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Learning Beyond the Classroom

Physics majors are encouraged to take advantage of activities within and outside of the department to enhance their learning experience.

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The UD chapter of the Society of Physics Students is an active student club. With over 40 members from a variety of majors, students meet monthly to plan events including physics related activities, fundraising, service projects and social events. The group elects their own officers, and their activities are designed with the goal of building an on-campus community with a mutual interest in physics.

Review Leader Program

The Review Leader Program was conceived to provide additional academic support for students enrolled in SCI 190. The program pairs a physics major with an education major for each section of SCI 190 offered in a given semester.

Review leaders attend all regularly scheduled lectures in a given section. Twice a week, review sessions are offered and managed by the review leaders. Through these sessions, students enrolled in the class are able to interact directly with the leaders. Since review leaders attend the class lecture, they are able to provide support specialized to the particular instructor of the course.

As part of their participation in the program, our leaders meet regularly with the program coordinator and must formulate a semester project which is based upon the material covered in SCI 190. Once completed, the project is presented publicly. The project enhances the science content understanding of the review leaders and provides a forum for the development of the their presentation skills.

For more information, please contact founding program coordinator Said Elhamri, Ph.D.

Summer Research Opportunity

Each summer, the Department of Physics with the School of Engineering accepts undergraduates from other institutions to conduct a research project with UD faculty mentors.

Explore Summer Research

Internships and Co-Ops

Through practical learning opportunities like internships and co-ops, you can build your resume, gain practical experience and prepare for a successful career.

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Stander Symposium

An annual campus-wide forum to showcase academic excellence and recognize student learning through faculty-mentored undergraduate research, scholarship and artistic accomplishment.

Explore the Stander Symposium

Dean’s Summer Fellowship

This program provides an opportunity for undergraduate students in the College of Arts and Sciences to conduct research during the summer under the guidance of a full-time faculty mentor.

Explore the Dean’s Summer Fellowship
Contact Department of Physics
300 College Park
Dayton, Ohio 45469 - 2314
937-229-2311 email