The Departmental of Physics curriculum combines fundamental physics courses with hands-on laboratory training and research projects.
We have a dedicated faculty and staff that support such student participation with state-of-the-art research laboratories, observatories and other educational programs that will enhance the students' future professional prospects.
The flexibility of the curriculum permits interdisciplinary exploration, not only among the physics and astronomy disciplines, but also the other STEM fields such as biology, chemistry, geology, environmental sciences, mathematics and computer science.
We expect our curriculum to result in physics graduates who are capable of applying and adapting their undergraduate education in a variety of scientific, teaching or engineering professions, as well as future educational endeavors.
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Carla Ramsdell debuts Sustainable Physics-Inspired Culinary Education Lab
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Dr. Daniel Caton discusses recent meteor sighting with WSOC-TV
NORTH CAROLINA — Did a meteor cross the sky in our area early Friday morning? The American Meteor Society received reports from as far west of Kentu...
Dr. Daniel Caton discusses rare astronomical event on WFAE
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Dr. Rachel Smith discusses space and time on North Carolina Public Radio
After talking with a NASA astronaut, we at Due South wanted to learn more about research that’s happening here on Earth....
Dr. Richard Gray's "Birds of Boyden" exhibit on display at Boyden Observatory
Associate Professor Richard Gray from Appalachian State University, who spent six months at the observatory, has captured the beauty of 82 bird specie...