Paula Popescu

Paula Popescu serves as a Lecturer, Academic Coordinator, and Instructional Labs Manager within the Department of Physics at the University of California, Santa Barbara. Her office is located in Broida Hall, room 3417, with mailing address: Department of Physics, Broida Hall, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA 93106-9530.

Her professional focus centers on:

• Physics education and curriculum development
• Undergraduate instructional laboratory operations
• Experimental physics pedagogy
• Academic coordination for laboratory courses

As Instructional Labs Manager, she oversees all aspects of the department's teaching laboratories including equipment maintenance, safety compliance, and instructional resource allocation. Her role as Academic Coordinator involves managing teaching assistant assignments and laboratory scheduling for undergraduate physics courses.