{"id":57847,"date":"2024-02-01T13:12:29","date_gmt":"2024-02-01T18:12:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/go.umaine.edu\/?page_id=57847"},"modified":"2026-03-24T17:09:44","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T17:09:44","slug":"physics","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/programs\/physics\/","title":{"rendered":"Physics"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.kb-row-layout-id57847_8563b2-a7 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id57847_8563b2-a7 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id57847_8563b2-a7 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:25px;padding-left:0px;grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id57847_8563b2-a7 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id57847_8563b2-a7 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 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class=\"kt-adv-heading57847_6c8c0d-a3 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading57847_6c8c0d-a3\" data-aos-duration=\"1400\" data-aos-once=\"true\"><strong>Physics<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading57847_3d7117-f3, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading57847_3d7117-f3[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading57847_3d7117-f3\"]{margin-top:-15px;margin-bottom:35px;text-align:center;font-size:24px;line-height:30px;font-weight:500;font-style:normal;font-family:'Roboto Slab';color:#3698d4;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading57847_3d7117-f3 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading57847_3d7117-f3[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading57847_3d7117-f3\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading57847_3d7117-f3 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading57847_3d7117-f3[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading57847_3d7117-f3\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading57847_3d7117-f3, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading57847_3d7117-f3[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading57847_3d7117-f3\"]{padding-right:25px;padding-left:25px;font-size:18px;line-height:24px;}}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading57847_3d7117-f3 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading57847_3d7117-f3\" data-aos-duration=\"1400\" data-aos-once=\"true\">College of Liberal Arts and Sciences<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id57847_22767a-a9 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id57847_22767a-a9 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id57847_22767a-a9 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);max-width:1250px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;padding-top:0px;padding-bottom:25px;grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id57847_22767a-a9 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id57847_22767a-a9 > .kt-row-column-wrap{padding-right:50px;padding-left:50px;grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-wrap.wp-block-kadence-rowlayout.kb-row-layout-id57847_22767a-a9{margin-top:-60px;}.kb-row-layout-id57847_22767a-a9 > .kt-row-column-wrap{padding-right:0px;padding-left:0px;grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id57847_22767a-a9 alignnone wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-1-columns kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row 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.kt-inside-inner-col{padding-right:0px;padding-left:0px;flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}.kadence-column57847_d7253f-4d, .kt-inside-inner-col > .kadence-column57847_d7253f-4d:not(.specificity){margin-top:15px;margin-right:-15px;margin-left:-15px;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column57847_d7253f-4d inner-column-1\" data-aos=\"fade\" data-aos-duration=\"1400\" data-aos-once=\"true\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading57847_50cfda-2d, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading57847_50cfda-2d[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading57847_50cfda-2d\"]{margin-top:25px;text-align:left;font-size:20px;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-family:'Open Sans';color:#003263;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading57847_50cfda-2d mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading57847_50cfda-2d[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading57847_50cfda-2d\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading57847_50cfda-2d img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading57847_50cfda-2d[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading57847_50cfda-2d\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading57847_50cfda-2d, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading57847_50cfda-2d[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading57847_50cfda-2d\"]{padding-top:15px;padding-right:45px;padding-left:45px;margin-bottom:-15px;font-size:16px;}}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading57847_50cfda-2d wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading57847_50cfda-2d\">Physics majors study the science underlying all other physical and applied sciences, with the universe as a laboratory. Physics is the exploration of the unknown, trying to anticipate the unexpected.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id57847_8bf0a6-2c > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id57847_8bf0a6-2c > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id57847_8bf0a6-2c > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);max-width:1250px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id57847_8bf0a6-2c > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-wrap.wp-block-kadence-rowlayout.kb-row-layout-id57847_8bf0a6-2c{margin-top:15px;}}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id57847_8bf0a6-2c > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 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kt-svg-icon-list-single\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 8 8\"  fill=\"currentColor\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"  aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M6.41 0l-.69.72-2.78 2.78-.81-.78-.72-.72-1.41 1.41.72.72 1.5 1.5.69.72.72-.72 3.5-3.5.72-.72-1.44-1.41z\" transform=\"translate(0 1)\"\/><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"kt-svg-icon-list-text\">Laboratory for Surface Science and Technology (LASST) plays a major role in educating and training the next generation of scientists and engineers while carrying out interdisciplinary research projects and technology transfer activities in the areas of surfaces and interfaces, thin films, microelectronic devices, sensor technology, and nanotechnology.<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n<style>.kt-svg-icon-list-item-57847_21a1df-cf .kt-svg-icon-list-single{font-size:20px !important;color:#3698d4 !important;}.kt-svg-icon-list-item-57847_21a1df-cf .kt-svg-icon-list-text mark.kt-highlight{background-color:unset;font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}<\/style>\n<li class=\"wp-block-kadence-listitem kt-svg-icon-list-item-wrap kt-svg-icon-list-item-57847_21a1df-cf kt-svg-icon-list-style-default\"><span class=\"kb-svg-icon-wrap kb-svg-icon-ic_check kt-svg-icon-list-single\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 8 8\"  fill=\"currentColor\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"  aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M6.41 0l-.69.72-2.78 2.78-.81-.78-.72-.72-1.41 1.41.72.72 1.5 1.5.69.72.72-.72 3.5-3.5.72-.72-1.44-1.41z\" transform=\"translate(0 1)\"\/><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"kt-svg-icon-list-text\">Maine Center for Research in STEM Education (RiSE Center) brings together faculty from the sciences, engineering, mathematics, and education to study the teaching and learning of disciplinary content knowledge.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column57847_a71830-80 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column57847_a71830-80 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column57847_a71830-80 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column57847_a71830-80 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column57847_a71830-80 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column57847_a71830-80 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column57847_a71830-80{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column57847_a71830-80 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column57847_a71830-80 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column 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.kt-svg-icon-list-single{font-size:20px !important;color:#3698d4 !important;}.kt-svg-icon-list-item-57847_406bf9-5a .kt-svg-icon-list-text mark.kt-highlight{background-color:unset;font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}<\/style>\n<li class=\"wp-block-kadence-listitem kt-svg-icon-list-item-wrap kt-svg-icon-list-item-57847_406bf9-5a kt-svg-icon-list-style-default\"><span class=\"kb-svg-icon-wrap kb-svg-icon-ic_check kt-svg-icon-list-single\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 8 8\"  fill=\"currentColor\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"  aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M6.41 0l-.69.72-2.78 2.78-.81-.78-.72-.72-1.41 1.41.72.72 1.5 1.5.69.72.72-.72 3.5-3.5.72-.72-1.44-1.41z\" transform=\"translate(0 1)\"\/><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"kt-svg-icon-list-text\">Institute for Molecular Biophysics brings together expertise in biophysics and engineering at the University of Maine, molecular and cell biology at the Maine Medical Center Research Institute (MMCRI) in Scarborough, and genetics and genomics at The Jackson Laboratory in Bar Harbor.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-tab kt-tab-inner-content kt-inner-tab-2 kt-inner-tab57847_1dd364-31\"><div class=\"kt-tab-inner-content-inner\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading57847_f390dc-04, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading57847_f390dc-04[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading57847_f390dc-04\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading57847_f390dc-04 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading57847_f390dc-04[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading57847_f390dc-04\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading57847_f390dc-04 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading57847_f390dc-04[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading57847_f390dc-04\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading57847_f390dc-04 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading57847_f390dc-04\">Students take a curriculum in applied science, including a carefully chosen sequence of engineering electives in one of the traditional engineering fields.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading57847_f1896b-8a, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading57847_f1896b-8a[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading57847_f1896b-8a\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading57847_f1896b-8a mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading57847_f1896b-8a[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading57847_f1896b-8a\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading57847_f1896b-8a img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading57847_f1896b-8a[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading57847_f1896b-8a\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading57847_f1896b-8a wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading57847_f1896b-8a\">The Bachelor of Arts program is designed to be adapted to a variety of student goals. It can provide the depth of a background in physics and mathematics required by students preparing for graduate school or a physics- based career in industry or government.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading57847_0e7bc9-b1, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading57847_0e7bc9-b1[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading57847_0e7bc9-b1\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading57847_0e7bc9-b1 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading57847_0e7bc9-b1[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading57847_0e7bc9-b1\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading57847_0e7bc9-b1 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading57847_0e7bc9-b1[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading57847_0e7bc9-b1\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading57847_0e7bc9-b1 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading57847_0e7bc9-b1\">It can be tailored to support careers in medicine, dentistry or in broad science areas such as astronomy, astrophysics, biophysics, environmental studies, geophysics and physical oceanography. It can serve the special needs of prospective secondary school science teachers or students who plan careers in management or law with a strong science background.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading57847_36003e-88, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading57847_36003e-88[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading57847_36003e-88\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading57847_36003e-88 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading57847_36003e-88[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading57847_36003e-88\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading57847_36003e-88 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading57847_36003e-88[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading57847_36003e-88\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading57847_36003e-88 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading57847_36003e-88\">The Bachelor of Science program is intended as preparation for graduate education in physics, astronomy or related areas, leading to careers in basic or applied research and development. Also, because of its strong emphasis on science and mathematics, it is particularly appropriate for those seeking to use their B.S. degree directly after graduation in careers in research at industrial, governmental or academic institutions.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-tab kt-tab-inner-content kt-inner-tab-3 kt-inner-tab57847_357518-b0\"><div class=\"kt-tab-inner-content-inner\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading57847_a3a08f-d4, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading57847_a3a08f-d4[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading57847_a3a08f-d4\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading57847_a3a08f-d4 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading57847_a3a08f-d4[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading57847_a3a08f-d4\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading57847_a3a08f-d4 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading57847_a3a08f-d4[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading57847_a3a08f-d4\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading57847_a3a08f-d4 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading57847_a3a08f-d4\">The Physics and Astronomy Department has 15 faculty members with over 50 combined research fields including: biophysics; nanophysics\/surface science; physics and astronomy education research; statistical physics; spiral galaxies and galaxy clusters; and environmental\/health physics. Multidisciplinary research projects are in collaboration with the departments of chemistry, electrical engineering, biochemistry, geological sciences.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading57847_96a00d-04, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading57847_96a00d-04[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading57847_96a00d-04\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading57847_96a00d-04 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading57847_96a00d-04[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading57847_96a00d-04\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading57847_96a00d-04 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading57847_96a00d-04[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading57847_96a00d-04\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading57847_96a00d-04 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading57847_96a00d-04\">Physics is everywhere in our daily lives. Physics describes how boomerangs return, waves crash on the beach and soda fizzes. Physics is the science underlying all other physical and applied sciences, with the universe as a laboratory.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading57847_f17260-cc, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading57847_f17260-cc[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading57847_f17260-cc\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading57847_f17260-cc mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading57847_f17260-cc[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading57847_f17260-cc\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading57847_f17260-cc img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading57847_f17260-cc[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading57847_f17260-cc\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading57847_f17260-cc wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading57847_f17260-cc\">The University of Maine Physics and Astronomy Department offers a wide variety of programs and opportunities, with world-class faculty members, internationally recognized research and first-rate facilities. Research topics include astronomy, biophysics, chemical physics, condensed matter physics, physics education, statistical mechanics and surface physics.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading57847_b590e6-83, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading57847_b590e6-83[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading57847_b590e6-83\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading57847_b590e6-83 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading57847_b590e6-83[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading57847_b590e6-83\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading57847_b590e6-83 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading57847_b590e6-83[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading57847_b590e6-83\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading57847_b590e6-83 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading57847_b590e6-83\">Graduates have found employment developing new golf ball dimple patterns; improving pattern-recognition software used in fingerprint identification for the FBI; creating cursive handwriting recognition software for the Census Bureau; applying wavelet theory to oceanography to predict climate behaviors; designing acoustical and amplification structures for concert halls; or engineering equipment to reduce drag and increase traction for NASCAR.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-tab kt-tab-inner-content kt-inner-tab-4 kt-inner-tab57847_258f93-92\"><div class=\"kt-tab-inner-content-inner\"><style>.kb-row-layout-id57847_b4ebbf-00 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id57847_b4ebbf-00 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id57847_b4ebbf-00 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, calc(50% - ((var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem) * 1 )\/2)))minmax(0, calc(50% - ((var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem) * 1 )\/2)));}.kb-row-layout-id57847_b4ebbf-00 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id57847_b4ebbf-00 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id57847_b4ebbf-00 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id57847_b4ebbf-00 alignnone wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-2-columns kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column57847_685fdf-be > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column57847_685fdf-be > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column57847_685fdf-be > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column57847_685fdf-be > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column57847_685fdf-be > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column57847_685fdf-be > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column57847_685fdf-be{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column57847_685fdf-be > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column57847_685fdf-be > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column57847_685fdf-be inner-column-1\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading57847_d8d113-e7, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading57847_d8d113-e7[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading57847_d8d113-e7\"]{font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-family:'Roboto Slab';color:#003263;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading57847_d8d113-e7 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading57847_d8d113-e7[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading57847_d8d113-e7\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading57847_d8d113-e7 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading57847_d8d113-e7[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading57847_d8d113-e7\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading57847_d8d113-e7, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading57847_d8d113-e7[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading57847_d8d113-e7\"]{font-size:20px;}}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading57847_d8d113-e7 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading57847_d8d113-e7\">MacKenzie Stetzer<\/h2>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading57847_2b327e-09, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading57847_2b327e-09[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading57847_2b327e-09\"]{margin-top:-10px;font-size:20px;line-height:25px;font-weight:600;font-style:normal;font-family:'Open Sans';color:#3698d4;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading57847_2b327e-09 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading57847_2b327e-09[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading57847_2b327e-09\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading57847_2b327e-09 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading57847_2b327e-09[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading57847_2b327e-09\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading57847_2b327e-09, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading57847_2b327e-09[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading57847_2b327e-09\"]{padding-top:10px;font-size:16px;}}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading57847_2b327e-09 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading57847_2b327e-09\">Associate Professor, Acting Chair, Department of Physics and Astronomy<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-57847_552659-9c .kt-block-spacer{height:50px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-57847_552659-9c .kt-divider{border-top-width:3px;height:1px;border-top-color:#003263;width:20%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-57847_552659-9c kvs-sm-false\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-left\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading57847_26db80-01, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading57847_26db80-01[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading57847_26db80-01\"]{font-style:normal;color:#003263;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading57847_26db80-01 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading57847_26db80-01[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading57847_26db80-01\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading57847_26db80-01 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading57847_26db80-01[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading57847_26db80-01\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading57847_26db80-01 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading57847_26db80-01\"><strong><strong>Bennett Hall, Room 120<\/strong><br>&nbsp;207.581.1039  |  <a href=\"mailto:umphysicschair@maine.edu\">umphysicschair@maine.edu<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column57847_58ea26-cb > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column57847_58ea26-cb > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column57847_58ea26-cb > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column57847_58ea26-cb > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column57847_58ea26-cb > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column57847_58ea26-cb > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column57847_58ea26-cb{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column57847_58ea26-cb > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column57847_58ea26-cb > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column57847_58ea26-cb inner-column-2\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading57847_7e907f-ed, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading57847_7e907f-ed[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading57847_7e907f-ed\"]{font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-family:'Roboto Slab';color:#003263;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading57847_7e907f-ed mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading57847_7e907f-ed[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading57847_7e907f-ed\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading57847_7e907f-ed img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading57847_7e907f-ed[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading57847_7e907f-ed\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading57847_7e907f-ed, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading57847_7e907f-ed[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading57847_7e907f-ed\"]{font-size:20px;}}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading57847_7e907f-ed wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading57847_7e907f-ed\">Physics<\/h2>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading57847_95f099-11, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading57847_95f099-11[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading57847_95f099-11\"]{margin-top:-10px;font-size:20px;line-height:25px;font-weight:600;font-style:normal;font-family:'Open Sans';color:#3698d4;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading57847_95f099-11 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading57847_95f099-11[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading57847_95f099-11\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading57847_95f099-11 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading57847_95f099-11[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading57847_95f099-11\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading57847_95f099-11, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading57847_95f099-11[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading57847_95f099-11\"]{padding-top:10px;font-size:16px;}}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading57847_95f099-11 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading57847_95f099-11\">College of Liberal Arts and Sciences<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-57847_1ff87a-69 .kt-block-spacer{height:50px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-57847_1ff87a-69 .kt-divider{border-top-width:3px;height:1px;border-top-color:#003263;width:20%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-57847_1ff87a-69 kvs-sm-false\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-left\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading57847_0f984e-5a, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading57847_0f984e-5a[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading57847_0f984e-5a\"]{font-style:normal;color:#003263;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading57847_0f984e-5a mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading57847_0f984e-5a[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading57847_0f984e-5a\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading57847_0f984e-5a img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading57847_0f984e-5a[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading57847_0f984e-5a\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading57847_0f984e-5a wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading57847_0f984e-5a\"><strong>Bennett Hall<br>207.581.1039<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id57847_526526-24 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id57847_526526-24 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id57847_526526-24 > 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