Posted 3:27 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2011
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[/caption]The success of UW-L's Physics Department will soon be shared to help other colleges improve their physics programs.
UW-L's physics program has been selected by the American Institute of Physics (AIP) for a site visit in fall 2011.
The National Science Foundation awarded AIP a grant to learn about and promote effective practices for the preparation of physics undergraduates for STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) career pathways to increase the size and diversity of the STEM workforce in the U.S. (Read more about the project, "Expanding the STEM Workforce by Equipping Physics Bachelors Degree Recipients and Their Departments to Address the Full Range of Career Options.")
Each year AIP publishes a list of bachelor’s-only departments averaging 10 or more bachelor’s degrees per year. For the last 10 years, UW-L has been ranked in the top 10 — usually in the top five — in the nation in regards to the most physics graduates per year. On average, UW-L awards 20 physics degrees per year with a high rate of students finding employment within a year of graduation.
"One unique feature of our program is the multiple career paths available for our students," says Physics Department Chair Gubbi Sudhakaran. "Students have options to choose a program to be a physicist, engineer or medical doctor."
In 2002, the National Task Force on Undergraduate Education selected UW-L's physics program as one of the best undergraduate physics programs in the nation. In 2004, the program received a UW System Regents Teaching Excellence Award. It has also been showcased on the American Association of Physics Teachers website.
AIP will share the results of the UW-L visit with physics programs nationally and will conduct workshops for faculty and students based on UW-L's program.
Find out more about UW-L's Physics Department.
[/caption]The success of UW-L's Physics Department will soon be shared to help other colleges improve their physics programs.
UW-L's physics program has been selected by the American Institute of Physics (AIP) for a site visit in fall 2011.
The National Science Foundation awarded AIP a grant to learn about and promote effective practices for the preparation of physics undergraduates for STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) career pathways to increase the size and diversity of the STEM workforce in the U.S. (Read more about the project, "Expanding the STEM Workforce by Equipping Physics Bachelors Degree Recipients and Their Departments to Address the Full Range of Career Options.")
Each year AIP publishes a list of bachelor’s-only departments averaging 10 or more bachelor’s degrees per year. For the last 10 years, UW-L has been ranked in the top 10 — usually in the top five — in the nation in regards to the most physics graduates per year. On average, UW-L awards 20 physics degrees per year with a high rate of students finding employment within a year of graduation.
"One unique feature of our program is the multiple career paths available for our students," says Physics Department Chair Gubbi Sudhakaran. "Students have options to choose a program to be a physicist, engineer or medical doctor."
In 2002, the National Task Force on Undergraduate Education selected UW-L's physics program as one of the best undergraduate physics programs in the nation. In 2004, the program received a UW System Regents Teaching Excellence Award. It has also been showcased on the American Association of Physics Teachers website.
AIP will share the results of the UW-L visit with physics programs nationally and will conduct workshops for faculty and students based on UW-L's program.
Find out more about UW-L's Physics Department.