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Lars English at his desk

Building a Machine to Solve the 'Traveling Salesman' and Similar Problems

Working with a group from Cambridge University, Professor of Physics Lars English publishes new research in 'Nature' journal 'Communication Physics.'

Olivia Lanes in a lab

Graduate Story: Olivia Lanes '14, IBM Quantum Engineering

The former physics major followed her gut to a leadership role in tech giant IBM's quantum community.

Paul Kanev in the planetarium

Paul Kanev ’75 Provides Dickinson's Planetarium With a 'Huge Step Forward'

With a generous gift, the Kanev Planetarium allows students to look further into the universe than ever before.

This image of a star forming was one of the first pictures released to the public that were taken by the James Webb Space Telescope.

Evoking the Wonder of James Webb Space Telescope Through Sound

Discover the stellar inspiration behind Dickinson's fall 2022 choir concert, which will be held Saturday, Nov. 12, and Sunday, Nov. 13.

John Mathers

NASA's John Mather Named Dickinson's 2023 Priestley Award Winner

The Nobel Prize winner is the senior astrophysicist in the Observational Cosmology Laboratory at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center and senior project scientist on the James Webb Space Telescope.

Lia Gilmore

Student Snapshot: Lia Gilmore ’25

Meet Lia Gilmore ’25, a physics major and social-media wiz who's studying astronomical data reduction.

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Physics Major Graduate School Acceptances 2022

Graduating seniors accepted to Drexel University and University of Chicago.

science research symposum 2022

Sharing Scientific Research—and Passion

Students present original scientific research on everything from the geoarchaeology of stone steps to the impact of climate change on snapping turtles.

lars english and his student

Dickinson Students Publish Physics Paper With Renowned Mathematician

Dickinson physics students team with Priestley Award winner and bestselling author Steven Strogatz to study the physics of synchronization using metronomes.

Gavin Frueh

Student Snapshot: Gavin Frueh '24

Meet Gavin Frueh ’24, a physics major who served a summer internship at the Dickinson College Farm.

Maitland Witmer '22

Student Snapshot: Maitland Witmer ’22

Learn more about why physics major Maitland Witmer ’22 says the professors are the best part of her Dickinson experience.

Image from Chang and Jackson’s acoustic levitation experiment. The colors, made visible by high-tech equipment, appeared just as you see them here.

Suspended in Sound: Dickinson Student Research Makes Waves in Scientific Community

Dickinson senior-thesis research on acoustic levitation (small objects being suspended in sound waves) is making waves in the scientific community.

Peter Driscoll

Dickinson College Physics Major Investigates the Planets at Carnegie Institution of Science

Former physics major Peter Driscoll ’03 strives to understand the planets in our solar system as a staff scientist for Carnegie Institution for Science.

JoEllen McBride

Helping Graduate and Professional Students Thrive

Former physics major JoEllen McBride ’04 credits Dickinson with building the communications skills she now uses to advocate for graduate and professional students at the University of Pennsylvania.

Louis Poirot

Student Snapshot: Louis Poirot ’22

Meet Louis Poirot ’22, a double major in physics and math who interned in France and once worked as a wrangler at an Arizona dude ranch.

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