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GE CLAS Core: Natural Sciences

Learn more about how our programs can satisfy the General Education CLAS Core requirement in Natural Sciences.

GE CLAS Core: Natural Sciences

Dr. James A. Van Allen in his office on the campus of the University of Iowa.

James Van Allen

Learn more about the "Father of Space Science".

James Van Allen

Graduate student Josh Larson with the plasma tube he built.

Research

Our departments includes nearly thirty research faculty, as well as twenty research staff, working at the forefront of their respective subdisciplines.

Research

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News and Announcements

Congratulations to Dr. David Montealegre for successfully defending his Ph.D. thesis

Wednesday, September 28, 2022

Congratulations to Dr. David Montealegre for successfully defending his PhD thesis September 15th!

APS Selects Nault as Blewett Fellow

Thursday, September 22, 2022

Graduate Student Kristie Nault has been selected as a 2022 M. Hildred Blewett Fellow by the American Physical Society (APS). The M. Hildred Blewett Fellowship is intended to "enable women to return to physics research careers after having had to interrupt those careers." Nault's fellowship is a one-year award of $45,000 facilitating her continued study of AG Draconis.

UI to Host Conference for Undergraduate Women in Physics Jan. 20-23

Wednesday, September 21, 2022

The University of Iowa Department of Physics and Astronomy will host the Conference for Undergraduate Women in Physics (CUWiP) Jan. 20-22, 2023. The UI conference is part of a series sponsored by the American Physical Society (APS), the professional organization for physicists in the United States.

The goal of APS CUWiP is to help undergraduate women continue in physics by providing them with the opportunity to experience a professional conference, information about graduate school and professions in physics, and access to other women in physics of all ages with whom they can share experiences, advice, and ideas.