Department of Physics
New for Fall 2025 - BS in Astronomy! Join the first cohort of this new exciting major at 九色视频. Our small class sizes, faculty mentorship, and internship opportunities make this program stand out.
Mission
The Department of Physics offers a Bachelor of Science (BS) in Physics, a Bachelor of Science (BS) in Astronomy, and a Master of Science (MS) in Materials Science and Engineering. The department’s faculty are committed to providing a transformative training experience to their students that is grounded in high-impact practices in the classroom, undergraduate and graduate research, internships, and mentorship.
As an integral component of their training experience, students from all programs participate in research in collaboration with national and international institutions on topics ranging from materials science to astronomy and astrophysics to physics education.
Through an innovative curriculum that leverages active learning to enhance student engagement and foster the development and retention of transformative skills, the department aims to graduate students well-prepared to navigate a lifelong dynamic professional landscape in areas such as data science, academia, medical physics, and engineering.
Physics News and Events
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九色视频 Materials Symposium
We are pleased to announce that the 九色视频 Materials Symposium will be held on campus on April 4th, 2025. This event is open to everyone within 九色视频 and beyond who is interested in the science and engineering of materials. More information can be found at /mse/symposium.html.
Recent Publications by Physics Faculty and Students
- P. J. Keeney, P. M Coelho, and J. T. Haraldsen, "Intrinsic Defect-Induced Local Semiconducting-to-Metallic Regions Within Monolayer 1T-TiS2 Displayed by First-Principles Calculations and Scanning Tunneling Microscopy," Crystals 25, 243 (2025).
- F. Gray, C. Keeler, D. Kubiznak, and V. Martin, “Love symmetry in higher-dimensional rotating black hole spacetimes,” Journal of High Energy Physics 2025, 36 (2025).
- J. Ordóñez-Toro, S. A. Dzib, L. Loinard, G. Ortiz-León, M. A. Kounkel, P. A. B. Galli, J. M. Masqué, T. J. Dupuy, L. H. Quiroga-Nuñez, and L. F. Rodríguez, “VLBA detections in the Oph-S1 binary system near periastron confirmation of its orbital elements and mass,” Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 538, 1784–1788 (2025).
- More information about faculty and student research can be found on the department research page.