Chris McCarthy, Ph.D. Faculty Adjunct Assistant Professor Physics and Astronomy Area of Expertise: Exoplanetary science Faculty and Staff Chris McCarthy, Ph.D. EducationPh.D. Astronomy, University of California, Los Angeles, 2001M.S. Physics, San Francisco State University, 1995B.A. Physics and Astronomy (double major), University of California, Berkeley, 1990At SFSU 1992-1995, 2003 - present.