Why study physics?

Studying physics prepares you to perform scientific reasoning and complex problem-solving.

You’ll master the analytical skills needed to take on technical problems in physics, and you’ll have the ability to translate what you know to others, thanks to your sharp communication skills. That could be your launchpad for a career as an automotive engineer, environmental compliance inspector, web developer, high school teacher, regulatory affairs specialist, astrophysicist or any of a number of physics-related jobs.

News

Massimo Bertino, Ph.D., a professor in the Department of Physics at the VCU College of Humanities and Sciences, is the first physicist to be named Innovator of the Year in the 17-year history of the award. (Photo: Karl Steinbrenner)

Nov. 22, 2024

VCU Innovator of the Year is ‘proof of pathway’ to success for physicists

Massimo F. Bertino is the first physicist to receive VCU’s highest honor for faculty researchers.

Harriet Kung, Ph.D., acting director of the Office of Science at the U.S. Department of Energy, will give a lecture titled “Science for Energy” on Oct. 16 in VCU’s STEM Building. (File photo)

Oct. 7, 2024

‘Science as energy’: U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science director to give public lecture at VCU symposium

The annual Institute for Sustainable Energy and Environment symposium will explore the challenges society faces in sustainable energy and environment.

Sept. 13, 2024

Physics Department Colloquia on Machine Learning. Friday September 13 at 2:00 pm in 701 W. Grace, Room 2306

First Principles Structure Determination in Complex Environments: Leveraging Experimental Characterization and Machine Learning. Professor Kendra Letchworth-Weaver, Department of Physics James Madison University

Physics Spotlight