Mount Holyoke College Physics Department

Mount Holyoke College Physics Department It has something to say about everything, from stars and galaxies down to how proteins interact in your body and interactions among sub-atomic particles.

Physics, unlike other sciences, is defined less by its subject matter and more by its way of applying fundamental principles to discover and explain the behavior of the world around us. Physics can be as concrete as the forces on a car or as abstract as the curved spacetime near a black hole. Physics overlaps all the other sciences--if you study any of them, you will need to study some physics, to

o. Science seeks to explain nature; physics is the bedrock underlying science. Physicists are a diverse crowd. Some want to explain the mysteries of the universe. Some strive to solve challenges in the world with new technologies, such as developing alternative sources of energy. Others cross disciplinary boundaries to explain biological or geological phenomena or develop instrumentation that allows novel measurements in a different field. All physicists are building models to understand the behavior of the world--models that can be created through experimental observation and analysis, computational methods, or simply with pen and paper. Physics is, at its heart, deeply mathematical, even inspiring new types of mathematics, like calculus in Newton’s day and string theory in ours. But the way physics is most often used is hardly mathematical at all, requiring nothing more than rough arithmetic and simple relationships among measurable variables. Studying physics engages your analytical thinking and mathematical skills, while building your fundamental understanding of nature. The wide applicability of physics makes it an ideal starting point for students interested in science and a perfect academic focus for a liberal arts education.

Who will be at the APS Meeting this year? Trying to organize a meet-up. Email Kathy kaidala@mtholyoke.edu. Everyone else...
03/10/2026

Who will be at the APS Meeting this year? Trying to organize a meet-up. Email Kathy [email protected].

Everyone else, please like and share this post to boost! Photo for the algorithm.

This Labor Day, remember Frances Perkins, FDR’s Secretary of Labor and champion of workers’ rights. https://francesperki...
09/02/2024

This Labor Day, remember Frances Perkins, FDR’s Secretary of Labor and champion of workers’ rights.

https://francesperkinscenter.org/learn/her-life/

Fun fact: She was a physics major at Mount Holyoke.

Frances Perkins, FDR’s Secretary of Labor and the first woman to serve as a cabinet secretary, was the driving force behind the New Deal, credited with formulating policies to shore up the national…

05/23/2024

Mount Holyoke student Ava Frost ’26 was selected by NASA for the 10-week Europa ICONS internship program that aims to determine whether there are places below the surface of Jupiter’s moon that could support life.

Mount Holyoke College Physics is hiring a new professor this fall. This is an open rank search, but to be clear, assista...
07/31/2023

Mount Holyoke College Physics is hiring a new professor this fall. This is an open rank search, but to be clear, assistant professor candidates are highly encouraged to apply. We are open to field, but are especially interested in someone who can broaden our department's research scope. As we are a small department, this means in practice almost anyone meets the definition, but I encourage you to intentionally forward to an eclectic set of colleagues. We are a department that values teaching people with underrepresented identities in physics and will look at submitted materials through this lens. We will review applications October 15.

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03/02/2023

Hi friends! Sorry this page hasn't been too active lately! When we're fully staffed again we'll put someone on it. 🤣

What alums (or former faculty/staff) are going to March Meeting? We're going to do dinner on Thursday!

03/07/2022

Who will be at March Meeting this year? Trying to organize a meet-up.

03/31/2021

Exciting opportunity in South Hadley, MA for Mount Holyoke College as a Visiting Lecturer in Physics

Prof. Kerstin Nordstrom searching for a postdoc to do experimental work on flowing granular materials as part of her CAR...
03/18/2021

Prof. Kerstin Nordstrom searching for a postdoc to do experimental work on flowing granular materials as part of her CAREER award. This is a three year position, with mentored opportunities for teaching available (not required, simply an option). This may be an especially good fit for someone wanting to become a professor at a primarily undergraduate institution, though it is not required to have this desire.

The application review process will begin on April 5th. Please feel free to email Prof. Nordstrom with any questions [email protected]

Thank you for your interest in career opportunities at Mount Holyoke College. As of Monday, March 15, 2021, new vacancies are publicized on our new site, careers.mtholyoke.edu. If you are interested in viewing and applying for career opportunities, please access the new site.

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