Dr. Gregory Warrell graduated from IUSB with a B.S. in Physics in 2010. Subsequently, he earned Ph.D. in Physics with a Concentration in Medical Physics from the University of Toledo, in 2016, along with a Residency in Medical Physics at Case Western Reserve University / University Hospitals Cleveland. Since 2016 he’s held the position of Therapeutic… Read more »
Info for Current Students
PHYS-N 190 (VT: Physics of Sound) w/ New Optional Lab
We’ve been offering a 3-credit general-education course on sound for the past several fall semesters: PHYS-N 190 (VT: Physics of Sound). We use an Open Educational Resource (OER) as a textbook, and it is freely available via the web: Sound: An Interactive eBook. The book includes many interactive simulations which we use, along with other physical… Read more »
Congratulations to Our 2022 Award Winners!
The College of Liberal Arts & Sciences hosted an in-person Honors Night on May 5th, where several current and existing physics majors received scholarships and awards. Jordan Edwards, who will graduate after the Fall 2022 semester, received our Departmental Excellence Award. Despite the logistical challenges related to initiating theoretical research during the pandemic, all via… Read more »
Physics Classes for Fall 2022
Fundamental Core PHYS-S 106, Contemporary Physics Seminar, R 2:30 – 3:45 p.m., 1 cr, Prof. Monika Lynker, Class # 17902. PHYS-P 323, Physics 3, MW 4:00 – 5:15 p.m. (fully online but synchronous), 3 cr, Prof. Ilan Levine, Class # 17736. Note: Fundamental Core courses, other than S106, are only offered once every other per year…. Read more »
Last Physics Club Meeting of 2021 – 2022!
The last meeting of the Physics Club / Society of Physics Students for this academic year was held on Wednesday, April 27th. We are especially thankful to the club leadership from this year due to their efforts to jump start the club after two difficult pandemic years. The current President, Cody Cripe, is graduating this… Read more »
2022 ΣΠΣ Induction Ceremony
We held our 2022 induction ceremony for Sigma Pi Sigma (ΣΠΣ), a physics honorary society, immediately following the last class meeting for AST-N 390 of the semester: Seamus Cash (shown in photo); Emilee Edmonds; and Preston Porter. This brings the total membership in our local chapter well into the 70s subsequent to our first induction back… Read more »
Physics Presentations at the 2022 IUSB URC
Three physics students presented at today’s Undergraduate Research Conference (URC): Cody Cripe gave a talk entitled Acoustic Transducer Sensitivity near Cryogenic Temperatures, based on the work he’s been doing in Prof. Levine’s astroparticle-physics lab on transducer design and construction; and Phillip Derrickson and Emilee Edmonds presented a poster entitled Exoplanet Light Curves and Confirmations to… Read more »
Three Titans to Week-long Nuclear Science Summer School at MSU
Physics majors Phillp Derrickson (center), Emilee Edmonds (right) and Preston Porter (left) have each been accepted to the National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory (NSCL)’s NS3 Nuclear Science Summer School at Michigan State University (MSU) this summer. NS3 is for undergraduates and combines lectures, collaborative activities, peer networking and research mentoring to provide an immersive experience in… Read more »
Radiography Presentation on April 7th
The Department of Physics & Astronomy is pleased to welcome two faculty from the IU South Bend Vera Z. Dwyer College of Health Sciences as the latest speakers in our “Careers in Physics” series. Professors Maryann Oake and Rory Langton will speak about the use of X-rays in medical diagnostics — a core component of… Read more »
Fabricating Sensors for Environmental Data Logging
Here’s a shot of dual physics & math major Christian Rugelio (’22) working with Prof. Brian Davis in Prof. Levine’s astro-particle physics lab: Prof. Levine and his astro-particle team have been expanding their attention even more broadly in recent years and applying their expertise to new problems. In fact, on this day Prof. Davis is… Read more »