Physics - New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology

Physics from New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology is a Campus Bachelor Physics degree that prepares you for a Science career. Students in the Department of Physics are encouraged to pursue a broad scientific background and to master theory as well as experiment. The fundamental courses are offered in the principal areas of physics?atomic and nuclear physics, classical mechanics, electricity and magnetism, optics, quantum mechanics, statistical physics , and thermodynamics. The department also offers several laboratory classes. There is the opportunity for students to participate in research projects during the semesters and the summertime, over and above the class and lab work. Many undergraduate students become involved in faculty research and often co-author published papers. There are three options to accompany the basic physics undergraduate degree: astrophysics, atmospheric physics , and computer science. The first two are designed around the main research interests of the faculty, so students can take advantage of the expertise of the faculty and the facilities that are offered on, or near, the campus. The latter option is present because computers play a crucial role in any application of physics. In addition, we encourage students to consider a minor in electrical engineering. Several of the faculty have expertise in these areas. The areas of research in atmospheric physics include thunderstorm electricity, precipitation, cloud particles, cloud dynamics, large-scale atmospheric dynamics, the photochemistry of the middle to upper atmosphere and the dynamics of planetary atmospheres. The Langmuir Laboratory for Atmospheric Research, located on a mountaintop an hour?s drive from the campus, offers an unparalleled opportunity for active undergraduate and graduate student participation in observation and research. The atmospheric physics group also operates a Beowulf cluster for atmospheric modeling, the Lightning Mapping Array, E-field-mill networks, and an active scientific ballooning program focused on charge motion and X-rays produced during storms. In addition, faculty members, as well as undergraduate and graduate students, participate in field programs that use the aircraft and radars of the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder, Colorado. Research in astrophysics includes pulsar radio emission, the dynamics and kinematics of nearby galaxies, quasars, radio galaxies, plasma astrophysics, comets, stellar evolution, and star formation. The Very Large Array and Very Long Baseline Array radio telescopes, operated by the National Radio Astronomy Observatory, are headquartered on campus and offer unique opportunities for research in radio astronomy for faculty and undergraduate and graduate students alike. In addition, the 2.4-meter optical telescope at New Mexico Tech?s Magdalena Ridge Observatory (MRO) is now in operation, and its optical interferometer is under construction This facility is already involving students in research and development activities. View more details on New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Physics courses.