Jonathan F. Reichert is a professor emeritus in physics at the University at Buffalo. Throughout his career, Reichert has held strong interests in solid state experimental physics, the Strategic Defense Initiative, and undergraduate education.

Reichert was born on August 29, 1931 in Cincinnati, Ohio, and is the son of Victor E. Reichert, rabbi and long-time friend of American poet Robert Frost. He received a B.S. in Physics from the Case Institute of Technology in Cleveland in 1953, and went on to receive his Ph.D. in the same field from Washington University in St. Louis in 1962.

After completing a postdoctoral research fellowship at Harvard University, he transitioned into a career in academia, becoming an assistant professor at Western Research University in 1965. Reichert held a variety of other professorships as well, becoming assistant professor at Case Western Reserve University in 1968 before accepting a position as associate professor at UB in 1970.

In 1973, Reichert achieved tenure at UB, where he held major University responsibilities and chaired a variety of committees. Most notably, he questioned the structure of the introductory physics course, helped develop UB's General Education Program, instituted and chaired the "Physics in the 80s" lecture series, developed the "innovations in Science" program, and developed undergraduate laboratories, including the UB Physics Shops.

Outside his University activities, Reichert developed TeachSpin, Inc. in 1992, which provides reliable, affordable instruments and courses to physics instructors, and retired from UB in 1998 to focus on the project full-time. He has continued to be an active member of the physics community, beginning the Jonathan F. Reichert Foundation in 2014 to help fund and furnish laboratory programs and participating as a board member, founding member, and mentor in the Advanced Laboratory Physics Association (ALPhA).