One has received a faculty position, five are in postdoctoral positions and four are working in industry. None is unemployed as of this time. The department is characterized by a great deal of internal cohesion and a willingness to try new techniques of instruction and to move into new research areas. For example, we are in the forefront of using computers in our undergraduate service and major courses, and we continue to investigate more effective ways of teaching physics and astronomy. At the graduate level, we moved aggressively into surface science eight years ago, and now we have one of the best programs in the state.
General oversight is provided by the departmental chair and an advisory committee.
This running of a department with active faculty participation has been working very well, as evidenced by our successes over the past ten years. Because of our drive for excellence and our departmental cohesion, faculty and staff give their very best. It is this atmosphere and our concept for our students which will guide us in the future. The questionnaire used for the exit survey of graduates is included in the Appendix.