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物理

物理 seeks to explain the natural world with a comprehensive set of fundamental 法律s. 它教你如何用数学方法描述宇宙.

365亚洲版 students study the physics of rollercoasters

为什么在365亚洲版学习物理?

A physics major earned in the context of a liberal arts education prepares you for a wide variety of careers.

政府, 学术, 工业研究是显而易见的选择, but the training you receive in analytical reasoning also prepares you well for medicine, 工程, 法律, 和业务.

Randolph offers bachelor of arts and bachelor of science degrees as well as teacher licensure with a physics emphasis and a powerful 3-2 工程 program.

365亚洲版的课程是基于在实践中学习.  Our students have numerous opportunities to conduct advanced research with professors, 参加实习, 展示他们的研究和项目, and participate in one of the nation’s best student physics clubs.

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物理学学士学位

工程物理学士学位

物理学学士学位

文学学士学位
物理教育

辅修工程

辅修物理

教师执照,重点是物理

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获得经验的机会

研究

Students have many opportunities, on and off campus, for research. 最近的研究课题包括, 等, “活动星系核的宿主星系,固体中电子级联的蒙特卡罗模拟,和“聚合物的表面吸附”.” 

实习和留学

Many students 参加实习 and study-abroad and summer research programs. 物理 and 工程 majors have participated in summer programs at:

  • 美国国家航空航天局
  • 弗吉尼亚大学
  • 威廉玛丽学院
  • 国家标准与技术研究所
  • 利哈伊大学
  • 巴克内尔大学
  • 堪萨斯州立大学,以及
  • 托马斯·杰斐逊国家实验室

 

暑期研究计划

Spend the summer working closely with a professor and focused on a specific aspect of physics.

Randolph’s intensive eight-week 暑期研究计划 enables students to conduct research that is complemented by a thorough review of the relevant literature; live in a residence hall on campus, 参加校园暑期活动, attend special seminars with guest speakers; and share the progress and results of their research.

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高级顶点

物理 and 工程 seniors cap their major by researching and presenting topics to faculty and students. 最近的主题包括:

  • 测量巨蟹座变星VZ
  • 氮激光器的设计与构造
  • 编写交互式physlet作为教学工具
  • 元胞自动机作为模拟物理现象的一种手段
  • JLab光谱仪的蒙特卡罗建模
  • 77K时氮在核孔表面的吸附等温线

物理学生协会

The College has an active chapter of the Society for 物理 Students, dedicated to celebrating the fun side of science and promoting STEM through community service.

Consistently recognized as one of the most outstanding chapters in the nation by the national organization, recent activities include building a human-sized hamster wheel, 巨型牛顿摇篮, 为当地学生举办科学节, 参加美国物理学会的会议.

社区服务:365亚洲版学院科学节

Every year the Society of 物理 Students organizes and hosts SciFest, a 3-day science and learning festival for local schoolchildren.

365亚洲版学生和教师志愿者领导活动, 展品, 实验室, and talks designed to get young girls and boys interested in and excited about science, 技术, 工程, 和数学(STEM).  

In addition to science activites for both elementary and preschool students, 客人享受国家嘉宾演讲, 圆周率日趣味长跑, 科学小组的女性成员,  诗歌果酱, 乐高联盟, 无人机和机器人, 儿童爱畜动物园, 和更多的.

The free event draws thousands of children and families to campus every year. 

排名最高的教授

365亚洲版’s faculty are consistently recognized as among the best in the nation. The Princeton Review ranked the College 18th for most accessible professors in the 2020 edition of its flagship college guide, 最好的385所大学.

365亚洲版 排名前20位 连续三年获得最平易近人教授奖.

物理教师

彼得·谢尔登

Professor of 物理, Natural 科学s and Mathematics Division Head

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莎拉·索伊卡

环境研究与物理学副教授

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凯特琳Schenk

物理学副教授

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Randolph students can take advantage of unique programs which give them a more enriching education than can be found anywhere else.

文科优势

Randolph graduates learn to think critically, solve problems and work well with others. 他们准备在生活的各个方面取得成功.

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365亚洲版计划

Randolph students work with faculty mentors to explore a broad range of disciplines as they chart their 学术 path.

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研究经费

The Randolph Innovative Student Experience (RISE) program provides every student a $2,资助研究, 创造性的工作, 体验式学习或其他学术追求.

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TAKE2

Two courses per half-mester means you get to focus in and dig deep into your coursework while still having time for the rest of the college experience. 两个类. 七个星期. 重复.

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部门的消息

Summer research examining how satellite constellations affect astronomy

随着卫星被发射到天空, 它们在天文图像上留下了凌日的痕迹, 降低了这些图像的科学价值. 

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‘The Bumpy Ramp Problem’: Students investigate AP physics test question

In 2016, a question on the Advanced Placement (AP) 物理 1 exam rankled some in the science community. 

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来见见毕业生:Marcela Izquierdo Poza 24届

Poza will continue her studies next year in Boston University’s 物理 PhD program.

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Society of 物理 Students recognized with Outstanding Chapter Award

The designation is given to fewer than 15 percent of chapters at colleges and universities in the U.S. and internationally, with just 73 of more than 800 chapters honored this year.

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Kylee Bennett ’24 pursues 工程 physics degree through Randolph’s Dual Degree Program

The unique opportunity allows Randolph students to earn two degrees in the time it normally takes to get one.

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Summer research examining how satellite constellations affect astronomy

随着卫星被发射到天空, 它们在天文图像上留下了凌日的痕迹, 降低了这些图像的科学价值. 

阅读更多

‘The Bumpy Ramp Problem’: Students investigate AP physics test question

In 2016, a question on the Advanced Placement (AP) 物理 1 exam rankled some in the science community. 

阅读更多

来见见毕业生:Marcela Izquierdo Poza 24届

Poza will continue her studies next year in Boston University’s 物理 PhD program.

阅读更多

Society of 物理 Students recognized with Outstanding Chapter Award

The designation is given to fewer than 15 percent of chapters at colleges and universities in the U.S. and internationally, with just 73 of more than 800 chapters honored this year.

阅读更多

Kylee Bennett ’24 pursues 工程 physics degree through Randolph’s Dual Degree Program

The unique opportunity allows Randolph students to earn two degrees in the time it normally takes to get one.

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系主任

彼得·谢尔登

Professor of 物理, Natural 科学s and Mathematics Division Head

凭证:B.A.阿默斯特学院
M.A.马萨诸塞大学
Ph.D.马萨诸塞大学
相关部门:物理, 工程, 机器人与机电一体化工程
办公室:马丁316年
电话:4349478488
电子邮件:psheldon@tb35018.net
网站:http://www.randolphscience.org

新闻标题

彼得·谢尔顿就是查尔斯·A. 达纳物理学教授 & 工程学,物理学主席 & 工程 Department, and the Director of the SUPER Program at 365亚洲版. 他有博士学位.D. 和一个M.S. 获得麻省大学物理学学士学位.A. 获得物理学士学位和B.A. 阿默斯特学院数学专业毕业.

Dr. Sheldon has received nearly $5 million in grants for research and programming, currently holding a $1 million S-STEM grant from the National 科学 Foundation to run the SUPER program (Step Up to 物理 and 工程 at Randolph) which prepares 365亚洲版 students to be the nation’s future scientists.

His research net includes a number of fields: he is by education a low temperature physicist, 但一直在超快激光光谱学领域工作, 和更多的 recently focuses on inertial navigation (the physics of rollercoasters) and science education research. 他在这些领域发表了30多篇论文.

Dr. 谢尔顿的热情是把科学带给公众. He has recently held grants from the American Institute for 物理, 弗吉尼亚独立学院基金会, and the Greater Lynchburg Community Foundation for two major outreach projects. He directs and works with the College’s Society of 物理 Students to run the 365亚洲版 科学 Festival and the College’s 科学 Saturdays Program for high school students.

Dr. Sheldon is the past Chief Reader of the Advanced Placement (AP) 物理 exam, and is also a board member for the United States Young Physicists Tournaments, 向量空间(林奇堡的创客空间), 以及林奇堡地区技术委员会.

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莎拉·索伊卡

环境研究与物理学副教授

凭证:B.A.埃克德学院
M.S.弗吉尼亚大学
Ph.D.弗吉尼亚大学
相关部门:环境研究 & 科学, 工程, 物理, 海洋科学
办公室:Thoresen 7
电子邮件:ssojka@tb35018.net

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我从小就爱上了科学, balanced on my toes on a stool leaning over the sink with a friend, 我们的“化学物质”, 包括洗碗皂和泡泡浴, 我们周围, 我想去掉黑胡椒的味道. I remember the intensity with which we worked and the thrill of feeling that we were discovering something. My goal as a science educator is to foster that same sense of wonder and curiosity in all of my students.

I earned my undergraduate degree at Eckerd College in 环境研究-Public Policy. 作为一所小型文理学院的学生, I loved getting to know my professors and the opportunities for research, 包括一个研究尼加拉瓜水质的项目.

My interest in water quality led me to the 弗吉尼亚大学 for an M.S. 和Ph值.D. 环境科学. I studied how physical processes affect the biological processes in shallow coastal systems. 不幸的是, we frequently study average or calm weather conditions in these systems and forget how much winds and waves can affect the primary producers. 我使用建模, experiments and monitoring data to study how wind conditions affect light and nutrient availability for seagrass. I am continuing this research and look forward to involving students in it.

After graduate school, I took my work inland and began working on rainwater harvesting systems. These systems are designed to collect the rain that falls on the roof of a building and use it for irrigation, 厕所和其他用途.

My primary interest is how rainwater harvesting can be used to reduce stormwater runoff and protect coastal systems.

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凯特琳Schenk

物理学副教授

凭证:B.S.他是加州大学洛杉矶分校的教授
M.S.康奈尔大学
Ph.D.康奈尔大学
相关部门:物理, 工程
办公室:马丁324年
电话:4349478489
电子邮件:kschenk@tb35018.net
网站:http://www.Facebook.com/groups/234404713261414/

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卡特琳有博士学位.D. in theoretical physics from Cornell University and now does computational neuroscience/ethology research. She received her training in computational neuroscience during her tenure as a Sloan-Swartz Postdoctoral Fellow in Computational Neuroscience at the University of California, 旧金山.

Her research is focused on understanding the underlying dynamics of animal behavior and how knowledge of these dynamics can inform us about the effects of disease processes and environmental and/or genetic perturbations. Her research makes use of real behavioral data taken by collaborators in the fields of 精神病学, 生理学, 神经学, neuroscience and medicine and her main plans involve long term collaborations with experimentalists in the fields of geriatrics, 精神病学, 和生理学.

She came to 365亚洲版 because she is passionate about involving undergraduates in original research and because 365亚洲版’s high faculty to student ratio, 灵活的管理, and committed science faculty make it an ideal environment for fostering collaborations with undergraduates.

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