Dr. Allen L. Landers currently holds the Howard Earl and Carolyn Taylor Carr Professorship in the Department of Physics at Auburn University. Dr. Landers earned his B.S. in Mathematics and Physics (1993), along with a Ph.D. in Physics (1999) from Kansas State University. After a stint as a Postdoctoral Fellow and Visiting Assistant Professor at Western Michigan University, he joined the Auburn faculty in 2003. He is an active researcher studying atomic, molecular and optical physics, particularly through the use of novel multi-particle imaging methods to explore the dynamics of electronic and nuclear motion in atoms and molecules. Dr. Landers’ research has been featured in the Journal of Physics, Physical Review, Science, and Nature, and has been funded through the U.S. Department of Energy and the National Science Foundation. Dr. Landers teaches at all levels in the Physics Department, ranging from introductory science classes to advanced graduate courses. In addition, he works with interdisciplinary teams of Auburn faculty and staff to pursue science outreach, principally developing new opportunities for K-12 students to experience the scientific process.

Dr. Landers has recieved recognition for his work with various awards including:

• Department of Physics, Most Outstanding Professor (MOP) award 2013,2016
• College of Sciences and Mathematics, Young Faculty Scholar 2015
• Auburn University, Award for Excellence in Outreach 2014
• Department of Physics, Eugene Clothiaux Outstanding Faculty Award 2014
• College of Sciences and Mathematics, Dean’s Award for Outstanding Outreach 2013
• Auburn University Outreach Scholar, 2012
• College of Sciences and Mathematics, Dean’s Award for Outstanding Teaching 2006