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The Afshar experiment is featured on NJN News: Science. See the story under the Light Study link from 18 April 2007. You can even check out the video!
 

Welcome to our adjunct professors for 2006–2007: Glenn Berryann (Phys II), Lloyd Black (Astro), Daniel Caguiat (Phys II), James Canna (Astro), Naveed Chaudhry (Phys II NC), Lawrence Dougherty (Phys I), Peter Finkel (Phys I NC), John Herrmann (Astro), Fred Schaaf (Astro), Steve Simmerman (Astro), Chris Wasniewski (Phys II NC), and Wellington Woods (Astro)

Degree Programs

Physics

Degree Requirements

w/B.A. in Education

Photonics Specialization

Minor in Physics

Physical Science

Degree Requirements

Career Tracks

w/B.A. in Education

Chemistry Specialization

Astronomy

Minor in Astronomy

Materials Science Concentration

 

Course Descriptions

Course Syllabi

Schedule of Courses

 

Course Prerequiste Waiver forms

 

Secondary Ed Certification info

Good Questions to Ask of Grad School Programs

 

Lab Manual for introductory physics

Lab Manual for modern physics

Faculty and Staff

• Don Farnelli, Ph.D.
• Eduardo Flores, Ph.D.
• Doug Gosbin, Ph.D.
• E. J. Guerra, Ph.D.
• Jeff Hettinger, Ph.D. , Department Chair
• David Klassen, Ph.D.
• Ernst Knoesel, Ph.D.
• Michael Lim, Ph.D.
• Hong Ling, Ph.D.
• Sam Lofland, Ph.D.
• Karen Magee-Sauer, Ph.D.
• George Randall, Ph.D.
• Wellington Woods, Ph.D. (Emeritus)
• Ron Bruner, Laboratory Coordinator
• Carl Lunk, Instrument Coordinator
• Keith Johnson, Planetarium Director
• Donna D'Emilio, Department Secretary
• Jo Walton, Business Manager
• Jayne Rynex, Purchasing & Receiving

The Department of Physics and Astronomy is located on the first floor of Science Hall on the campus of Rowan University. The core of our facilities includes seven well-equipped teaching labs and eight state-of-the-art research labs. Astronomy education also relies upon the use of a rooftop observatory housing a 16" DFM telescope, and the Edelman Planetarium with a Spitz dome, Spitz 1024 star projector, all-sky slide projection system, and three video projectors. Two additional general purpose classrooms and many student centered spaces including a large atrium and many comfortable student work spaces round out the space available for physics education in Science Hall.

The seven teaching-labs support general physics, liberal arts physics, astronomy, and upper level physics courses. At Rowan, all lab courses are limited to 24 students and each teaching lab is equipped with 12 computers for student use. These computers are used in classes for running simulations, on-line experiments, on-line problem solving and collecting data and analyzing from PASCO lab interfaces which drive numerous probes including photogates, motion sensors, magnetic field sensors and many more. These teaching-labs replace the traditional lecture hall and students are active learners daily in these spaces.

We have eight active research facilities which foster student/faculty collaborative research including a Magnetics Lab, a Physical Properties Lab, a Thin Film Fabrication Lab, a Microscopy Lab, an Ultrafast Spectroscopy Lab, a Laser Cooling Lab, a Computational Physics Lab, and a lab for research in Astronomy and Astrophysics. Each is outfitted with state-of-the-art equipment. We have been fortunate to purchase several new pieces of equipment through a mixture of NSF equipment grants (DMR0216795 and DMR0114073), a major state grant from the Commission on Higher Education, a major grant from NASA and additional internal funding. Below are links to sites containing information about each of the reserach programs and activities undertaken within the facilities.

Our faculty have many and varied research programs which give our students many opportunities to get involved with hands on work. Research in Physics and Astronomy at Rowan has been supported by the National Science Foundation, NASA, and the Research Corporation. The primary research groups in our department are:

	Astronomy and Planetary Science
		E. J. Guerra, Astronomy. David Klassen, Planetary Science. Karen Magee-Sauer, Planetary Science. More about Rowan Astronomy and Planetary Science
	Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics
		Ernst Knoesel, Experimental Optical Physics. Michael Lim, Experimental Atomic and Plasma Physics. Hong Ling, Theoretical Optical Physics. More about the Rowan Laser Lab
	Condensed Matter
		Jeff Hettinger, Experimental Solid State Physics. Sam Lofland, Experimental Solid State Physics. More about Condensed Matter/Materials Physics
	Particle Physics
		Eduardo Flores, Theoretical High Energy Physics.
	Online Journals IoP APS Astrophysical Journal Astronomical Journal Icarus JGR-planets EOS ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry & Remote Sensing Planetary and Space Science Science Direct: Physics and Astronomy Science Direct: Earth and Planetary Sciences The Physics Teacher

We have a whole page of links to other Physics and Astronomy Sites.