Professor's Paper Featured on the Cover of the Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology
Jan 26, 2015
Dr. Brad Conrad not only has two papers coming out (one with undergrad Andrew Zeidell and both with Shawn Huston), but one has made the...
Physics Senior Accepted to Stanford Graduate Program
Jan 26, 2015
Congratulations to Matt Childers, one of our seniors in Applied Physics - he’s just been accepted into the graduate Aerospace Engineering program at...
First Year Seminar Service Learning Day
Nov 24, 2014
The Inspired Engineer first year seminar class had a service learning work day on November 15, 2014 and worked to remove logs from a steep property. T...
Department of Physics and Astronomy list as one of the "Top Producing Programs" in the country
Oct 24, 2014
APS has just released new lists of the “top producing programs” in several areas. Most notably, Appalachian State University is #3 in the producti...
Karl Mamola to Receive the American Association of Physics Teachers’ Oersted Medal
Sep 22, 2014
The American Association of Physics Teachers has just announced our friend and colleague Karl Mamola has been selected to receive their most prestigio...
Now Hiring: Tenure Track Faculty for Fall 2015
Sep 10, 2014
The Department of Physics and Astronomy, http://www.physics.appstate.edu, invites applications for a nine-month tenure-track position at the Assistant...
"Best Undergraduate Student Paper"
Aug 18, 2014
Mariah Birchard, an undergraduate student working with David Sitar, has just been awarded "Best Undergraduate Student Paper" from the Spring NCS-AAPT ...
ASU Astronomers Pen Columns for The Charlotte Observer
Aug 4, 2014
This month two Physics and Astronomy faculty members have written columns for the Charlotte Observer. Rachel Smith, Assistant Professor and Director o...
Physics & Astronomy Alumna Maggie Seeds profiled by the American Physical Society
Jul 10, 2014
Maggie Seeds graduated ASU in the spring of 2012 with a BS in Applied Physics and an astronomy concentration. Today she works at Clarkston Consul...
App State Student Wins Research Presentation Award at APS
Jun 29, 2014
At the March 2014 Meeting of the American Physical Society, App State undergraduate student Samuel Migirditch won an award for his research presentati...