Undergraduates and Research
The Department of Physics has an international reputation for the excellence of it's research. We strongly encourage undergraduates to participate in our research groups starting as early as the second semester. This involvement is a very positive educational experience and provides an opportunity to learn practical skills and research techniques at the very forefront of basic science. It also is a great help in setting future career directions and is an asset in getting internships and employment.
This involvement is not for everyone particularly as early as the second semester and sometimes an appropriate match between student and Professor cannot be made. However, we endeavor to fulfill the needs of all our students who wish to participate in the research experience.
There are competitive research scholarships known as the Ascarelli scholarships which are awarded to entering first year physics majors based on their academic record which provides support for them to work in a research area. Individual professors from their research grants support other students.
| Physics students currently participating in research groups led by faculty. | ||
| Freshmen | ||
| Aaron Curtis | Freshman | Dr. Leonid Rokhinson, Semiconductors |
| Daniel Curtis | Freshman | Dr. Greg Michalski, EAS |
| Kris Ezra | Freshman | Dr. David Koltick, Applied Physics |
| Robert Harwood | Freshman | Dr. Sergei Savikhin, Biophysics |
| Marisa Haugen | Freshman | Dr. David Elmore and Dr. Marc Caffee, Geophysics |
| Jeremiah Hendricks | Freshman | Dr. Marc Caffee, Geophysics |
| Amy Lankey | Freshman | Dr. Matt Lister, Black Holes and Plasma Emissions |
| Sophomores | ||
| Christopher Wolfe | Freshman | Dr. Ian Shipsey, High Energy Physics |
| Adam Burton | Sophomore | Prof. Ladisch and post docs, Dr. Tom Huang and Dr. Xingya Liu in Materials Engineering |
| Daniel Hugenberg | Sophomore | Dr. Jean Chmielewski, Chemistry |
| Jeremiah Kemp | Sophomore | Dr. David Elmore and Dr. Marc Caffee, Geophysics |
| Nicholas Lilovich | Sophomore | Dr. David Koltick, Applied Physics |
| Samanatha Merritt | Sophomore | Dr. Robert Proctor, Human Performance Lab, Department of Cognitive Psychology |
| Kevin O'Brien | Sophomore | Dr. Matt Lister, Astrophysics |
| Eric Robinson | Sophomore | Dr. Laura Pyrak-Nolte, Geophysics |
| Justin Troyer | Sophomore | Dr. Marc Caffee, Geophysics |
| Daniel Wood | Sophomore | Dr. Tim Sands and graduate student Manuel Da Silvain, Material Science Engineering |
| Desiree' Skaggs | Sophomore | Dr. Laura Cayon, Cosmology |
| Juniors | ||
| Michael Slosson | Junior | Prof. Mark Haugan, Physics Education Research |
| Steve Carpenter | Junior | Dr. John Finley, High Energy Astrophysics lab |
| Jordan Heim | Junior | Dr. Ephraim Fischbach, Radioactive Decay |
| Elijah Kemp | Junior | Dr. Ivana Hrbud in the AAE Department, electric propulsion and plasma analyses |
| Brian Kozak | Junior | Dr. Ian Shipsey, High Energy Physics |
| Nicholas Mellott | Junior | Dr. Matt Lister, Astrophysics |
| Tasneem Mohsinally | Junior | Dr. Ephraim Fischbach, Radioactive Decay |
| Elizabeth Proctor | Junior | Dr. Jennifer Hovis, Chemistry |
| Brett Puetz | Junior | Dr. Sergei Savikhin and Dr. Michael Kane |
| Margaret Stewart | Junior | Dr. Fuqiang Wang, Nuclear Physics |
| Tyler Brown, | Junior | Prof. Ala Samarapungavan, Science Literacy Project, College of Education |
| Nicholas Vargo | Junior | Prof. Ron Reifenberger, Nanotechnology |
| Amber Myerratken | Junior | Professor Steve Bell in Complex Analysis (as it relates to
gravity) |
| Seniors | ||
| Brian Archambault | Senior | Dr. Rusi Taleyarkhan, Nuclear Engineering Department |
| Jeff Fitzgerald | Senior | Dr. Jiangping Hu, Theoretical Physics |
| Marcos Kohler | Senior | Dr. Ephraim Fischbach, Quantum Physics |
| Matt Marziale | Senior | Dr. David Koltick and Dr. Yeong Kim, Applied Physics |
| Julia Novak | Senior | Dr. Daniela Bortoletto, High Energy Physics |
| Jeremy Ralston | Senior | Dr. Ivana Hrbud, AAE Department, working on Advanced Propulsion Project |
| John Schaibley | Senior | Dr. Sergei Savikhin and Dr. Cramer, Biophysics |
| Anna Treaster | Senior | Dr. Laura Cayon in CMB studies |
| Greg Urbanski | Senior | Dr. John Finley and Glenn Sembroski in Astrophysics |
