Physics Opportunities for Students

Applied Physics Major:

Current Degree Requirements

Physics Minor:

Students interested in minoring in Physics may contact any professor in the department for information. The minor requires a minimum of 24 credits. The course requirements are:

Physics 211 + 211L, 212 + 212L, 213 + 213L

12 credits

Choose three: Physics 301, 302, 303, 304

9 credits

Choose one: Any 300 or higher Physics course, or CHEM 411 + 411L (Physical Chemistry), or MSCI 301 + 301L (Physical Oceanography)

3 (or 4) credits

Research:

Students may participate in undergraduate research with any of our faculty. Their research interests are outlined below:

Teresa Burns -- Research Page

• The structure and phase transitions of physisorbed gases
• Physics education

Louis Keiner -- Research Page

• Satellite Remote Sensing of oceanic chlorophyll and temperatures
• Estuarine Dynamics
• Physics Education

Var Limpasuvan -- Research Page

• Atmospheric Dynamics