The Department of Physics at Illinois State University

Why Take Physics?

In the News:

The Annual Skadron Competition is now underway in the department. Entries must be received by noon on April 13th. The winner (or winning team) will be announced at our annual Physics Banquet (Bone Center Circus room on April 23th at 11am) and receive a check for $200. The second prize will be $100. Here is a link to the Mathematica notebook describing the details of this year's competition: The Longest Tiles Game.

The ISU Trebuchet Team featured in Illinois State's magazine - STATEside - There's a nice video with the story. Be sure to check it out.

Contact the Department

Department Office: Moulton Hall 311

Mailing Address:

Department of Physics
Campus Box 4560
Illinois State University
Normal, IL 61790-4560

Phone:  309-438-8756

Fax:  309-438-5413

A Department in the
College of Arts & Sciences

Physics Department Spotlight

 

Innovative Design Project

ISU Physics Students are Engaged in Real World Problem Solving...Click here for details.

Argonne Symposium for Undergraduate Research

Each Fall, ISU Physics students present their research at the Argonne Symposium for Undergraduates in Science, Engineering, and Mathematics, a national conference organized by the Argonne National Laboratory.

Click for more about Physics students at Argonne

Planetarium Events

Click here for information about upcoming public shows and events to look for "in the sky".

(background picture copyright P-M Hedén (Clear Skies, TWAN)

Team Mercury Solar Car Team Results