Student Research Projects and Ideas

Please feel free to view our list of actual projects. When possible, the final report is provided. We also have a list of ideas proposed by alumni and friends. If you would like to volunteer to review proposals and provide advice (or financial support) for any of the projects listed, or if you have an idea for a student project, please email any physics faculty.

Completion of the senior research project is required for a physics or engineering physics degree. Any project starts with 1-hour "proposal" course, during which students decide how the project would work, followed by a 2-hour "project" course, during which students actually carry out the proposal.