Physics Research

Research plays a vital role in the lives of physics faculty and students at Hamilton. All our faculty are involved in the quest to push back the frontiers of knowledge and we are pushing in many different directions. Please follow the links on the left to learn about our work.

 

The LeRoy Apker Award

This national award, administered by the American Physical Society, is to recognize outstanding achievements in physics by undergraduate students. Hamilton students have been among the handful of finalists for this award, drawn from a nationwide pool, on three occasions and one, Brandon Collings, received the award.

 

Senior thesis projects

Physics majors conduct a senior thesis project. Past projects have included:

Physics Research