Physics is the study of natural principles at work in phenomena from subatomic particles to the galaxies and beyond. At Kenyon, students develop a sound knowledge of these principles and the analytical and experimental techniques used to apply them to a broad range of problems.
The Physics Department at Kenyon is small, graduating an average of eight majors every year. That means students have extraordinary access to the six full-time members. Faculty members are active researchers and the department has a strong student -faculty summer research program with access to the very best equipment. Learn more about physics at Kenyon.
Musings: On Being Wrong
According to physics professor Ben Schumacher, being wrong a lot is just the price that must be paid for occasionally, improbably, astonishingly being right.
After Kenyon: Joey Neilsen '06
A physics and math major at Kenyon, Joey Neilsen is now a 4th-year graduate student in astronomy at Harvard University.
Upcoming Events
February 11, 2010
Donald B. Hamister Distinguished Lecture in Physics - "The Discovery of Dark Energy: How and Why We Had to Re-Think the Universe," by Dr. Meg Urry.
7:30 pm
Kenyon College Athletic Center Theater
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February 12, 2010
"Supermassive Black Holes and Galaxy Evolution," by Dr. Meg Urry
3:10 pm
Franklin Miller, Jr. Lecture Hall (Hayes Hall room 109)
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