News and Events

 

Fall 2024
	New graduates!	Four Physics majors graduated in December 2024:   Ryan Carlock, Cody Morrell, Anthony Vaughn, and Xavier Hurley.     Anthony and Xavier graduated with distinction.
	Faith Simmons	Physics major Faith Simmons presented a poster titled "A Study of the Luminous Blue Variable HEN 3-519 and its Neighbor AG Car" at the Southeastern Section of the American Physical Society in October 2024.
	Graduate school bound!	Eight new ETSU Physics major graduates started graduate school this fall.  Starting graduate school in Physics are: Joseph Hewa (University of Tennessee Knoxville), Trevor Cox (Washington State University), Joseph Fry (North Carolina State), Nicolaus Meredith (North Carolina State), Amelia Greathouse (McGill University), and Grace Anderson (Auburn University).   Starting graduate school in the ETSU Masters of Arts in Teaching program are Joshua Filoteo and Marissa Hankins.  In picture, left to right: Nick Meredith, Amelia Greathouse, Marissa Hankins, Trevor Cox, Grace Anderson, Joseph Hewa, and Joshua Filoteo.
	Austin Bazydlo	Physics major graduate Class of 2016 Austin Bazydlo (formerly Austin Patrick) is now the Chief of the Data Science and AI Applications Branch in the Division of Technical Resources at the National Institutes of Health.  He received a Ph.D. in Medical Physics from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2021.
	Jordan Teague	ETSU Physics graduate Jordan Teague (class of 2022) completed her M.S. degree in Medical Physics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison this year.  She is now working towards a Ph.D. in Medical Physics at UW-Madison.
	Sigma Pi Sigma	A new chapter of the Physics student honor society, Sigma Pi Sigma, started at ETSU this fall.   Five Physics majors/minors including new graduates were inducted:   Marissa Hankins,  Joshua Filoteo, Matthew Watson, Faith Simmons, and Grant Shirley.
Summer 2024
	Daniel Waters	ETSU Physics major Daniel Waters is participating in a Research Experience for Undergraduate program in Physics at Brigham Young University this summer
	Cody Morrell	ETSU Physics major Cody Morrell is working in the Department with Dr. Beverly Smith this summer, doing research on galaxies
	Jace Luttrell, Alex Bridgforth, and Torrey Warren	ETSU Physics majors Jace Luttrell, Alex Bridgforth, and Torrey Warren are participating in the ETSU Noyce summer internship program this summer.
	Faith Simmons and Larra Fouch	ETSU Physics majors Faith Simmons and Larra Fouch are participating in the McNair Program at ETSU this summer
	Trevor Cox	New ETSU Physics graduate Trevor Cox is working in the Department with Dr. Robert Pattie this summer
Spring 2024
	Graduation May 2024	Six Physics majors graduated in May 2024, and one graduated in December 2023.  All seven are shown in this picture from the May 2024 graduation.  Left to right: Nick Meredith, Amelia Greathouse, Marissa Hankins, Trevor Cox, Grace Anderson, Joseph Hewa, and Joshua Filoteo.
	Spring lunch in honor of the graduating seniors	The Department held a lunch in honor of our graduating seniors on April 26, 2024.  Five of the graduating seniors are shown in this picture.  Left to right: Nick Meredith, Joshua Filoteo, Joseph Hewa, Marissa Hankins, and Trevor Cox. All five of these students are graduating with Distinction.    Joseph Hewa won the outstanding student in Physics award for the year.   A sixth graduating senior, Grace Anderson, is not shown.
	Honors Banquet	Dr. Mark Giroux (2nd from left) was awarded the Honors Coordinator of the Year prize at the University Honors banquet April 23, 2024.  Three graduating Physics majors were also honored for completing the Honors-in-Discipline in Physics program (left to right: Trevor Cox, Joshua Filoteo, and Joseph Hewa).
	Mr. Brian Espino	Mr. Brian Espino won the College of Arts and Sciences Lecturer prize for 2024
	Honors Thesis Presentations	Four Physics majors presented their Honors theses during the Spring 2024 semester.  These students and their theses titles are:  "Investigation of Fast Scintillators for Neutron Detectors", Joshua Filoteo: "DNA Damage Initiated by Electron Transfer", Nick Meredith: "Closely Watching Ultracold Neutron Decay", and Joseph Hewa: "Modeling the X-ray Stellar Wind Profle Shapes of He-Like Triplets from UV-Bright Massive Stars". Joseph Hewa is shown in the picture to the left.
	Undergraduate Women in Physics Conference	Three Physics majors attended the Undergraduate Women in Physics Conference, held at Clemson University January 2024. Left to right, they are: Caitlin Dotson, Chloe Newton, and Faith Simmons
	Students at AAS Meeting	Three Physics majors presented research at the January 2024 meeting of the American Astronomical Society. Left to right: Joseph Hewa, Grace Anderson, Sophia Pruitt.
Fall 2023
	Amelia Greathouse	Physics major Amelia Greathouse graduated in December 2023
	Simeon Ignace	New Physics major graduate Simeon Ignace (Class of 2023) started graduate school in Quantum Computing at the University of Wisconsin at Madison this fall.
	Colby Cox	New Physics major graduate Colby Cox (Class of 2023) started graduate school at ETSU in the Masters of Arts in Teaching (MAT) program.  The picture to the left shows Colby doing a presentation at Sullivan East High School as part of the Physics Ambassadors program.
Summer 2023
	Noyce summer interns	This summer, seven ETSU undergraduates are participating in the Noyce summer intern program. Of these seven, four are Physics majors.  The seven interns are shown in the picture to the left. From left, they are: Marissa Hankins (Physics), Dakota Barnes (Math), Anthony Vaughn (Physics), Daniel Waters (Physics), Ryan Carlock (Physics), Kevin Willis (Math), and James Daley (Chemistry).
	Grace Anderson	ETSU Physics major Grace Anderson is participating in the RISE (Research Intensive Summer Experience) program at Rutgers University this summer.
	Nick Meredith	ETSU Physics major Nick Meredith is participating in the undergrad research student internship program at Oak Ridge this summer.
	Trevor Cox	ETSU Physics major Trevor Cox is participating in the Research Experience for Undergraduate program at the University of Texas, Rio Grande Valley
	Matthew Watson	ETSU Physics major Matthew Watson is working in the Department this summer with Dr. Beverly Smith on research on galaxy morphology.
	Joseph Fry and Amelia Greathouse	New ETSU Physics graduate (class of 2023) Joseph Fry and current ETSU Physics major Amelia Greathouse are working in the Department this summer on nuclear physics research with Dr. Robert Pattie
Fall 2022/Spring 2023
	Graduating Seniors	Three Physics majors graduated in May 2023: Simeon Ignace(in picture on left), Joseph Fry, and Colby Cox. Simeon Ignace won the `Outstanding Student in Physics' award for the year. Both Simeon and Joseph Fry graduated `with distinction'.
	Taylor Lowe	New Executive Aide Taylor Lowe started working in the Department Spring 2023
	Shawn Toner	Shawn Toner (Physics graduate, class of 2021) started a new job with Lockheed Martin Space out in Colorado as a Flying Test Probe Engineer.
	Isaac Smythe	Physics graduate Isaac Smythe (graduated from ETSU in December 2022) has started a post-baccalaureate position at Los Alamos National Laboratory.
	Amelia Greathouse	Physics major Amelia Greathouse presented her Honors thesis Monday March 27, 2023.  Her thesis title is `Development of Backscatter and Pile-up Identification for UCNA+'. Her thesis advisor is Dr. Robert Pattie
	Anthony Phillips	Physics major Anthony Phillips is doing an internship at BAE Systems during Spring 2023
	Undergraduate Women in Physics Conference	Three ETSU Physics majors (Marissa Hankins, Amelia Greathouse, and Grace Anderson) attended the Undergraduate Women in Physics Conference held at Auburn University from January 20-22, 2023.  This conference was sponsored by the American Physical Society.
	Sabrina (Hurlock) Buer	Sabrina (Hurlock) Buer (Physics major Class of 2010) received her Ph.D. in Environmental Science from Tennessee Tech in December 2022. She is now working at Tennessee Tech as both the Associate Director of the Photocatalysis Laboratory and the Program Coordinator for the NSF-NRT Engendering the Spirit of Gadugi at the Food-Energy-Water Nexus Program.
	Amelia Greathouse	Physics major Amelia Greathouse at work at Los Alamos National Laboratory in December 2022. Amelia traveled to LANL with Dr. Robert Pattie as part of a program to build a neutron detector.
	Isaac Smythe	Physics major Isaac Smythe graduated from ETSU in December 2022.
	Matt Cannon (Class of 2015)	Matt Cannon (Physics major, class of 2015) has started a new job at Oak Ridge National Laboratory.  He is a Process Coordinator for the plutonium fuel program for upcoming NASA rovers.
	Jordan Teague (Class of 2022)	Physics major Jordan Teague started graduate school in Medical Physics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in Fall 2022.
	Justin Petit (Class of 2022)	Physics/Chemistry double major Justin Petit started graduate school in Chemistry at ETSU in Fall 2022.
Summer 2022
	Melvin Joseph Weatherly	Melvin Joseph Weatherly (Class of 2012) reports that he currently works as a Radiation Health Physicist at the Washington State Department of Health.  His focus is on X-ray compliance and equipment testing, as well as mammography program audits.  Joe received his M.S. in Applied Physics from the University of Washington in 2016.
	Robert Pattie	Dr. Robert Pattie has won a $320,000 grant from the National Science Foundation for detector development for research on neutrons. For more information, click here.
	Isaac Smythe	Physics major Isaac Smythe is participating in a Research Experience for Undergraduates program at Jefferson Lab, a U.S. Department of Energy facility in Newport News Virginia.  He is working on timing calibration of the SuperBigBite Hadron Calorimeter.
	Xavier Hurley and Joshua Filoteo	Physics majors Xavier Hurley (left) and Joshua Filoteo (right) participated in the Noyce summer intern program at ETSU this summer.
	Xavier Hurley	After the end of the Noyce intern program, Physics major Xavier Hurley has been working this summer in the Department with Dr. Beverly Smith using Early Release Data from the James Webb Space Telescope.
	Grace Anderson and Trevor Cox	Two Physics majors, Trevor Cox (top) and Grace Anderson (bottom), are participating in the Ronald McNair program at ETSU this summer.
	Joseph Hewa	Physics major Joseph Hewa is doing research with Dr. Richard Ignace in the Department this summer
	Dr. Richard Ignace	Click here to see an interview of Dr. Richard Ignace

Fall 2021/Spring 2022
	Graduation 2022	Seven Physics majors graduated in May 2022.  Left to right: Richard McDonald, Matthew Silver, Justin Petit, Jordan Teague, and Robert Mercer.  Not shown: Ryan Sears and Madeline (Kinsey) Copeland.
	Richard McDonald	On April 22, 2022, Physics major Richard McDonald gave his thesis presentation titled `the Development of a Prototype Electron Detctor for the UCNA+ Experiment.' His thesis advisor was Dr. Robert Pattie.
	Dr. Lattie Collins	Retired Professor of Physics Dr. Lattie Collins passed away January 20, 2022.  While at ETSU, Dr. Collins served as Chair of the Department of Physics for many years, as well as as interim Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, and as interim Provost. For a detailed obituary, click here.
	Colby Cox	Physics major Colby Cox gave a presentation on careers in Physics at Sullivan East High School in Bluff City TN as part of the Physics Ambassadors Program
	Robert Bryce Yeatts and David-Michael Byrne	Two Physics majors, Robert Bryce Yeatts and David-Michael Byrne, graduated in December 2021.
	Robert Bryce Yeatts	Physics major Robert Bryce Yeatts gave a presentation on his Honors thesis on November 15, 2021.  His thesis was titled `Spin Transport in Transition Metal Dichalcogenide (TMDC) Nanoribbons'. His thesis advisor was Dr. Frank Hagelberg
	Richard McDonald	Physics major Richard McDonald attended the 88th Annual Meeting of the Southeastern Section of the American Physical Society. He presented a paper entitled `Development of a Prototype Electron Detector for Use in UCNA+ Experiment'.  His abstract is available here.
	William Jamieson (Class of 2013)	William recently started a job at the Space Telescope Science Institute in Baltimore Maryland. William is working on science calibration and software development for the Hubble Space Telescope and the James Webb Space Telescope, along with the planned Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope. William was a double major at ETSU in Physics and Math, graduating in 2013.  He earned a Ph.D. in mathematics from the University of Nebraska in 2020.

Summer 2021

Jordan Teague

Physics major Jordan Teague is participating in an internship program this summer at St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital

Simeon Ignace and Colby Cox

Physics majors Simeon Ignace and Colby Cox are participating in the ETSU Noyce Summer Internship program this summer.  Colby is working with the ETSU Renaissance Camp, and Simeon is being hosted by the Hands On Discovery Center in Gray Tennessee.

Richard McDonald

Richard McDonald, another ETSU Physics major, is participating in an internship program at the University of Kentucky this summer

Joseph Hewa

Physics major Joseph Hewa is working in the Department this summer on a research project with Dr. Beverly Smith

Austin Patrick Bazydlo, class of 2016

Austin Patrick (now Austin Patrick Bazydlo), ETSU Physics major class of 2016, has completed his Ph.D. in Medical Physics from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.  His thesis title was `Associations of White Matter Microstructure to Memory Processes: Insights for Neuroplasticity and Cognitive Decline'.  He previously completed a masters in Medical Physics from the same school in 2018.   He is now working as a Data Scientist at Healthcare Fraud Shield.

Brianne Dunn, class of 2018

Brianne Dunn, ETSU Physics/History double major, class of 2018, completed a Masters degree in Physics at Clemson University in 2021.

Fall 2020/Spring 2021

New Graduates

Two Physics majors, Zebedee Damrau (shown on left) and Shawn Toner, graduated in May 2021.   They both won prizes for `Graduating with Distinction'.   Zebedee won the Outstanding Student in Physics Prize for 2021. 

Richard McDonald

Physics major Richard McDonald (shown) gave a talk titled `Implementing a Uranium Fission Insert at the LANL Ultracold Neutron Source' at the Virtual Division of Nuclear Physics conference, which was held October 29 - November 1, 2020.  The Division of Nuclear Physics is a division of the American Physical Society.     A link to his talk is provided here.  Richard was supervised on his project by Dr. Robert Pattie.  Physics major Kinsey Copeland also made a presentation at the meeting.   Her project was titled `Determining the Charge Sharing Bias between Pixels in Nab Silicon Detectors'.   She was supervised on her project by Dr. Leah Broussard from Oak Ridge National Laboratory.

Taylor Spurrier

Physics major Taylor Spurrier graduated in December 2020.

Isaiah Cox

Physics Alumnus Isaiah Cox (Class of 2020) started graduate school in Physics at Clemson University this fall.

Bronson Lynn

Physics Alumnus Bronson Lynn (Class of 2020) started graduate school in Chemical Engineering at Clemson University this fall.

Mark Jones

Physics graduate Mark Jones (Class of 2020) started graduate school in Financial Mathematics at Florida State University this fall.

Dr. Benjamin McKinney

Physics Alumnus Dr. Benjamin McKinney (Class of 2015) finished his M.D. at Quillen Medical School in May 2020, and has started a Residency in Emergency Medicine in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.

Peter Wagstaff

Physics graduate Peter Wagstaff (Class of 2020) started work as a Research Assistant in the Radiation Oncology Department at Loyola University Chicago.

Joseph McNeil

Physics graduates Joseph McNeil (Class of 2015) and Ashton Morelock (Class of 2017) report that they were married in December 2019.   Joseph finished his Ph.D. in Physics at the University of Florida in December 2020, and Ashton is a Ph.D. candidate at Florida State University.  They are living in Tallahassee Florida, and Joseph is now teaching at Tallahassee Community College. 

 

SUMMER 2020

Zebedee Damrau

Physics major  is working with Dr. Beverly Smith this summer on X-ray measurements of galaxies in clusters.

Kinsey Copeland

Physics major  is participating in the Science Undergraduate Laboratory Internships (SULI) summer research program for undergraduates at Oak Ridge National Laboratory this summer.  The SULI program is funded by the U.S. Department of Energy.  Kinsey is investigating the impact of charge-sharing between detector pixels on the accuracy of reconstruction of electron energy in the Nab experiment.

Richard McDonald

Physics major Richard McDonald is working with Dr. Robert Pattie this summer on research involving optimizing the design of a low enrichment uranium fission neutron multiplier for the Los Alamos ultracold neutron source. 

David-Michael Byrne

Physics major David-Michael Byrne is working on a research project with Dr. Robert Pattie this summer involving modeling the transport of ultracold neutrons in a time of flight spectrometer.

Fall 2019/Spring 2020

Dr. Gary Henson

ETSU hosted a public viewing of the Mercury Transit on November 11, 2019.   In the left picture, Dr. Gary Henson is seen viewing the transit.

end-of-semester lunch

The Physics Department hosted an end-of-semester lunch for Physics majors December 11, 2019.   Majors Richard McDonald (left) and Taylor Dennis are shown in this picture. 

October 2019 meeting of the American Physical Society Division of Nuclear Physics

 ETSU student Isaiah Cox was the lead author on a poster titled `Temperature Dependence Measurement of the Light Yield in Stilbene'.  

October 2019 meeting of the American Physical Society Division of Nuclear Physics

ETSU student Taylor Dennis was the lead author on a poster titled `Characterizations for a Mirror Neutron Search'.  ETSU Assistant Professor Dr. Robert Pattie also attended the meeting.

Shawn Toner

Physics major Shawn Toner presented a poster at the Virtual Appalachian Student Research Forum in April 2020.  The in-person forum was cancelled because of the COVID-19 virus, however, student abstracts and posters were made available virtually.   Shawn's poster was titled "X-ray Emitting Hot Gas Production in Nearby Merging Galaxies".  

William & Jessie Jamieson

ETSU Physics major graduate William Jamieson (on left) (Class of 2013) has completed a Ph.D. in Mathematics at the University of Nebraska, in Mathematical Biology.   He is now employed at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, in their Global Modeling and Assimulation Office.

ETSU Physics minor/Math major Jessie Deering (now Jamieson), Class of 2013, is now employed at Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory.  She is also shown in the picture on the left.

 Five Physics majors graduated from ETSU in May 2020.  In order from left: Isaiah Cox, Taylor Dennis, Mark Jones, Bronson Lynn, and Peter Wagstaff.   All five of them were awarded prizes as `Graduating with Distinction'.   Bronson Lynn was awarded the Outstanding Student in Physics Award for the year, being the graduating senior with the highest overall GPA.

Summer 2019

Shawn Toner

Physics major Shawn Toner is working in the ETSU Physics and Astronomy Dept this summer with Dr. Beverly Smith.   He is working with images of interacting galaxies at multiple wavelengths, including infrared, optical, ultraviolet, and X-ray.

Peter Wagstaff

As part of a summer Research Experiences for Undergraduates program, Physics major Peter Wagstaff is working at Miami University this summer. He is working in the Bose Einstein Condensate lab, building the optics and coils for laser cooling and magneto-optical traps.

Taylor Dennis

Physics major Taylor Dennis is working on neutron experiments at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, as part of the Science Undergraduate Laboratory Internships (SULI) program of the U.S. Department of Energy. At left is a picture of her making a presentation on her research at the "Ignite-off" competition, as part of her internship.  She was a finalist in the competition.  Click here for more information about the Ignite-off presentations.  Click here for an interview of Taylor about her experiences.

Isaiah Cox

Physics major Isaiah Cox is doing an internship this summer at Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico.  This internship is also part of the SULI program supported by the U.S. Department of Energy.

Bronson Lynn

Physics major Bronson Lynn is participating in a Research Experiences for Undergraduates program at the University of Minnesota this summer.

Zebedee Damrau

Physics major Zebedee Damrau is working with Dept faculty member Dr. Robert Pattie this summer in his research lab on campus.

 

 

SPRING 2019

Samantha Tesnear

Physics major Samantha Tesnear graduated in May 2019

Darwin Gamble

Physics major Darwin Gamble graduated in May 2019

Nicholas Woo

Physics major Nicholas Woo graduated in May 2019

David Binns

Physics major David Binns graduated in May 2019. David Binns won the 2019 `Outstanding Student in Physics' Award. 

Holden Dingus

Physics graduate Holden Dingus (class of 2016) completed a Masters in Arts in Teaching at ETSU in May 2019.

Four Physics majors presented posters

Four Physics majors presented posters at the March 12, 2019 Appalachian Student Research Forum held at the Millenium Centre in Johnson City Tennessee.  Left to right: Bronson Lynn, Peter Wagstaff, Mark Jones, and Isaiah Cox.  Peter Wagstaff's poster was titled `Spatial Extent of Diffuse X-ray Emitting Regions of Major Mergers'.   Mark Jones had a poster titled `Detached Tidal Dwarf Galaxies'.   Isaiah Cox had a poster titled `EDGES: Radial Star Formation Histories in Nearby Galaxies NGC 4102 and UGC 07608'.   Bronson Lynn was a co-author on a poster led by Kwabena Fobi from the Chemistry Department, titled `Extraction, Purification, and Characterization of Radioprotective Agent gamma-Tocotrienol Isomer in Palm Oil'.

Zebedee Damrau and Isaiah Cox 

ETSU Physics majors Zebedee Damrau (right) and Isaiah Cox (middle) presented posters at the January 2019 meeting of the American Astronomical Society, held in Seattle Washington.   ETSU graduate Macon Magno (left) also presented a poster.  Macon is now a graduate student at Texas A&M Commerce.    Zebedee's poster was titled `Modeling Variability in f/i Line Ratios for X-rays from Stellar Winds'.  The title of Isaiah's poster was `EDGES: Radial Star Formation Histories in Nearby Galaxies NGC 4102 and UGC 07608'.  Macon's poster was `H-alpha Spectroscopy of Bright Stars'.

SPRING 2019 ~ Faculty

Dr. Robert Pattie hosted a team meeting of the Ultracool Neutron tau (UCN tau) research group.

ETSU Physics and Astronomy Department faculty member Dr. Robert Pattie hosted a team meeting of the Ultracool Neutron tau (UCN tau) research group.  The meeting was held at the Millenium Centre in Johnson City February 2-3, 2019.  The UCN tau experiment is being conducted at Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico. ETSU undergraduate Physics major Isaiah Cox also participated in the meeting.

Fall 2018 ~ Students

Isaiah Cox and Mark Jones

Physics majors Isaiah Cox and Mark Jones decorate cookies at the Fall 2018 end of semester lunch for majors.

Fall 2018 ~ Alumni

Brianne Dunn

Physics graduate Brianne Dunn (Class of 2018) started graduate school in Physics at Clemson University this fall.

Macon Magno

Physics graduate Macon Magno (Class of 2018) started graduate school in Physics at Texas A+M Commerce this fall.

Zakery Simpson

Physics graduate Zakery Simpson (Class of 2018) started graduate school in Medical Physics at the University of Toledo this fall.

Dustin Gilmer

Physics graduate Dustin Gilmer (Class of 2018) started graduate school at the University of Tennessee at the Bredesen Center for Interdisciplinary Research.

Joshua Cassels

Physics/Math graduate Joshua Cassels (Class of 2018) reports that he is now working as an Operations Analysis at Cellular Sales Inc, in Knoxville Tennessee

Fall 2018 ~ Faculty

Dr. Robert Pattie

New Assistant Professor of Physics Dr. Robert Pattie started teaching at ETSU in Fall 2018.   Dr. Pattie received his B.S. in Physics from Virginia Polytechnical Institute and his Ph.D. in Physics from North Carolina State University.  Before coming to ETSU, he was a Post-Doctoral Researcher at Los Alamos National Laboratory.   He is an expert in low energy subatomic physics, particularly experimental work on ultracool neutrons.

Summer 2018 ~ Students

Mark Jones and Peter Wagstaff

Physics majors Mark Jones and Peter Wagstaff are working in the Department this summer with Dr. Beverly Smith.    They are working on projects involving multi-wavelength images of interacting and merging galaxies.

Zebedee Damrau

Physics major Zebedee Damrau is working with Dr. Richard Ignace this summer on a research project studying stellar winds.

Isaiah Cox

Physics major Isaiah Cox is participating in a Research Experience for Undergraduate program in Astronomy at the University of Wyoming this summer.  

Summer 2018 ~ Faculty/Staff

Dennis Hedrick

Long-time Department Laboratory Technician Dennis Hedrick is retiring after 41 years at ETSU.  Here's a picture of him cutting the cake at his retirement party.

Spring 2018 ~ Students

Physics majors graduate

Seven Physics majors graduated in May 2018:  Josh Cassels, Brianne Dunn, Dustin Gilmer, Charles Patrick Lewis, Macon Magno, Zak Simpson, and Kyle Stambaugh.

Lunch in honor of graduates

The Department hosted a lunch April 25, 2018 in honor of the seven Physics majors scheduled to graduate in May 2018.   From left to right: Macon Magno, Josh Cassels, Charles Patrick Lewis, Kyle Stambaugh, Zak Simpson, Brianne Dunn, and Dustin Gilmer.  At this lunch, Macon Magno was presented with the `Outstanding Student in Physics' prize this year, for having the highest overall GPA.   Macon and Brianne were both honored as `Distinguished Graduates'.

Macon Magno

Physics major Macon Magno gave a seminar April 23, 2018 in the Department on his Honors thesis, titled `Modeling Beta Lyrae's H-alpha Profile'.

Physics majors present posters

Six Physics majors presented posters at the Appalachian Student Research Forum on April 5, 2018. Their names and poster titles are:  Brianne Dunn: `Hot, Cold, and Warm Interstellar Gas in Galaxy Mergers', Isaiah Cox:   `Multi-Wavelength Statistics of Clumpy Galaxies', Taylor Dennis:   `Clumps and Clusters in Ring Galaxies',  Macon Magno:  `A Study of the H-alpha Emission Line Shape in Beta Lyrae',  Zakery Simpson:  `Adolescent Alcohol-Drinking Leads to Long-Lasting Changes in the Medial Prefrontal Cortex',  Dustin Gilmer:  `Factors that Influence Success in Research Funding: A Quantitative Study'.    In picture, from left to right:  Zak, Isaiah, Macon, Brianne, Taylor, Dustin

Physics majors gave talks at the Boland Undergraduate Research Symposium

Three Physics majors gave talks at the Boland Undergraduate Research Symposium, held March 27, 2018 in the Millenium Centre in Johnson City Tennessee.  Dustin Gilmer (left) gave a talk titled `Factors that Influence Success in Research Funding: A Quantitative Study'.   Macon Magno's talk was titled `A Study of the H-alpha Emission Line Shape in Beta Lyrae'.   Zakery Simpson gave a talk titled `The Enduring Effects of Adolescent Alcohol Exposure on Glutamate Levels in the Prefrontal Cortex'. 

Physics majors present posters at the American Astronomical Society

Three ETSU undergraduate Physics majors presented posters at the American Astronomical Society meeting held in Washington D.C. in January 2018.   Picture on the left: Isaiah Cox presented a poster entitled `Multiwavelength Statistics of Clumpy Galaxy'.  Brianne Dunn had a poster entitled `Hot, Cold, and Warm Interstellar Gas in Galaxy Mergers'.   Picture on the right: Macon Magno's poster was titled `A Study of the H-alpha Emission in Beta Lyrae'.

Taylor Dennis

Undergraduate Physics major Taylor Dennis attended the Undergraduate Women in Physics Conference held at the University of Virginia in January 2018.  She presented a poster entitled `Clumps and Clusters in Ring Galaxies'.

Fall 2017 ~ Students

Welcome new students lunch

 The Department hosted a lunch on August 25 to welcome new Physics majors to ETSU, and to welcome back returning majors. First picture: Sitting on the near side of the table, left to right: Zak Simpson, Leo Krause, and two guests. Sitting on the far side of the table, left to right:  Isaiah Cox (partially hidden), Ron Kitchings, Dr. Mark Giroux, James Owens, Mark Jones, Zebedee Damrau, Peter Wagstaff.   Behind:  Dr. Mallika Dhar and Dr. Gary Henson. Second picture, front: Zak Simpson, Macon Magno and Brianne Dunn.  Back: Karen Sullivan. 

Fall 2017 ~ Alumni

Benjamin Seth Proffitt

Benjamin Seth Proffitt (2013) started a new job as an Educational Advisor for the TRiO Program,  in the Veteran's Upward Bound program at ETSU.

Amanda Moffett

ETSU Physics graduate Amanda Moffett (Class of 2006) started a post-doctoral position in Astronomy at Vanderbilt University this fall.   She received a Ph.D. in Astronomy from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2014.

Jon Hall

Physics graduate Jon Hall (Class of 2017) has started a job teaching Physics at Cherokee High School in Rogersville Tennessee.  His classroom is shown above.

Susan Olmsted

ETSU Physics graduate Susan Olmsted (Class of 2016) started graduate school in Physics at Vanderbilt University in Nashville Tennessee this fall.

Ashton Morelock

ETSU Physics graduate Ashton Morelock (Class of 2017) started graduate school in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at Florida State University this fall.

Danielle Latham

Physics graduate Danielle Latham (Class of 2017) started graduate school in Physics at Clemson University this fall.

David Frost

Physics graduate David Frost (Class of 2017) started graduate school in Mathematics at Clemson University this fall.

Elizabeth Williams

This Fall, Physics graduate Elizabeth Williams (Class of 2015) started a job teaching high school Physics and Chemistry at Science Hill High School, Johnson City Tennessee.

Fletcher Griffitts

Physics graduate Fletcher Griffitts (Class of 2017) started graduate school in Engineering at Georgia Tech this fall.

Devanshu Agrawal

Physics graduate Devanshu Agrawal (Class of 2014) started graduate school in Data Science at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville this Fall.

Thomas Holden Ding

This fall, Thomas Holden Dingus (Class of 2016) started the Masters of Teaching graduate program at ETSU.

Yuijia Wang

Yuijia Wang (Class of 2016) started graduate school in Chemical Engineering at Northwestern University in Boston Massachusetts.

Fall 2017 ~ Faculty/Staff

Karen Sullivan

Department Executive Aide Karen Sullivan came in second place in the August 2017 University Door Decorating contest.  She is shown here with some of her decorations.

Summer 2017

Partial solar Eclipse

A picture of the August 21, 2017 partial solar eclipse, taken by ETSU Physics major Macon Magno with a 3.5 inch telescope.  Some sunspots are visible.

Isaiah Cox

Physics major Isaiah Cox is working in the Department this summer with Dr. Beverly Smith, doing multi-wavelength studies of clumpy galaxies.

Taylor Dennis

Physics major Taylor Dennis is also working in the Department with Dr. Beverly Smith this summer.  She is working with Hubble Space Telescope images of collisional ring galaxies.

Macon Magno

Physics major Macon Magno is working in the Department this summer.  He is doing research with Dr. Richard Ignace involving modeling H-alpha lines of beta Lyrae.

Brianne Dunn

Physics major Brianne Dunn is also doing research in the Dept this summer with Dr. Beverly Smith.  She is studying interstellar gas in merging pairs of galaxies.

Dustin Hensley

Physics major Dustin Hensley is working in the Department on a research project with Dr. Gary Henson.

Physics majors participated in a workshop on Radio Astronomy

Seven ETSU Physics majors participated in a workshop on Radio Astronomy held at the Pisgah Astronomical Research Institute in Brevard North Carolina from May 12 - 14, 2017.  From left to right: Zak Simpson, Kyle Stambaugh, Macon Magno, Jeffrey Fentress, Dustin Hensley, Josh Cassels, and Samantha Tesnear.   This workshop was funded by a grant from the PhysTEC organization.  For pictures from previous workshops, click here.

Fall 2016/Spring 2017 ~ Students

Physics majors graduated in May

Six Physics majors graduated in May 2017:   David Frost, Christian Givens, Fletcher Griffitts, Jon Hall, Danielle Latham, and Ashton Morelock.  In picture left to right:  Danielle, David, and Ashton.

Students toured Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Five members of the ETSU chapter of the Society of Physics Students toured Oak Ridge National Laboratory May 1, 2017.     Left to right:  David Frost, Kyle Stambaugh, Macon Magno, Danielle Latham, and Brianne Dunn.

The annual Department Lunch to honor the graduating seniors

The annual Department Lunch to honor the graduating seniors was held Wednesday April 26, 2017.    Six students will graduate in May 2017.   Left to right: Ashton Morelock (left), Fletcher Griffitts (second picture, with Dr. Luttermoser), Danielle Latham (3rd picture), Christian Givens (fourth picture), David Frost, and Jon Hall.   Ashton Morelock was awarded the Outstanding Student in Physics prize for this year, for having the highest overall GPA among the graduating seniors.   Along with Ashton, Fletcher, Danielle, David, and Jon were recognized as Distinguished Graduates, having overall GPAs over 3.5.

Physics majors gave presentations in the Department on their Honors theses

Four ETSU Physics majors gave presentations in the Department on their Honors theses in April 2017.   These include Danielle Latham (left), whose thesis title was `Oxidative Quenching of Photoexcited Ru(II)-Bipyridine Complexes by Oxygen'.   David Frost's thesis title (second picture from left) was `Isotropic Oscillator Quantum Dots under a Magnetic and Spatially Varying Electric Field.  Christian Givens presented his thesis, titled `Sensitized Photo-Reduction of Aromatic di-N-oxides'.   Fletcher Griffitts gave a talk on his thesis, which was titled `Fullerenes in Solar Energy Cells'. 

Physics majors presented posters at the Appalachian Student Research Forum

Three Physics majors presented posters at the Appalachian Student Research Forum, held at the Culp Center at ETSU Wednesday April 12, 2017.    Brianne Dunn gave a poster titled `A Survey of Nearby Galaxies in X-Ray, UV, and Infrared Bands'.   Fletcher Griffitts presented a poster titled `Density Functional Theory (DFT) Studies on Charge Carrier Transmission Through Porphyrin-Fullerene Complexes'.   Ashton Morelock gave a poster titled `Finite Source Effects in the Microlensing of Radial Pulsating Stars'.   Both Fletcher Griffitts and Ashton Morelock won first place prizes in the Natural Sciences Division.

Physics majors gave talks at the Boland Undergraduate Research Symposium

Three Physics majors gave talks at the Boland Undergraduate Research Symposium, held March 28, 2017 at the Millenium Centre in Johnson City.   Macon Magno gave a talk titled `Communicating with Raspberry Pis', while Danielle Latham gave a presentation entitled `Finding Quantum Yield of Ruthenium with Oxygen'.  David Frost's talk was titled `Visual Representations of Operations on the P-adic Integers'.

Physics majors attended the American Physical Society

Five Physics majors attended the American Physical Society meeting held in New Orleans March 13 - 17, 2017.   From left to right:  Jon Hall, David Frost, Danielle Latham, Ryan Sears, and Brianne Dunn.

Physics majors helped out at the high school/middle school Science Olympiad

Numerous Physics majors helped out at the high school/middle school Science Olympiad, held at ETSU in February 2017.   At left are two pictures of Physics major Jon Hall setting up for an activity at the Olympiad.

Dustin Gilmer

ETSU Physics major Dustin Gilmer is doing an internship at Oak Ridge National Lab during the Spring 2017 semester.    His project title is `Binder Jet 3D Printing'.  His internship is part of the Science Undergrad Laboratory Internships (SULI) program funded by the U.S. Department of Energy.

Physics majors attended the Undergraduate Women in Physics Conference

Four ETSU Physics majors attended the Undergraduate Women in Physics Conference, held January 13 - 14, 2017 at Virginia Tech.    Shown left to right are Danielle Latham, Ashton Morelock, Brianne Dunn, and Samantha Tesnear.   Ashton presented a poster on Microlensing of Radially Pulsating Stars, and Brianne had a poster entitled `A Survey of Nearby Merging Galaxies in X-Ray, UV, and IR'.

Physics majors graduated

Two Physics majors graduated in December 2016:  Hannah Greene (left) and Patrick Kennedy (right).

Hannah Greene

Physics major Hannah Greene gave a seminar on her Honors thesis in the Department on November 28, 2016.   Her thesis title is `Clumpy Galaxies in the Early Universe as Compared to Nearby Normal and Interacting Spiral Galaxies'. To watch a video of Hannah talking about her experiences at ETSU, click here.  To read an interview of Hannah about her ETSU experience click here.

Physics majors presented posters at the McNair Poster Display

Two ETSU Physics majors presented posters at the `McNair Poster Display' held October 7, 2016 at Tusculum College.   Dustin Hensley (shown on the left) presented a poster titled `The Luminous Blue Variable V2312 Cyg: A Photometric Analysis'.   Dustin Gilmer's poster was titled `An Assessment of Collaborative Leadership in Scientific Research'. To read an interview of Dustin Gilmer about his experiences at ETSU, click here.   To watch a video of Dustin Gilmer, click here.

Welcome to ETSU/Welcome Back' lunch

Pictures from the August 19, 2016 Department `Welcome to ETSU/Welcome Back' lunch for Physics students.  Left to right:  Ashton Morelock, Logan Norton, Bronson Lynn, Zachary Hayes.

Fall 2016/Spring 2017 ~ Alumni

Physics major graduate

Two ETSU Physics major graduates, Susan Olmsted (Class of 2016; on left) and Elizabeth Williams (Class of 2015) obtained Masters of Arts in Teaching degrees from ETSU in May 2017

Brandon Little

ETSU physics graduate Brandon Little (Class of 2009) has recently started a new job at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in Research Triangle Park, in North Carolina.   His job title is Physical Scientist, and he is working with the Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards.

Ryen Lapham

ETSU Physics graduate Ryen Lapham (Class of 2011) sent the picture on the left of himself and his son Lawrence Michael Lapham, who was born May 23, 2016. Ryen is currently a graduate student in Physics and Astronomy at New Mexico Tech.

Jack Hartsell

ETSU Physics graduate Jack Hartsell (Class of 2013) started graduate school in Mathematics at ETSU in Fall 2016.

Ben McKinney

ETSU Physics graduate Ben McKinney (Class of 2015) started Medical School at Quillen Medical School at ETSU in Fall 2016.

Austin Patrick

ETSU Physics graduate Austin Patrick (Class of 2016) started graduate school in Medical Physics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in summer 2016.

Susan Olmsted

ETSU Physics graduate Susan Olmsted (Class of 2016) is enrolled in the Masters in Teaching program at ETSU.

Summer 2016 ~ Students

Thomas Holden Dingus

Physics major Thomas Holden Dingus graduated in August 2016.

Physics majors are working in the Department this summer as research assistants

Five ETSU Physics majors are working in the Department this summer as research assistants. Left to right: Macon Magno, Nicholas (Cole) Woo, Ashton Morelock, David Frost, Brianne Dunn

Brianne Dunn

Physics major Brianne Dunn is working in the Department this summer with Dr. Beverly Smith, doing research on interacting galaxies.

David Frost

Physics major David Frost is working in the Department this summer with Dr. Frank Hagelberg.  He is doing research on quantum dots.

Cole Woo

Physics major Cole Woo is working in the Department this summer with Dr. Richard Ignace.  He is doing research on stellar winds.

Macon Magno

Physics major Macon Magno is doing research on stellar spectroscopy  this summer.  He is working in the Department  with Dr. Gary Henson.

Ashton Morelock

Physics major Ashton Morelock is working in the Department this summer on a research project  involving micro- lensing.  She is working with Dr. Richard Ignace.

Logan Norton

Physics minor Logan Norton is working in the Department this summer on a research project with Dr. Frank Hagelberg.  He is studying the optimal geometry for carbon nanostructures.

Summer 2016 ~ Faculty

Drs. Beverly Smith and Mark Giroux

Drs. Beverly Smith and Mark Giroux attended the "Mapping the Pathways of Galaxy Transformation Across Time and Space" conference, held on Catalina Island in California July 31 - August 5, 2016.  Beverly Smith presented a poster entitled "Diffuse X-Ray-Emitting Gas in Major Mergers", by B. J. Smith, K. Campbell, C. Struck, R. Soria, D. Swartz, and M. Magno.   Co-author Kristen Campbell is a recent ETSU Physics major graduate (Class of 2015), while Macon Magno is a current ETSU Physics major.

Fall 2015/Spring 2016 Department News

Department hosted a public viewing of the transit of Mercury

On May 9, 2016, the Department hosted a public viewing of the transit of Mercury, in conjunction with the Bays Mountain Amateur Astronomy Club.  The viewing was held on the ETSU campus.  ETSU Physics majors Macon Magno (

left) and Ashton Morelock (below) assisted at this event.

Dr. Lee Anne Willson

Dr. Lee Anne Willson from Iowa State University visited the Department for three weeks in October and November 2015 as the Basler Chair of Excellence.    For more information about her background and her activities at ETSU, click here.  In the picture on the right, Dr. Willson (6th from left) is shown with Society of Physics Students Ashton Morelock, Susan Olmsted, Cole Woo, Patrick Kennedy,  Thomas Holden Dingus, Hannah Greene, David Frost, Blake Urban, Danielle Latham, and Logan Norton

`Top Performer'

The American Institute of Physics named the ETSU Physics and Astronomy Department as a `Top Performer' among Universities and Colleges without graduate programs in Physics.  For more information, click here. 

Observatory Open House

Picture taken at the Observatory Open House September 19,
2015. Physics majors Thomas Holden Dingus and Andrew Boghozian have their arms raised.

Powell Observatory

The dome of the 14 meter telescope at Powell Observatory.

Fall 2015/Spring 2016 ~ Students

Physics majors graduate

Six Physics majors graduated in May 2016: William Asbury,  Brandon Henard, Gudmundur Kristjansson,  Susan Olmsted, Austin Patrick, and Yujia Wang.  Yujia Wang is shown at left.

Susan Olmsted

Physics major Susan Olmsted won the "Outstanding Student in Physics" prize for 2016, for being the graduating senior with the highest overall GPA.   Here she is shown at the April 20, 2016 Department Lunch honoring the graduating seniors.    In addition, graduating seniors Austin Patrick, Gudmundur Kristjansson, and Susan Olmsted were awarded prizes for graduating with distinction, with overall GPAs higher than 3.5. 

Spring 2016 lunch

Two of the graduating seniors at the Spring 2016 lunch: Brandon Henard (left) and Yujia Wang (right).

Ashton Morelock and Logan Norton

A few other pictures from the Spring 2016 Dept lunch.  Leftmost picture: Ashton Morelock and Logan Norton.

Austin Patrick

On April 25, 2016, Physics major Austin Patrick presented his Honors thesis.  It is titled `Photoinduced Electron Transfer and Its Applications'.

Thomas Holden Dingus

Physics major Thomas Holden Dingus presented his Honors thesis on Monday April 18, 2016.  It is titled `Flickering Analysis of CH Cygni using Kepler Data'.

Physics majors presented posters at the Appalachian Research Forum

Four Physics majors presented posters at the Appalachian Research Forum, held on campus Thursday April 7, 2016.    Macon Magno's poster was titled `A Survey of Equal Mass Mergers in the Infrared, Ultraviolet, and X-Ray'.   Ashton Morelock presented a poster titled `Emission Line Ratios and Oxygen Abundances in Interacting vs. Spiral Galaxies'.   Susan Olmsted's poster was titled `Star Formation in Ring Galaxies', while Phillip Wheeler's poster was titled `An Infrared Study of Type II Cepheid Stars from the WISE Satellite'.  Susan Olmsted's poster won first place in the Natural Science Division.

Physics majors gave talks at the Boland Undergraduate Research Symposium

Four Physics majors gave talks at the Boland Undergraduate Research Symposium, held March 31 at the Millenium Centre in Johnson City Tennessee.   Susan Olmsted spoke on `Star Formation in Ring Galaxies'. Austin  Patrick gave a talk on `Photo-Induced Electron Transfer and its Applications'.   Thomas Holden Dingus gave a presentation titled `A Flickering Analysis of Chi Cygni using Keper Data'.    Dustin Gilmer gave a talk on `Focal Adhesion Kinase'. 

Susan Olmsted

Physics major Susan Olmsted presented her Honors thesis Monday March 21, 2016.  It was titled `Star Formation in Ring Galaxies'.

ETSU Physics/Astronomy majors/minors participated in a workshop on radio astronomy

Ten ETSU Physics/Astronomy majors/minors participated in a workshop on radio astronomy March 4 - 6, 2016, at the Pisgah Astronomical Research Center in Brevard North Carolina.   Left to right:  Susan Olmsted, Patrick Kennedy, Holden Dingus, Hannah Green, Macon Magno, Nicolas Woo, Josh Cassels, Katelyn Sobota, Christian Givens.  For more pictures and more information, click here.

Susan Olmsted

Physics major Susan Olmsted participated in the `Posters at the Capitol' event February 24, 2016 in Nashville.  She presented a poster entitled `Star Formation Rates in Ring Galaxies'.

ETSU Society of Physics Student organization

The ETSU Society of Physics Student organization was named a `Notable SPS Chapter' by the National SPS organization, for the year 2014/2015.

Undergraduate Women in Physics Conference

Three ETSU Physics majors, Ashton Morelock, Susan Olmsted, and Brianne Dunn,  attended the Undergraduate Women in Physics Conference held in Atlanta Georgia January 15 - 17, 2016.    Ashton Morelock presented a research poster entitled `Emission Line Ratios and Oxygen Abundances in Interacting vs. Spiral Galaxies'.  Susan Olmsted presented a poster titled `Nuclear Data Compilation for Beta Decay Isotopes.'

Physics majors graduate

Two Physics majors graduated in December 2015: Andrew

 Boghozian and Yonghui Wang.   Andrew is shown on the left (with Physics major Susan Olmsted).; Yonghui on the right 

End-of-Semester/Holiday Party

Three Physics majors at the December 9, 2015 End-of-Semester/Holiday Party.   In back: Susan Olmsted.   In front left to right: Thomas Holden Dingus and David Frost.

Susan Olmsted

Physics major Susan Olmsted attended the American Physical Society Division of Nuclear Physics meeting  in Santa Fe New Mexico October 28-30, 2015.   She presented a poster entitled ``Nuclear Data Compilation for Beta Decay Isotopes''.  She conducted this research last summer as part of a summer research program at the Triangle Universities Nuclear Laboratory.

Will Asbury

Physics major Will Asbury gave a research talk at a conference for undergraduate research  held at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville October 30, 2015.  The conference was titled the Tennessee Experiential Learning Symposium.  His talk was titled  `Polarized light observations of the eclipse of Epsilon Aurigae'.  Dr. Richard Ignace from the ETSU Department of Physics and Astronomy also attended this meeting.  

The Society of Physics Students

The Society of Physics Students painting on the ETSU Pride Walk.  Left to right:  Tim Payne, Susan Olmsted, Ashton Morelock, David Frost, Hannah Greene.

Students in the Variable Stars course

Students in the Variable Stars course, posing with the 14 inch telescope at Powell Observatory. Left to right:  Marc Cloyd, Hannah Greene,  Ashton Morelock, and Macon Magno.  Marc Cloyd is an Astronomy minor; the other three are Physics majors.

 

Students in the Variable Stars class, running the telescope.  Left: Marc Cloyd.  Right: Ashton Morelock.

 

 

 

Another picture of students in the Variable Stars course.  Left to right: Ashton Morelock, Macon Magno, and Marc Cloyd.

Lunch for Majors

Twelve Physics Majors attended a lunch for majors in the Department August 21, 2015.

Fall 2015/Spring 2016 ~ Alumni

Devanshu Agrawal

Devanshu Agrawal (Physics and Math double major, class of 2014) completed a masters in Mathematics from ETSU in May 2016

Elizabeth Williams and Ben McKinney

Recent Physics graduates Elizabeth Williams and Ben McKinney (both class of 2015) attended the Spring 2016 Dept lunch held on April 20, 2016.  Elizabeth is now a graduate student in the Masters of Teaching program at ETSU, and Ben works at Woodridge Hospital in Johnson City.

End-of-Semester/Holiday Party

Three Physics alumni attended the December 9, 2015 End-of-Semester/Holiday Party.   Left to right:  Ben McKinney (Class of 2015),
Elizabeth Williams (Class of 2015), and Chance Brown (Class of 2013).

Sabrina Hurlock

ETSU Physics graduate Sabrina Hurlock (Class of 2010) started a new job teaching high school math/science/engineering at a charter school called Knowledge Academies, located outside of Nashville Tennessee

William Jamieson

Physics and Mathematics graduate William Jamieson (Class of 2013) was received a National Science Foundation graduate fellowship.   He is a graduate student in Math at the University of Nebraska Lincoln.

Joseph T. McNeil

ETSU Physics graduate Joseph T. McNeil (Class of 2015) started graduate school in Physics at the University of Florida in Gainesville in Fall 2015.

Kristen Campbell

ETSU Physics graduate Kristen Campbell (Class of 2015) started medical school at the University of Tennessee in Memphis this fall.

Elizabeth Williams

ETSU Physics graduate Elizabeth Williams (Class of 2015) started graduate school in Education at ETSU this fall.

Zhicheng Zhang

ETSU Physics graduate Zhicheng Zhang (Class of 2015) started graduate school in Mathematics at ETSU this fall.

Sharon Gray

ETSU Physics major graduate Sharon Gray (Class of 2009) started a job as a lecturer in the Physics and Astronomy Department at ETSU.   After graduating from ETSU, Sharon obtained a master's degree in Biomedical Engineering from the University of Tennessee.

Fall 2015/Spring 2016 ~Faculty

Dr. Richard Ignace

Dr. Richard Ignace won the College of Arts and Sciences Research Award for 2015/2016

Dr. Beverly Smith and Dr. Mark Giroux

Department faculty Dr. Beverly Smith and Dr. Mark Giroux attended a meeting of the Physics Teacher Education Coalition (PhysTEC) in Baltimore Maryland March 4 - 6, 2016.   They presented a poster entitled `Back to the Classroom: Teaching Radio Astronomy'.   This described a program in which Physics/Astronomy majors/minors participated in a radio astronomy workshop, then did classroom presentations on radio astronomy.   For more information and pictures of the workshop, click here.

Harry D. Powell

Retired Physics Professor Harry D. Powell attended the Dec 9, 2015 End-of-Semester lunch.

Beverly Smith

A picture of Department faculty member Beverly Smith at the Physics major lunch, August 2015.

 

Sharon Gray

As noted above, former ETSU physics major Sharon Gray started a job as a lecturer in the Department in Fall 2015.

 Last updated 6/21, 2024  B. J. Smith