For additional information on the Graduate Student Professional Development Program in College Teaching, call Barlow at ext. 4392 or the University Teaching and Learning Center at ext. The bachelor of science degree program is being launched in response to student interest and to increased demand for computational physicists by a variety of industries, said UNLV physicist Stephen Lepp. It will be the first degree program of its kind in the state. Computational physics teaches students how to use computers to solve scientific problems.
Computational physicists develop computer models that they then use in solving scientific questions.
UNLV physics professor Tao Pang said that more and more employers are seeking workers with a background in computational physics. These employers range from NASA, to pharmaceutical manufacturers, to companies involved in producing special effects for movies. For more information on the computational physics program, call the physics department at ext. Course Request forms have been sent to all department chairs and are due back to the summer term office by Dec. 4. For more information, call the summer term office at ext.