Peter Pella

Professor of Physics

Pella holds a Ph.D. in experimental nuclear physics from Kent State University, an M.S. in experimental nuclear physics from Rensselear Polytechnic Institute, and a B.S. in nuclear engineering from the United States Military Academy at West Point. He has participated in research at the Indiana University Cyclotron Facility and the Bates Linear Accelerator Facility

For more information, please visit the Department of Physics.

Topics:

Atomic and Nuclear Physics, Quantum Mechanics, Science, Technology, and Nuclear Weapons

Expertise: Nuclear proliferation, nuclear weapons programs of Iran and North Korea, the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty

Education: Ph.D., Kent State University; M.S., Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; B.S., United States Military Academy

Recent Work:

Pella contributed two chapters (Nuclear Nonproliferation and The International Atomic Energy Agency) to the Oxford International Encyclopedia of Peace published by Oxford University Press in October 2009. A textbook, "Nuclear Weapons, Policy, and Strategy, The Uses of Atomic Energy in an Increasingly Complex World," is in publication.

Contact Information:

pellap@gettysburg.edu
717.337.6025

Campus Box 0405
Masters Hall
North Washington Street
Gettysburg, PA 17325