Physics & Astronomy at Ohio Wesleyan University

  

Contact Info
Address:  61 South Sandusky
Delaware , OH 43015
USA
Phone:  740-368-3776
Fax:  740-368-3999
Email:  brtrees@owu.edu
Website:  http://physics.owu.edu/
Chair: Dr. Brad R. Trees
 
General Department Info
Degrees
Offered:
  Bachelors
Staff & Student
Numbers:
  Faculty: 4
Staff: 3
Post Docs: 0
Grads: 0
Under Grads: 15
Research
Areas:
  Astrophysics: stellar structure; condensed-matter theory: Josephson junction arrays, phase-transitions in liquid crystals and related systems; condensed-matter experiment: electrokinetics and porous media, computer interfacing.
Facilities:  The Student Observarory, with its 9 1/2 inch refracting telescope and Perkins Observatory, south of Delaware. Perkins houses a 32-inch refracting telescope and two smaller instruments. Other department facilities include a shop comprised of metal-working (lathe, milling machine) and wood-working (table-saw, scroll-saw, drill press) tools, a complete electronics lab, a darkroom, and various smaller laboratory spaces.