Physics
- Small classes, individual attention.
- Opportunities to work one-on-one with faculty in physics research (atomic physics, optics, acoustical physics), materials science research, astronomy research (asteroid photometry, near-IR spectroscopy of planetary nebulae, X-ray spectroscopy of hot stars), computational science research, planetarium science and science outreach.
- Excellent on-campus science facilities including the L.E. Phillips Planetarium, which serves thousands of visitors each year; the Materials Science Center, which includes a transmission electron microscope, a scanning electron microscope, an x-ray photoelectron spectrometer, and a scanning tunneling electron microscope; an optics laboratory; an electronics lab; surface science labs; CCD cameras; research-grade high vacuum systems; machine and wood shops; an observation platform on the roof of Phillips Hall, which uses Celestron 8-inch telescopes; and several computer labs (one of which is wireless).
- Students have access to the Hobbs Observatory, located east of Eau Claire, which is for research and public service, and has 14-inch and 24-inch telescopes in separate domes.
- In addition to gaining knowledge in the field of physics, students gain speaking and writing skills to better communicate ideas and findings.
- Students have had summer research opportunities at UW-Eau Claire
and other locations, including the University of Minnesota, the Cyclotron
Laboratory at Michigan State University, the Department of Astronomy
at Cornell University and research groups at Argonne Laboratories.
Physics Fact Sheet
