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Physics graduates are highly valued for their analytical and problem solving skills. This leads to desirable positions with very competitive entry-level salaries.

Welcome to the Department of Physics and Physical Oceanography web site! The department provides quality programs leading to B.S. and B.A. degrees in physics, with options of General Physics, Physical Oceanography or joint 3+2 Physics/Electrical Engineering Degrees. If you have a curiosity about how things work and enjoy experiments and mathematics, then you should study physics. We welcome double majors and minors.

Why Study Physics? What can you do with a physics degree?

What's New

• UNCW Surf Team Profile on YouTube, coach Dr. McNamara

• Congratulations to Ashley Martin for getting the J. Marshall Crews Scholarship!

• The department has been featured this year in two university publications:
  College of Arts and Sciences Magazine and UNCW re:search

• Congratulations to all of our Student Award Winners and our recent Physics graduates
• New SPS Website!

Other News

• Congratualtions to Chelsea Hopkins, Erik Minges, and Zach Williams for completing their honors projects.
• UNCW Students to Send Balloon to Space as part of SEDS
  See the Flyerand the Brochure
• Dr. Bingham selected for international team for Aquarius/SAC-D Mission.
• Read about Dr. Morrison's Galapagos trip in the blog Journey to Galapagos
• Chelsea Hopkins research experience at U. of Delaware - Star News
• Dr. Dylan McNamara leads surfing team to finals.
• New precision measurement of pion lifetime reported by Dr. Liping Gan