Welcome to the Physics & Astronomy Homepage!

This page is your gateway to interesting  information about

• your physics and astronomy classes at Lima,
• why you should take a physics class
• about physics in general, careers in physics and
• about physics research performed in the Physics Department.

We have a couple of  links which you can reach by clicking on the topics on the left hand side. If you should have any questions, please feel free to send an e-mail to Dr. Jeschonnek.

Feature of the Month: Physics Nobel Prize 2009 for work on spontaneous symmetry breaking, relevant to subatomic particles. Take a look at all Physics Nobel Prizes.

Cool Discovery: X-rays from adhesive tape in a vacuum.

A nice website about cool jobs, geared towards middle school students (but then it's never too late to gather information & ideas): mycooljob.org

See also the OSU Lima textbook website.

Disclaimer: The links above are given for information purposes only. Listing these links does not imply that I or OSU support any opinions expressed therein.

02/28/2010