An image of the Orion Nebula taken from the Strawbridge Observatory during Professor Karen Masters' "Advanced Topics: Observational Astronomy" class. Photo: David Zegeye '19.
The concepts and methods of physics are fundamental throughout the sciences, and have produced profound scientific, philosophical, and technological developments. Our physics and astronomy department is built on close work between students and faculty on cutting-edge research, with nearly all physics, astronomy and astrophysics majors participating.
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Sam Epstein ’19, Brett Pogostin ’18, Maurice Rippel ’19, Laura Seaberg ’20, and David Zegeye ’19 received fellowships from the National Science Foundation that will support their graduate education and research.