Programs in Physics
Are you interested in a career in Physics, Astronomy, or Engineering? Butler
University and the Department of Physics and Astronomy can offer
you a hands-on individual experience that will serve you well once
you leave the university, whether you're preparing for graduate
research in physics or astronomy, to be an applied physicist or
engineer in industry, a high school physics teacher, a physician, a
patent lawyer, or medical physicist. Our students have gone on to
graduate study at places such as the University of California, MIT,
Stanford, Cal Tech, Washington University, and Johns Hopkins to
name a few. Here are several reasons to why you should consider
studying physics and astronomy at Butler University:
- Excellent faculty dedicated to teaching and research
- Excellent teaching and research facilities including the
largest (fully robotic) telescope in Indiana at Holcomb Observatory
and the Laboratory for Quantum Physics.
- Research experience in fields including observational astronomy
and theoretical astrophysics, engineering, condensed matter,
elementary particle and nuclear physics, nanotechnology,
computational physics, gravitation and relativity, and
geophysics.
- Small class sizes, a 5 to 1 student faculty ratio
- Employment within the department
- Hands-on (paid) research experiences
- 100% placement rate for summer research positions and
internships
- 100% placement rate into graduate school and industry