John Colton
John Colton
Professor
Contact
- Office: N335 ESC
- 801.997.0572 (office)
- 801.422.5286 (lab)
- 801.358.1970 (mobile)
- john_colton@byu.edu
- physics.byu.edu/faculty/colton/
- physics.byu.edu/research/coltonlab/
Preferred Contact: Email is best
Summer 2026 Schedule
| Title | Time | Days | Room | Building | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Physics 442 | 12:00p - 1:50p | MWF | B062 | JFSB | |
| Physics 697R | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | |
| Devotional | 11 am | Tu | MC | ||
| Faculty Meeting (some weeks) | 11 am | Th | N288 | ESC |
Research
Specialty: Optical spectroscopy of semiconductors, with an emphasis in spin properties and semiconductor nanostructures
Professional Bio
B.S. in Physics and B.S. in Mathematics, cum laude, BYU, 1994
M.S. in Physics, U.C. Berkeley, 1997
Ph.D. in Condensed Matter Physics, U.C. Berkeley, 2000
Postdoctoral Researcher, Naval Research Lab, 2000-2003
Assistant Professor, U.W. La Crosse, 2003-2007
Associate Professor, BYU, 2007 - 2025
Professor, BYU, 2025 - current