Physics
Department of Physics at Bryn Mawr College strive to put forth an exciting and vigorous program in physics.In recent years Bryn Mawr College has averaged 9 physics majors per year, approximately 3% of the graduating class. This is nearly 50 times the national average for women graduating with undergraduate physics degrees in the United States. In September 1998 the Department of Physics was awarded The Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics, and Engineering Mentoring in "recognition of the department's excellence in mentoring underrepresented students and encouraging their achievement in science, mathematics, and engineering." In 2003 the National Task Force on Undergraduate Physics choose Bryn Mawr as one of 21 schools that exemplify best practices in creating thriving physics departments.
News and Events
Seven! physics majors were recognized at this year’s student awards ceremony….
Orsola Capovilla-Searle ’15, a Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship Bingqing Li ’14, the Shippen Scholarship in Science Jessica Hyejin Lee ’13, the Dr. Hayley S. Thomas Prize in Diversity Leigh Schaefer ’13, the Pauline Jones Prize in French, and the MIT Lincoln Labs Research Award in Physics Estella Barbosa de Souza ’14, the Elinor Nahm Prize [...]
Rocket scientist who also made “a mean beef stroganoff” inspires debate on how to write about lady-scientists
Check out the debate instigated by a NYT obituary and the article, The Finkbeiner Test, By Christie Aschwanden To pass the Finkbeiner test, a story cannot mention The fact that she’s a woman Her husband’s job Her child care arrangements How she nurtures her underlings How she was taken aback by the competitiveness in her [...]
Kudos to Bingqing Li!
Bingqing Li received the Outstanding Undergraduate Presentation Award at the APS March Meeting last Tuesday ( 3.19.13) for her presentation “Study of Thermal Conductivity of Si Nanowires with micro-Raman Spectroscopy”. Both Bingqing and Maggie Xiao received a Future of Physics Days Scholar Travel Award to attend the meeting last week in Baltimore.
Alumnae Panel
This fall, Physics majors organized an Alumnae Panel event to highlight the different kinds of careers paths available to physics graduates. From left to right: Rebecca Thompson ’01, Outreach Coordinator at the American Physical Society; Bonnie Schmittberger ’10, Physics Graduate Student at Duke University; and Shirley [...]
Pumpkin Carving Party
The annual Pumpkin fest was a huge success. Majors, first year students, faculty and graduate students revealed there talents and creativity!
Women doing science that matters
Marian Bechtel, first year physics student at Bryn Mawr, is already using science to make the world a better place. Check out this video of young women and girls invited to the White House to share their work. Hear her speak about her work this Thursday, 11/15/12, at 7:15 pm in Park 243 as part [...]
Science reporter Kirsten Nordstrom (’04) has a story to tell…
Kerstin Nordstrom (’04) has won a AAAS/APS Media Fellowship and has written an article in the APS news about her summer as a Fellow at the NPR science desk. Check it out!