A photographic tour of the DepartmentA photographic tour of the DepartmentProfessor John Huennekens with graduate students in Atomic and Molecular LabStudy of close, interacting binary stars. Artist's conception of U CepheiProfessor Dimitrios VavylonisProfessor Ou-Yang and students manipulating cell organelles with laser tweezersProfessor Biaggio works with a graduate student in one of his laser labsProfessor and Chair, Volkmar Dierolf in condensed-matter physics labStudents in engaged in REU (Research Experiences for Undergraduates) ProgramUndergraduate students in a first-year labStudents view the moon through telescopes in introductory astronomy labLehigh graduate student assists a third-grade student in the construction of an electric motor

Physics Colloquium: Thursday, 4/25, at 4:10 PM in Lewis Lab 316. Refreshments available at 3:45 PM in Lewis Lab 317. Speaker: Dr. Vladan Vuletic; Title: Strong Interactions Between Individual Photons Click for Announcement

Lehigh students will again be competing at the Annual Cantalobber Contest this Sunday at noon at Kutztown University. Details can be found on the Announcements page..Announcements

Lehigh Physics Graduate Students win first prize in 2012 Cantalobber Contest. Cantaloupes were fired over 1/4 mile!

Department of Physics at Lehigh University

A Message from the Chair

The new calendar year started well and all our courses are well under way. On February 1st, we had the great pleasure to welcome our newest faculty member, Joshua Pepper, to the department. He joins us from Vanderbilt University. He will strengthen our Astrophysics program with his research on extrasolar planets; planets that orbit stars other than our sun. The main focus of his research is the KELT project - a pair of small, wide-field telescopes that we are using to search for transiting planets around bright stars. He is offering a course on Astrobiology this semester.

To start out the semester, the physics graduate student association organized a poster session highlighting their research achievements. In a fierce competition, judged by first year graduate students, a poster by Brandon Mitchell was selected to be the best.

We are looking forward to great event in March. The department will host Tony Leggett, a Nobel Prize Winner in Physics, on March 27th and 28th. Tony will give two exciting lectures. Mark your calendars !!!

Volkmar Dierolf

About the Department

Our Department offers programs leading to the B.A. in Astronomy, the B.S. in Astrophysics, and to the B.A., B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees in Physics, as well as a summer research program for undergraduates.

Research Opportunities are available in the following areas...

The Department of Physics is housed in the Sherman Fairchild Center for the Physical Sciences, containing Lewis Laboratory, the Sherman Fairchild Laboratory for Solid State Studies, and a large connecting research wing.