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FOCUSED
Use lasers to turn metal meshes
Our Physics Department is a
into flters that separate oil from
place of discovery. You’ll push
water. Analyze galaxy motions to
the boundaries of knowledge
increase our understanding of
as a student researcher in
the Big Bang. Use light to
innovative facilities like our
explore the inner workings of
optics training lab. And you’ll
the cell. Unravel chaotic swirls of
experience a level of mentor-
fowing water to improve the
ship and caring you won’t fnd
efciency of everything from
anywhere else.
power plants to airplanes.
“The relationships, knowledge and research experience I gained from doing physics at Willamette all played a key role in the success of my career.” Terae Jones Hitachi High Technologies of America
Go deep. Dive into research topics like ultracold atomic/ molecular physics, cellular biophysics, ultrafast lasers and optics, fuid dynamics, chaos theory, and cosmology.
Up your game. Master essential skills like technical writing and public speaking, and learn scientifc coding using Python.
experience the
WILLAMETTE EDGE Get to work. Contribute to your professor’s ongoing research during the school year, or pursue your specifc interests at Willamette or around the world through a summer research grant.
Connect. Socialize and study with your classmates in the Physics Hearth, where timely help from your professors and bad physics jokes are just a few steps away.
Launch. Start your career right after you graduate or join our alumni at top-ranked schools like the University of Chicago, Dartmouth, UC-Berkeley, Columbia and CU-Boulder.
ENGINEER YOUR FUTURE Join our 3-2 engineering program and earn a BS from Willamette and a BS in engineering from the University of Southern California, Columbia University or Washington University in St. Louis.
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