Facilities

Carthage Digital Planetarium

The planetarium in the David A. Straz Jr. Center features a new Digitarium Alpha 2+ Fixed planetarium model that allows for full sky projection during cosmology and astronomy classes. The planetarium has hosted astronomy shows for Carthage events, visiting school groups, youth groups and service organizations.

B-2 Lab

The Carthage B-2 lab is a favorite spot for physics students. Located in the Straz Center, this lab is a place where students work on projects, get help with homework or labs, and hold study groups. It includes space for research projects, as well as a machine shop, electronics bench and work area. Available at all times to students majoring in physics, this facility is also the meeting spot for the Society of Physics Students.

Microgravity Research Area

The B-2 laboratory also includes a dedicated research area for the Carthage Microgravity Program and Team. Equipment also includes vacuum equipment, electronic and computing devices, optical tables and benches.

Astronomy Research Facilities

The Carthage Physics and Astronomy Department has associations with many regional and national observatories, giving Carthage students access to the best astronomical research and observing equipment. Students have the opportunity to use telescopes at the nearby Yerkes Observatory in Williams Bay, Wis.; Kitt Peak National Observatory in Arizona; and the Steward Observatory at the University of Arizona, among other facilities. Carthage is also opening a new observatory in partnership with the Kemper Center, where students will conduct research as well as public observing sessions.

Computational Physics Lab

The department maintains a computational research lab where students and faculty utilize work stations and access remote computing facilities to conduct research in computational material science, astrophysics data analysis, and systems engineering.

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