When it comes to preparing undergraduate physics students for careers in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics, Carthage is among the best in the country, according to the American Institute of Physics. Read more.
From its central role in international astronomy projects, to the extraordinary research opportunities afforded to its students, the Carthage Physics & Astronomy Department offers a rigorous, exciting environment in which to study the mysteries of the universe.
Physics students at Carthage have access to some of the world's best telescopes, from Yerkes Observatory near Lake Geneva, Wis., to Kitt Peak in Arizona. Students are involved in forefront research activities with faculty, including microgravity research for NASA, computational modeling of nano-scale materials, galaxy imaging for the Sloan Digital Sky Survey, and cutting-edge research for the NSF Center for Adaptive Optics.
The department's dynamic faculty is actively involved in many different research areas. Prof. Jean Quashnock studies the formation of the universe using data from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey. Prof. Brian Schwartz uses lasers to study the basic building blocks of matter. Prof. Kevin Crosby has involved students with his research for NASA since 2008.
All faculty members are devoted to teaching and regularly invite students into their projects for real-life, real-world research experience.
"A student coming to Carthage is going to get a lot of attention in the classroom, and will have a lot of research opportunities," says Prof. Jean Quashnock, chair of the Physics & Astronomy Department. "Our students are very active, working together and with faculty on physics problems."
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Carthage Microgravity Trip 2011
The 2011 Carthage Microgravity Team's trip to Houston to perform experiments for NASA in zero-g.
The 2011 Carthage Microgravity Team's trip to Houston to perform experiments for NASA in zero-g.
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