The Physics department offers courses in:
- Astrophysics
- Classical Mechanics
- Electromagnetic Theory
- Nuclear and Particle Physics
- Solid State Physics
- Thermal Physics
- Quantum Mechanics
Research
Student participation in research activities is encouraged and a number of our students have taken advantage of on-campus student/faculty research activities, off-campus internships and National Science Foundation-sponsored programs such as Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) during the summer. Research interests of the faculty include:
- space
- fusion and astrophysical plasma physics
- optical properties of condensed-matter systems
- high energy physics and cosmology
Current and prospective undergraduate research students in the natural sciences, math, and engineering can find research opportunities at http://www.webguru.neu.edu/.
Internships
The Academic Internship Program at Saint Michael's is an experience whereby students, participating employers and the College enter into a partnership designed to give students career-related, pre-professional work by fulfilling academically meaningful work assignments for their employers. Internships are supervised work experiences in both the public and private sectors. They are designed to enhance and supplement formal education and promote personal and career development.
Physics majors at Saint Michael's have done internships with the National Weather Service, the University of Vermont Biophysics Lab, and the State of Vermont Forensics lab.
Our alumni have found success in research, industry, and education. Recent Physics graduates are employed at firms including:
- Lockheed-Martin
- B.F. Goodrich Aerospace
- Microsoft
- Biogen Idec
- Ingersoll-Rand
and a variety of schools and colleges including:
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- University of Rochester
Recent Physics graduates have gone on to graduate programs at:
- Brandeis
- Boston University
- Notre Dame
- University of Massachusetts Amherst
- University of Pennsylvania
- University of Utah
To contact the Department of Physics:
Department of Physics
Saint Michael's College
One Winooski Park, Box 254
Colchester, VT 05439
Fax: 802.654.2236