Associate Professor and Chair of Physics and Astronomy
Area of expertise
The formation of stars and planets
Vortex dynamics in the dust around new stars
About
Joseph Barranco is a theoretical physicist who uses 3D simulations to study how the spinning gas and dust around newly-formed star forms into new planets.
Highest Degree
Ph.D., Astrophysics, University of California, Berkeley
Office Phone
(415) 338-2450
Email
barranco@stars.sfsu.edu