• Whether you choose to continue on to graduate school or pursue a career in industries such as computing, engineering, biotechnology, nanotechnology or statistics, you will be equipped with the necessary knowledge, technical training and problem-solving skills to handle many challenges.
    • BS majors can add flexibility to their education by including electives in mathematical physics, medical physics, astrophysics, electronics, philosophy and physics, chemical physics and more. Combine that with access to top-notch resources including Dark Sky Observatory, millions of dollars worth of electron microscopes and an atmospheric physics research station funded by NASA, Appalachian?s Department of Physics and Astronomy is an extraordinary place to learn and grow.
    • Students have opportunities to work with faculty mentors whose research specialties include materials and surface physics, optics, microscopy, Raman spectroscopy, organic semiconductors, physics education, robotics, asteroids and the physics of stars.