淫妻社

Department of Physics and Astronomy

Welcome to the Department of Physics and Astronomy at 淫妻社. We are a growing, world-class department with strong programs in research and academics, nationally and internationally recognized faculty members, ties to physics-related industries and a record of student success. We strive to provide students with access to the cutting-edge research efforts of a larger institution, while still maintaining the level of personal interaction with faculty found at smaller places. Our faculty have the highest level of external research funding at 淫妻社, with a five-year total of more than $42 million! (Source: 淫妻社 Office of Research, 12/2023)

Starting median salaries for physics and astronomy careers

In addition to providing a strong education in physics and astronomy, our programs educate students in the areas of critical thinking, modeling, design and development. This allows physics and astronomy majors to be hired in a variety of settings. Salary information is based on (AIP research, 2025).

$115,000
Private sector grad

$70,000
Private sector, STEM, undergrad

$65,000
National labs/government

$47,250
Education

Physics and astronomy - study the world and the universe

The study of physics & astronomy allows us to address the age-old questions, 鈥渉ow do things work?鈥 and 鈥渨here do we come from?鈥 Physics forms the basis for other sciences and much of our technology. Additionally, an understanding of physics plays a crucial role in addressing many important challenges such as energy production, semiconductor technology, and climate change.

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  • July: Congratulations to Dr. Mandy Caputo (Rupali Chandar, advisor) for successfully defending her Ph. D. thesis entitled "Disentangling the Formation and Dissolution of Optically Bright and Obscured Stellar Clusters in Nearby Extreme Star-forming Environments"
  • July: Congratulations to Dr. Nalini Kaluarachchi (Mike Heben, advisor) for successfully defending her Ph. D. thesis entitled "Enhancing CdTe Solar Cell Performance Through Emitter Optimization & Back Buffer Design, Using Novel Processing and Characterization Techniques"
  • July: 13 ABC's "Spacing Out" talks with Dr. Michael Cushing about and
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  • June: Congratulations to Dr. Kshitiz Dolia (Yanfa Yan, advisor) for successfully defending his Ph. D. thesis entitled "Fabrication of Efficient Four-Terminal Perovskite Tandem Solar Cells"
  • June: Congratulations to Aparajita Dixit (Randy Ellingson, advisor) for successfully defending her Master's thesis entitled "A study for ultra-thin CdTe Top Cell for a Two-Terminal CdTe/CdSeTe Tandem Solar Cell"

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