Department News

• Get money to do research from the college! The College for Science, Health, and the Environment has put out a call for Student Research Proposals due by Wed., October 17, 2018. Details are posted on our Scholarships page. (Oct. 2)
• Apply to Work in the Department!: Would you like to be paid to work on campus as a Learning Assistant? We are hiring for the Spring Semester. Please apply by Friday, November 2. (Sept. 23).
• Sherry Fieber-Beyer '03 awarded Distinguished Alumni Award: Physics and Astronomy alum Dr. Sherry Fieber-Beyer is currently "a research assistant professor at the University of North Dakota, [and] has devoted herself to teaching graduate students the art of scientific space research. She is the sole female faculty member in the department. Beyer also currently acts as the Space Studies Alumni Coordinator and has assisted in the establishment of their alumni website and many alumni events and communication." (June 25).

Mission Statement

Our mission is to provide excellent undergraduate instruction in physics and astronomy. In lower division courses, faculty use lecture demonstrations, cooperative learning methods, hands-on activities, and field trips to develop a broad working knowledge of physics. In upper division courses, in addition to the above methods, students learn through cooperative projects, research with faculty, and hands-on instrumentation and computation projects.