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Physics Major Jobs and Graduate School Acceptances 2019

Graduating seniors secure jobs with NASA and are accepted to graduate programs at Brown, Columbia, Dartmouth and other institutions.

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Dickinson College Alumna Wins National Physics Honor

National physics associations honors Natalie Ferris ’18 for work she did as a Dickinson senior.

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David Jackson Awarded for Excellence in Undergraduate Physics Teaching

The associate professor of physics & astronomy will receive the award from the American Association of Physics Teachers.

Julia Huddy '19

More Challenges, Please

From theoretical physics to research on lithium batteries and solar air heaters, Julia Huddy '19 is discovering that the most challenging experiences can also be the most rewarding.

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Dickinson College to Host Lecture on Enhancing Materials for Energy, the Environment and Medicine

Renowned biological and materials engineer Angela Belcher will present the annual Joseph Priestley Award Celebration Lecture at Dickinson.

William Boyes '19 is taking the experience he's gaining as an intern at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory to help him decide which path to pursue after Dickinson.

Physics Major Explores Nuclear Fusion Through Internship at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory

William Boyes '19 gains research experience as an experimental plasma physics intern at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory.

Whether she's in the lab or not, Julia Huddy '19 is always learning something from her experience as an undergrad researcher at the Princeton Institute for the Science and Technology of Materials.

Studying the Science of Electricity at the Princeton Institute for the Science and Technology of Materials

Whether she's in the lab or not, Julia Huddy '19 is always learning something from her experience as an undergrad researcher at the Princeton Institute for the Science and Technology of Materials.

Rachel Brenowitz '19 is gaining valuable experience as a research intern with the Children's National Medical Center, where she shadows neuropsychologists and conducts independent research.

Neuroscience Major Gains Research Experience Through Internship at Children's National Medical Center

Rachel Brenowitz '19 is gaining valuable experience as a research intern with the Children's National Medical Center, where she shadows neuropsychologists and conducts independent research.

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Physics Major Jobs 2018

Graduating seniors land jobs with U.S. Army and Decisive Analytics Corporation.

Chris Fritz

Physics Major Heads to Stanford to Study Neuroprosthetics

Chris Fritz '17 will be pursuing an electrical engineering Ph.D. at Stanford, where he will be studying neuroprosthetics through a National Science Foundation grant.

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American Association of Physics Teachers Honors Dickinson College's David Jackson

Associate Professor of Physics and Astronomy David Jackson is the 2018 recipient of the Homer L. Dodge Citation for Distinguished Service to the American Association of Physics Teachers.

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Making Waves

Physicist Gabriela González will discuss the recent confirmation of the existence of gravitational waves during Dickinson’s Glover Memorial Lecture.

Moyi Tian '19 at the College Farm.

Finding Her Perfect Place

Meet Moyi Tian ’19, an aspiring change-maker who relishes in the tension between mathematics and physics, plays the violin and follows her passions, no matter what.

Ellis Johnson '18

Freedom to Innovate

Hard work and creative problem-solving have earned accolades for Ellis Johnson ’18, whether as a student-leader, beat-boxer, Russian-language student or U.S. Army cadet.

With University College London, Dickinson astronomers track the 7 Iris asteroid.

A Screaming Comes Across the Sky

Armed with Dickinson’s observatory telescope, a partnership with a university across the ocean and a keen understanding of physics, students calculate the speed of an asteroid 90 million miles away.

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