Undergraduate majors and grad students in the Department of Physics & Astronomy enjoy a low student-to-faculty ratio, hands-on research opportunities, and a friendly and supportive environment.

Student Highlights

• Graduate student Tony Nava wins teaching award
  Tony Nava, a second-year graduate student, received the 2011 Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award from the American Association of Physics Teachers.  Tony has taught a variety of lab courses and received outstanding student evaluations and strong commendations from DU faculty members.

• Physics majors pursue summer research nationwide 

  This summer, DU Physics & Astronomy students will participate in research projects both at home and at a variety of institutions nationwide.  Following is a list of students and their plans. Gina Eldridge: EUV ERC, CU Boulder, CO; Nick Long: Stencel group, DU, CO; Thienbao Nguyen: Dept. of Physics, Lehigh University, PA; Kari Storslett: National Renewable Energy Laboratory, CO; DiDi Wei: Dept. of Physics & Astronomy, UCLA, CA; Nickolas Williams: Ghosh group, DU, CO

• Undergraduate major Naomi Pequette wins national scholarship 
  

  Naomi Pequette and Robert Stencel

  Naomi Pequette, a senior physics/astronomy major, was recently awarded the Education Scholarship from the Universities Space Research Association, a national nonprofit organization that supports expanding space-related knowledge and technology.  Naomi is conducting research with Dr. Robert Stencel and has also completed two summer internships at the Maria Mitchell Observatory and the University of Wisconsin-Madison.