Department History
Last Updated April 07 2026
Here you can find information on past graduates, department chairs, etc.
The Information in the timeline was collected from "Storms Above the Desert" and "College on the Rio Grande." Photos were collected from the New Mexico Tech Archives.
Physics Department Chair History
| Marx Brook | —1979 |
| Bill Winn | 1979—1983 |
| Ross Lomanitz | 1983—1985 |
| Dave Raymond | 1985—1994 |
| Alan Blythe | 1995—2000 |
| Jim Weatherall | 2000—2001 |
| Tim Hankins | 2001—2002 |
| Kenneth Minschwaner | 2002—2004 |
| Dave Westpfahl | 2004—2010 |
| Ken Eack | 2010—2013 |
| Michelle Creech-Eakman | 2013—2016 |
| Richard Sonnenfeld | 2016—2019 |
| Lisa Young | 2019—2022 |
| Sharon Sessions | 2022—2025 |
| Raúl Morales-Juberías | 2025—present |