Jim Borgardt

Jim Borgardt is the Woolford Professor of Physics at Juniata College, where he also serves as Director of the Baker Institute for Peace and Conflict Studies and Chair of the Peace and Conflict Studies Program. He has advised Juniata’s Society of Physics Students chapter since 1998, helping students become active participants in the broader physics community through research, conferences, outreach, and leadership opportunities. He received the AIP/SPS National Outstanding Chapter Advisor Award in 2016 and has also served in national leadership for Sigma Pi Sigma. Beyond Juniata, Borgardt is a Guest Scientist at Los Alamos National Laboratory Radiochemistry Division and previously served as an AIP State Department Science Fellow and U.S. Department of State nuclear-forensics subject matter expert. His work connects physics, nuclear security, international engagement, and peacebuilding, with a particular interest in helping students see how physics can contribute to consequential problems in the world.

SPS Alumni Information

SPS Chapter: University of Arizona

Jim Borgardt is available for student engagement in the following categories: mentoring, in-person speaker, virtual speaker. Send a request using this form .

Alum Location: Huntingdon, Pennsylvania
Education Level: PhD
Disciplines: nuclear, nuclear

Job Sector: academia
Recent position: Professor of Physics, Juniata College
Job Description: College professor; also contract with the US State Department

Alumni Website: https://www.juniata.edu/academics/departments/physics/faculty.php