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Physics Department Presentation CSM Summer 2011 Retreat. Chair: Chuck De Leone. Programs Offered and Number of Students (Fall 2011). Bachelors of Science in Applied Physics (General) 27 Applied Physics Option Declared 16 Applied Electronics Option Declared 6 Double Major 1
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Physics Department PresentationCSM Summer 2011 Retreat Chair: Chuck De Leone
Programs Offered and Number of Students (Fall 2011) • Bachelors of Science in Applied Physics (General) 27 • Applied Physics Option Declared 16 • Applied Electronics Option Declared 6 • Double Major 1 • Total UBACH Majors 50 • Significant Physics Minor accessed by CS, Math, Biology, Chemistry
GE and Service Courses • Service Courses for all other science departments, Kinesiology, Liberal Studies, Linguistics Masters, etc… (Phys 101/102, 201/202, 205/206, ID 381, PHYS 356) roughly 250 seats • Lower Division GES (fulfills B1 and B3): GES 100 (3 Unit Physical Science Lecture), GES 101 (3 Unit Physical Science Lecture and Lab), GES 105 (co-taught), GES 110 (1 Unit B3 lab) roughly 302 seats • Upper Division BB: PHYS 351 (How Things Work), PHYS 356 (Physics of Sound and Music), and ASTR 342 (Astronomy) roughly 240 seats • All offered service courses, GES, and Upper-Div BB is basically filled for Fall 2011 with significant unmet demand
Future Plans • Biophysics Option • Physics Education Option (funded) • Taking applied electronics further • Masters Program?
Faculty Members • Tenure Track Faculty 4+1= 5 • Adjuncts 10 • Total FTES (Spring 2011) 200 • Total FTES (Fall 2011) estimated 185
Faculty Member Expertise • Prof. De Leone (chair): Physics Education, Human Gait and Chaos, Condensed Matter Theory • Assoc. Prof. Price: Physics Education and Physics Curriculum Development • Asst. Prof. Burin: Applied Hydrodynamics and Plasma Physics • Asst. Prof. Tsui: Condensed Matter Experiment (Electrical Transport) • Asst. Prof. Dominguez (new hire): Matter transport (experiment and theory), Isotopic analysis
Adjuncts Faculty • Dr. ClarisaBercovich-Guelman: PHYS 205/206, PHYS 351 • Tyson Bizzigotti: GES 110 • Amy Lee Coe: ID 381 • Robert Merritt Gill: ASTR 342, GES 100 • Thomas Nielsen: PHYS 201/202 Lab • HamidNourollahi: PHYS 101/102 and GES 101 • Jerald F. Pinter: ASTR 342, PHYS 203, and PHYS 403 • Dr. David T. Schaafsma: PHYS 301, PHYS 402, and PHYS 356 • Patrick J. Sebrechts: GES 105, GES 101 • Perry Snyder: GES 101 and Lower Div Labs
External Funding • Prof. Burin – DOE-NSF Plasma Physics, Research Corp – Fluids, FIS Program • Prof. Price – NSF sub-contract curriculum development, PHYS-TEC, LA Program, NSF-STEP (w/ De Leone) • Prof. De Leone – NSF-STEP, NSF-CCLI’s • Prof. Dominguez – NASA, other • Prof. Tsui – FIS Program
Lab Technician and Lab Budget • Janine Smock (IST) – manages all physics lab space (research and instructional), safety, budgets, and purchasing (probably needs ½ time student assistant) • Budget 2010-2011 (from Oberem Sept 2010 upload) Operating Funds (General Funds):Student Assistant Salaries: $2,777Less Student Assistants Fiscal reduction for 10-11: ($1,266)Expendable Supplies: $3,241Total Operating Funds uploaded: $4,752Course Fees:Net forecasted course fees for 10-11: $6,095Lottery FundsEquipment maintenance and repair: $37,014Total Lottery Funds uploaded: $37,014
Space • Instructional Space – • Rms. 245, 251 (24 student labs), • Rm. 249 (optics lab ~20 students) • Rm. 202 (dry lab being outfitted) • Adjunct Office Space • Research Space • Burin Lab (AHPPL) ~150 square foot converted closet w/utilities (3rd floor Sci 2) • Tsui Lab ~100 square foot partitioned computer lab (2nd Floor Sci 2) • Future Dominguez/Tsui Lab (Rm. 206 2nd Floor Sci Hall 2) • Shared Price/De Leone Space – ~100 sq feet, Rm. 211A Sci Hall 2nd Floor
Student Assistant Money • Lab Support • Some outside organizational/course support (large course funds) • LA Program
Goals/Challenges • Continue to increase the number of students/graduates in/from our Applied Physics Major and Physics Minor. • Continue to offer excellent curriculum to our majors and in our service courses in an environment with fixed or shrinking resources. • Continue our commitment to high quality undergraduate research experiences for our students, and other CSM students • Funding tenant improvements in newly allocated research space so faculty and students can carry out high quality research.