PHYSICS AND ASTRONOMY 2009/2010
WHY STUDY PHYSICS AND ASTRONOMY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF DENVER?
The Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Denver combines a tradition of individualized instruction with a contemporary research focus. We have a young and dynamic faculty with innovative research programs. We provide an attentive, hands-on research and learning environment up to the PhD level. The department offers a low student-to-faculty ratio in all advanced and graduate physics and astronomy courses and guarantees individualized attention to each student.
The department has major research thrusts in stellar astronomy/astrophysics, biophysics, and condensed matter physics. Our faculty members are internationally recognized and accomplished researchers. The department is a part of two major interdisciplinary centers recently founded at DU: the Integrated Molecular Life Sciences and Biophysics program and the Center for Nanoscale Science and Engineering. Major state-of-the-art instrumentation is available in the department and through collaborations with nearby national institutes in the region (NIST, NREL and NCAR), where many of our faculty hold associate appointments. Also, the Division of Natural Sciences and Mathematics maintains our own Linux cluster system for in-house high-performance computational needs.