Phillip Duxbury

Phillip M. Duxbury is dean of the College of Natural Science. Prior to his appointment as dean, Duxbury served as chair of the Department of Physics and Astronomy. He joined the MSU faculty in 1986 as an assistant professor, was promoted to associate professor in 1994 and became a full professor in 1998. During his MSU tenure, Duxbury also has served as physics and astronomy graduate studies director, associate director of the MSU Center for Fundamental Materials Research, director of the Center for Nanomaterials Design and Assembly and director of the Center of Research Excellence in Complex Materials. He is a fellow of the American Physical Society. Duxbury’s specialties include statistical physics, solar device models, ultrafast processes and accelerator physics. His research is funded by grants from the National Science Foundation. He is also co-PI of a workforce development project in accelerator science and technology funded by the Department of Energy.