Physics at Miami University

  

Contact Info
Address:  133 Culler Hall
Oxford, OH 45056
USA
Phone:  (513) 529-5625
Fax:  513-529-5629
Email:  Physics@MUOhio.Edu
Website:  http://www.cas.muohio.edu/~physicsweb/
Chair: Dr. Michael J Pechan
 
General Department Info
Degrees
Offered:		  Bachelors Masters
Staff & Student
Numbers:		  Faculty: 15
Staff: 2
Post Docs: 0
Grads: 12
Under Grads: 90
Research
Areas:		  Modern Optics:Cooling and trapping of atoms, Quantum Computing and Information, Photonic Bandgap Materials, Nanoscale Lasers. Condenesed Matter:Properties of Ceramic Materials, Magnetic Multilayers, Phase Transition Simulations. Astrophysics: Planetary Formation. Physics Education: Advanced Undergraduate Laboratory development, Physics With Toys, Innovations in the Introductory Course.
Facilities:  Observatory, 3 Optics Labs, 2 Condensed Matter Labs, 2 Computer Labs, NSF supported facilities for advanced undergrad labs in laser physics, spectroscopy, materials physics, and electronics.