Faculty
WWU’s faculty seek to make a difference professionally, academically, and spiritually in the lives of our students. The primary motivation for our professors is to be in the classroom with their students or in a lab working on real-world projects. They have a broad range of experience and backgrounds, and students are encouraged to visit professors in their offices or even contact them at home. Faculty members are ready to be mentors and to build professional relationships that students will value for a lifetime.
Tom Ekkens
Chair, Professor of Physics
(509) 527-2476 | tom.ekkens@wallawalla.edu
Education: Ph.D., University of Notre Dame, 1999; M.S., University of Notre Dame, 1995; B.S., Andrews University, 1991.
Research Interest: Nanotechnology.
Mitch Forncrook
Associate Professor of Physics
(509) 527-2882 | mitchell.forncrook@wallawalla.edu
Education: M.S., University of California at Davis, 1993; B.S., Pacific Union College, 1990
Research Interest: High Energy and Computational Physics, Artificial Intelligence
Tara Wyrembelski
Contract Teacher, Radiation Safety Officer
(509) 527-2148 | tara.wyremblski@wallawalla.edu
Education: M.S., Michigan Technological University; B.S., University of Kentucky.
Research Interest: Geology
Roy Campbell
Emeritus Professor of Physics
roy.campbell@wallawalla.edu
Education: Ph.D., Florida State University, 1986; B.S., Southern Adventist University, 1978.
Research Interests: Effective field theory and protein folding.