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Physics at UWI, Mona

Physics at UWI, Mona. Overview. Majors. Research. Facilities. New. Overview. Overview. Majors. Research. A relatively small Department – but a lot to offer! Academically challenging environment Scope for personal interaction with lecturers and subject area.

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Physics at UWI, Mona

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  1. Physics at UWI, Mona Overview Majors Research Facilities New

  2. Overview Overview Majors Research • A relatively small Department – but a lot to offer! • Academically challenging environment • Scope for personal interaction with lecturers and subject area. • Practical, hands on and fun! • A different experience • You haven’t done physics until you’ve done physics at Mona! Facilities New

  3. Overview 5 Majors Majors Research • General Physics • Theoretical physics • Education, Higher Research, any career that requires problem solving • Electronics • Telecommunications, control systems, engineering type solutions • Popular electronics/computer science double major • Materials Science • Physics of materials • Industry, Forensics, Standards Facilities New

  4. Overview 5 Majors Majors Research • Energy & Environmental Physics • Renewable technology, solar, wind, hydro, integrating energy systems • Physics of climate, atmosphere, climate change, fluids, etc. • Met Services, Environmental agencies, etc. • Medical Physics • Physics in Medicine, Medical Instrumentation Facilities New

  5. Overview Research Majors Research Research groups. Consist of academic staff, graduate students, bright undergraduate students (through final year project) Facilities New • Climate Studies Group, Mona (CSGM) • Climate change and variability, computer modelling • Alternative Energy Research Group • Efficiency of technologies for local context, new technologies, hybrids • Automatic Speech Recognition • Developing a pronunciation aid for applications like speech therapy

  6. Overview Facilities Majors Research • Undergraduate Laboratories • Virtual Lab • Simulation physics and teaching • Wind turbine – solar panels: Hybrid system powers an undergraduate lab • Weather station • Telescope • Dedicated space for Extra curricular activities • Electronics club • Ham Radio Club • Beautiful sign Facilities New

  7. New Courses (for all majors except Mat Sci) CAPE Math needed to advance to Level 2 Physics Needed to advance to Level 3 Physics

  8. Physics Honour Society Overview Majors • Participation is by invitation. • Students with at least a B+ average in Physics (and have not failed any course) • Breakfast Treats twice each semester with interesting speakers • Certificates, pens, pins and bookstore voucher • After 2 consecutive semesters, guaranteed summer employment in the department for a month doing research Research Facilities New

  9. Electronics Club/Electronics Engineering • Participated in the IEEE SoutheastCon 2012 Hardware Competition • Placed 17th among 48 universities

  10. Undergraduate Research and its Rewards • Staff Members Dr. Leary Myers and Mr. Leonardo Clarke as well as Graduate Students Stefan Watson and Vincent Taylor (Computer Science) won the Ministry of Science Technology, Energy and Mining Innovation Awards 2012, in the Resources / Knowledge Valorization Category for their invention of a Real Time Monitoring and Alert System. Other students involved were Anthony Drummonds and Sasha-Gaye Dixon. • System prototype completed at the Undergraduate level. Watson and Drummonds

  11. To The Aspiring Medical Physicists • M.Sc./Postgraduate Diploma in Medical Physics launched. • Jobs in radiotherapy, diagnostic imaging and nuclear medicine, teaching, consultancies

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