Department News

• 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).
• In Spring 2019, Dr. Shastri will be offering PSCI/HONS 385: The Hiroshima Studies Tour. Check out the webpage if you are interested in this opportunity to combine classwork with an off-campus experience in Japan! (Apr. 28)
• Our Society of Physics Students chapter was recognized by MSUM with the 2017-18 Outstanding Campus Program Award for MSUM for the Physics Halloween Show. Our chapter's President, Physics major Jane Glanzer, was also recognized as the Student Organization Office of the Year. Congratulations to both the club and their president! (Apr. 18)

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.