They also receive an excellent academic program of physics courses taught entirely by the faculty, beginning in the freshman year. These excellent teaching and research programs, plus a high degree of individual attention, offer undergraduates one of our nation s outstanding opportunities for study in physics, either as preparation for a career in science or as a liberal education that develops strengths in critical thinking. There are many physics-related activities in which students may get involved outside the classroom. Scholarships The Physics Department selects one or more students each year to receive the Clifford L. and Lillian R. Adams Scholarship. The recipient must be a declared physics major and may be an entering freshman, a transfer student or a continuing student.
Selection is based on a student's academic record, relevant test scores and recommendations.
The award is renewable. The Department of Physics has 22 full-time faculty members and 10 adjunct faculty members. Teaching facilities include modern classrooms, multi-media lecture halls and undergraduate laboratories housed in the newly completed Physics and Oceanography Building. In addition to these on-campus facilities, the advanced laboratories of Thomas Jefferson Accelerator Facility and of NASA s Langley Research Center, both of which are located nearby, are available. Other experimental research is being conducted with facilities at the Bates Linear Accelerator, SLAC and Brookhaven National Laboratory.