News

• New, Innovative Physics Course Showcased in UGA Feature Article

• UGA Small Satellite Research Laboratory

  The SSRL, located in the basement of the Physics building, is developing two satellites that will be sent into orbit to map and image oceanic and coastal ecosystems.

• Professor Steven Lewis Named Director of CTL Lilly Teaching Fellows Program

  Professer Lewis succeeds current director Jean Martin-Williams, professor of music and associate dean of the Franklin College of Arts and Sciences.

• Small Sat Research Lab Hosts Women in Tech Workshop

  Sixteen eighth grade females learned about CubeSats, soft circuits, 3D printing, and how to program micro controllers.

• Viewing the Total Eclipse of the Sun in Athens

  Athens is just outside the path of total eclipse, but will see more than 99% of the sun blocked out when the eclipse is at its height.

• Better Vision for the Observatory Telescope

  The large telescope in the Observatory Dome is being repaired. Every few years, the telescope's mirrors should be cleaned and re-coated, so that they will continue to accurately and effectively reflect the light from the heavens.

• 2019 Transit of Mercury

  Photos from our viewing of the Mercury transit

• Teaching Physics via Zoom During the Pandemic

  Lauren Sgro figured out a way to hold virtual labs for hands-on exercises

• Associate Professor Steven P. Lewis named Meigs Distinguished Teaching Professor

  Lewis is one of five UGA faculty members to earn the university’s highest recognition for excellence in instruction.

• Prof. Nandana Weliweriya receives UGA's Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL) Learning Technologies Grant for second consecutive year

  This grant supports his Virtual Reality collaborative project with the college of engineering and the transformation of the PHYS 1251 course labs (Introductory Studio Physics for Engineers I).

• Assistant Professor in Physics Education Research

  University of Georgia Department of Physics and Astronomy