Q&A with New Teacher in Residence
Aug 26, 2019
Dr. Nick Lenk, formally a high school science teacher, has joined our department to work alongside students interested in teaching high school. Lenk w...
Faculty Spotlight: Dr. Wijayaratne
Aug 19, 2019
We would like to welcome to the department a new lecturer, Dr. Wijayaratne. Born in Sri Lanka, the underlying fabric of the logic behind nature i...
Alumni Spotlight: Q&A with Jon Jones
Aug 11, 2019
Jon Jones co-founded Anthroware in 2013 to build software products the right way—with a focus on the end user experience, and treating every project...
Alumni Spotlight: Andrew Martin
Jul 29, 2019
Andrew Martin is an alumni from the Department of Physics and Astronomy who has decided to take a unique path into a doctoral program in clinical psyc...
Student Spotlight: Lia Phillips
Jul 26, 2019
Over the summer undergraduate student Lia Phillips completed an REU experience in Washington DC. Her project was titled: The Characterization and...
Robotics Club
Jul 22, 2019
Last year the department formed a new club called the Robotics Club and they are seeking new members for the 2019-2020 school year. The group has been...
Kids Physics with ASU's Dr. Thomas
Jul 9, 2019
Dr. Thomas recently took part in a kids physics show at the Watauga County Public Library. The public was welcome to this event, and with a tota...
App State senior and former market analyst awarded NC Space Grant
Jul 8, 2019
After more than a decade in retail management and marketing analytics, Jordan Greene returned to college and shifted his focus to the skies. He enroll...
Spotlight: Daniel Ingram
Jul 1, 2019
Recently, the department said farewell to Daniel Ingram as he moved on to a new chapter in his career. Ingram received a BS in Physics and an MS in En...
App State student sets his research sights out of this world through NC Space Grant
Jun 27, 2019
When Nathaniel Scott first toured Appalachian State University as a prospective student, he had an experience that would alter the course of his life....