Physics Profile
Why should you join the Physics Program at Goucher?
Don’t be fooled by our size: we offer all the benefits of a major research university bundled into a program only available at a small liberal-arts institution. All the professors are active in exciting and cutting-edge research, in which students can become involved as early as their first summer here. Yet our class sizes are small and there are no graduate students nor graduate teaching assistants. This ensures that all classes are taught by faculty, students receive individualized attention and mentoring, and faculty have the time and resources to ensure that high-quality teaching remains our highest priority. Across our entire range of courses, our program rivals those of the best colleges, preparing students for any academic or professional pursuit. To learn more, please browse further in this website or click Contact Us.
Physics News
| New Telescope installed in the Hoffberger Observatory Over spring and summer of 2008, four new telescopes, including 3 portable 6-inch and a state-of-the-art 14-inch telescope have been purchased and installed in the Hoffberger Observatory. In conjunction with the Physics and Astronomy club, the Department of Physics and Astronomy will be using this new equipment to run monthly public-observing nights (details to follow). |
| Summer researchers inaugurate first-annual "Physics Challenge" During the 2008 Goucher Summer Undergraduate Research program, the Department of Physics held the first annual "Physics Challenge" triathalon. |
| Professor Ben Sugerman presents his collaborative student/faculty research at an international conference in Heidelberg, Germany In September 2008, Dr. Ben Sugerman, Visiting Assistant Professor of Physics and Astronomy, will travel to Heidelberg, Germany to present on-going work on light echoes at the "Cosmic Dust: Near and Far." |
| Celebration of Physics: What can I do with my Physics degree? On Friday, October 19, Joel Tenenbaum, ( '06), Ann Thomas, ('06) and Jay Zeck, ('05) will come back to their Alma Mater to talk about their post-Goucher careers for the event "Celebration of Physics: What can I do with my Physics Degree?" . |