as a biologist at the University of Pittsburgh, where I study the functions, structures, and mechanisms of action of Mycobacteriophage proteins (those are the proteins of viruses that infect dangerous bacteria like those that cause tuberculosis).”
Joseph Glaser
Education:
BS Physics Honors (Cleveland State University – 2014)
BS Math (Cleveland State University – 2013)
PhD Physics (Drexel University – 2020)
Experience:
Currently: Computational Physicist,
NanoGrav consortium, West Virginia University
CSU SPS Chapter Web Master (2010 – 2012)
Why CSU Physics?
“Studying at CSU's Department of Physics allowed me the opportunity to get directly involved in cutting-edge research, which enriched my curriculum as well as prepared me for my doctoral career.”
Current Research
“His primary research interests are in the kinematic evolution of exoplanetary systems while they are embedded within their birth stellar clusters. This is a very difficult, multi-scale problem that has not been explored in detail before due to the complexity and computational resources needed.”
Justin Flaherty
Education:
BS Physics Honors/BS Math (Cleveland State University – 2016)
MS Physics (Cleveland State University – 2018)
PhD Physics (Ohio State University – 2024)
Experience:
Currently: Postdoctoral Fellow
Ohio State University – Columbus, OH
SPS Vice President and President 2014-2016
Why CSU Physics? Physics was a fun class in high school, but I was indecisive about making a career out of it. I didn't figure it out until I attended an event hosted by SPS with some friends, the famous liquid nitrogen ice cream party. While my friends found the event fun, I found so much more in it. The department was giving out awards to recognize the achievements of many students, which showed me that the department was incredibly supportive. When I interacted with faculty/students at the event, I found that they were very welcoming and seemed to enjoy their work. It really helped solidify my desire to pursue a degree in physics, and the views I had of the department during that party have never changed. Many of the faculty/staff were actively involved in my life, doing everything in their power to help me succeed and putting me on the path to a PhD. I found CSU because of family, but I ended up finding a family in the physics dept.
Current Research: working on the HELIX (High Energy Light Isotope eXperiment) and PUEO (Payload for Ultrahigh Energy Observations) experiments, which study cosmic rays and neutrinos, respectively. The HELIX experiment flew earlier this year out of Sweden, while PUEO is slated for launch out of Antarctica in December 2025.
Mailing Address
Cleveland State University
Department of Physics
2121 Euclid Avenue, PHY
Cleveland, OH 44115-2214
Campus Location
Science Building (SI)
2399 Euclid Avenue, Rm. 112
Contact Us
Phone: 216.687.2425
Fax: 216.523.7268
physics.dept@csuohio.edu