UWindsor Physics, Physics & High Technology, and Medical Physics Spring Open House Welcome to the Department of Physics.

UWindsor Physics, UWindsor Physics, Physics & High Technology, Physics & High Technology,

and Medical Physicsand Medical Physics

Spring Open HouseSpring Open House

Welcome to the Welcome to the Department of Department of

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The Department of Physics offers three The Department of Physics offers three majors for undergraduates:majors for undergraduates:

• Honours PhysicsHonours Physics

• Honours Physics & High TechnologyHonours Physics & High Technology

• Honours Medical PhysicsHonours Medical Physics





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Department of Physics Department of Physics graduates have gone on to graduates have gone on to the following careers:the following careers:

Scientist, Proto Manufacturing

Ontario Power Generation

Technical Writer,Korea

NASAJet Propulsion Labs

UBS Bank, London, UK

Medical Physicist, Windsor Regional

Cancer Centre

High School Teacher, Windsor

Patent lawyer, Toronto

Optical Engineer, Fraunhofer, USAAnalyst, Nuclear

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Our 7 Faculty, and emeritus Our 7 Faculty, and emeritus professors, are all research active, professors, are all research active, most supervising and including most supervising and including students in their work.students in their work.





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Our Department’s research is Our Department’s research is concentrated in three primary areas:concentrated in three primary areas:

• materials sciencematerials science

• biomedical physicsbiomedical physics

• atomic/molecular/optical physicsatomic/molecular/optical physics





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MANY physics majors choose to double-MANY physics majors choose to double-major or minor in other subjects that are major or minor in other subjects that are of interest to them:of interest to them:

• mathematicsmathematics

• computer sciencecomputer science

• chemistrychemistry

• almost any other major possiblealmost any other major possible





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All of our majors can be taken with a All of our majors can be taken with a “thesis option.” “thesis option.”

This is a three-credit course in your Senior This is a three-credit course in your Senior year and a thesis of your work in a faculty year and a thesis of your work in a faculty lab is produced. lab is produced.





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Many students choose a “Many students choose a “co-op optionco-op option” ” where they work for three semesters on or where they work for three semesters on or off campus in a scientific job. off campus in a scientific job.





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Our undergraduates have their own Our undergraduates have their own student organization, the student organization, the Physics ClubPhysics Club, , which is involved in various academic, which is involved in various academic, outreach/service, and social events.outreach/service, and social events.





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Physics majors are the second highest Physics majors are the second highest scoring major on the MCAT, the scoring major on the MCAT, the standardized admissions exam for medical standardized admissions exam for medical school. school.





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Many of our students choose to continue Many of our students choose to continue studies in physics or medical physics at studies in physics or medical physics at the graduate level. the graduate level.

MSc/PhD in UToronto, Western, UBC, Queens,

UCalgary, Waterloo, UMichigan, UWindsor,

McGill, Ottawa





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As of the Fall of 2012, the Physics As of the Fall of 2012, the Physics Department had 83 undergraduates in all Department had 83 undergraduates in all streams. streams.





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…the founder of PayPal,

…and Space X,

…and Tesla Motors.

Elon Musk…

…is a physicist?!

UWindsor Physics, Physics & High Technology, and Medical Physics Spring Open House Welcome to the Department of Physics.

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