Department of Physics| Chair | Dates |
|---|---|
| Charles W. Edwards | 1924-1937 |
| Walter M. Nielsen | 1938-1961 |
| Henry Fairbank | 1963-1973 |
| Henry Newson | 1973-1975 |
| William D. Walker | 1975-1981 |
| Harold W. Lewis | 1981-1986 |
| Frank C. DeLucia | 1986-1988 |
| Lawrence E. Evans | 1988-1997 |
| Berndt Mueller | 1997-1999 |
| Robert P. Behringer | 1999-2002 |
| Harold U. Baranger | 2002-2005 |
| Daniel J. Gauthier | 2005-2011, 2015 |
| Haiyan Gao | 2011-2014 |
| Warren S. Warren | 2015-2018 |
| Steffen A. Bass | 2018-Present |
