Being successful in any career will involve understanding and using the latest advances
in science and technology. By studying physics students, obtain a solid understanding
of the foundations of these advances. A knowledge of physics will produce a broad range of career options.
Included in these options are careers such as a research scientist, technical
sales and servicing, scientific writer, corporate planner. TryEngineering.org is a resource for students (ages 8-18), their parents, their teachers and their school counselors. This is a portal about engineering and engineering careers, and it is designed to help young people understand better what engineering means, and how an engineering career can be made part of their future.
Information about emloyment opportunities in physics can be obtained from the American Institute of Physics . To help you start in careers
such as these, there are several programs in the Department of Physics, Engineering
and Astronomy. Included among these programs are:
* Bachelors degree programs (B.A. or B.S.) in physics that prepare students for graduate
or professional study or research careers.This is a typical 4 year schedule for a Physics Major.
* The Engineering Physics program that prepares students for graduate study in engineering
disciplines or for careers in industry.This is a typical schedule for Engineering Physics.
* The pre-Engineering programs which provide the science, mathematics and liberal
arts courses that are part of all Engineering curricula.There are two year transfer and 3 year transfer programs.
Excellent laboratories, designed for student use, help you reach your goal. These
laboratories include separate lab facilites for
1) electronics
- with facilities for design and testing of analog, digital and interfacing circuits.
2) materials - with specialized vacuum,low-temperature and microscope for investigating properties
of materials.
3) lasers and fiber optics - with both continuous and modulated lasers and laser video and KOP - 100 fiber optics
experiment systems.
4) atomic and nuclear physics - including a Tel-X-ometer X- ray system, Zeeman effect apparatus and gamma ray spectrometers.
5) optics and holography - with a vibration isolation table, astronomical telescopes and spectrometers.
In addition there are larger labs for general physics and physical science. In additon
to the computers found in these labs there is a computer room which is adjacent to
the faculty offices and has several Macintosh and 386 - based computers. An Apple
Color One Scanner is also available for use in this area. Faculty computers are networked
to these computing facilities and to the Internet and the campus computing networks.
We have recently finished construction on the observatory at the Wapsi River Eniviornmental
Education Center.This facility provides another opportunity for learning and independent
research.
There are three full time members of the Physics faculty at St Ambrose University.
They are Dr. Thomas Burns , Dr. Robert Mitchell and Dr. Kuo-Ho Yang . Among the
special research interests of the faculty are laser phyiscs, foundations of quantum
mechanics, microelectronics, computer simulations, astrophysics and thermal properties of materials.
