当你学习物理学时，你寻求对物理宇宙的基本理解.
你还将学习数学课程, 科学的语言, 以及计算机科学的科学广度. Test some of the theories you learn in laboratory classes and hands-on research and take advantage of opportunities to conduct research with your professors. 最先进的仪器丰富您的经验. 你也可以在圣巴巴拉的高科技公司实习. 这样的实践训练为你进入研究生院和从事科学方面的专业工作做好了准备, 工程及相关领域. 对双学位感兴趣? Take the B.A. 跟踪更大的广度和灵活性.
Since 2016, more than 35 students have graduated with a physics or engineering physics degree. 这些学生中, 大约35%是女性(根据APS的数据), nationwide around 20% of physics degrees are awarded to women) and more than 50% are from an underrepresented group. 一般来说，每个毕业班有6名学生，有些年份超过10名.
Physics
选修数学、科学语言和化学课程，以获得科学的广度. Test the theory you learn in laboratory classes and hands-on research and take advantage of opportunities to conduct research with you professors.
工程物理
Students may pursue the engineering physics major with core components in both physics and engineering. The physics courses emphasize the fundamental science and mathematics essential for graduate study or professional work in physics.
韦斯特蒙特物理的亮点
Physics faculty are engaged in world-class experiments in experimental particle physics at the ATLAS experiment in Geneva Switzerland, and nuclear structure studies using gamma-ray spectroscopy at Florida State University and experimental cosmology at the Simmons Array in Chile. 实习和国家科学基金会资助的暑期研究项目(REUs)，亦可在其他院校申请.
- 实验粒子物理学
- 宇宙学和观测天文学
- 核物理
实习生
Students have the opportunity to participate in paid internships with faculty mentors over the summer.
2023
在博士的研究指导下. Carlson:
- 迈克尔·赫梅特(美国阿特拉斯超级奖，LBNL)
- 钱德勒·贝克(欧洲核子研究中心)
- 娜奥米·西拉古萨(欧洲核子研究中心)
- 肖恩·瑞恩(欧洲核子研究中心)
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Berit Lunstad (CERN)
在博士的研究指导下. Ito:
- 迈克尔·卢(智利西蒙斯阵列)
- 雅各布·纳尔逊(智利西蒙斯阵列)
在Haring-Kaye的研究指导下:
- Natalie Fogg
- 瑞茜·托普菲尔
2022
在博士的研究指导下. Carlson:
- 钱德勒贝克
- Michael Lew
- 克里斯汀•波茨
- Sean Ryan
2021
加州大学戴维斯分校的REU(本科生研究经历)
吉列莱西
REU 由国家科学基金会资助.
在博士的研究指导下. Haring-Kaye:
- 克里斯汀•波茨
- Danny Rubin
吉列莱西
牛津大学物理系、化学系学生荣获牛津大学最高奖学金 韦斯特蒙大四学生莱西·吉列, 物理和化学双学位, will attend the University of Oxford in the fall after earning the prestigious John and Daria Barry Foundation Scholarship.
克里斯汀•波茨
Student Awarded Opportunity: Summer Undergraduate Program for Exceptional Researchers (SUPER) | 柯尔斯滕·波茨被授予a 美国ATLAS超级奖 和博士一起工作. 本·卡尔森在2022年夏天对ATLAS的研究. 克尔斯滕提出的项目的标题是:“用MET寻找低质量双光子共振” & 触发光子+ MET与机器学习." The $5,奖金包括给柯尔斯顿的津贴, 也有机会和其他学生一起展示她的作品 超级项目.
Chisondi Warioba
物理学校友获著名奖学金| Alumnus Chisondi Warioba ’21 has received a prestigious Graduate Research Fellowship from the 国家科学基金会. The five-year fellowship provides three years of financial support that includes an annual stipend of $37,000. Warioba, a second-year graduate student halfway through his doctorate in medical physics at the University of Chicago, 申请奖学金继续他的项目研究, “fMRI and DTI analysis of functional connectivity loss related to cerebral arterial occlusion.他计划上医学院，立志成为一名医生兼科学家.
迈克尔Hemmett
迈克尔Hemmett荣获美国ATLAS超级大奖 迈克尔Hemmett was awarded a 美国ATLAS超级奖 for the project titled “Machine learning for calibration in the HL-LHC hardware trigger,由5美元组成,500 stipend. 他将和博士一起工作. 来自韦斯特蒙特的卡尔森，以及合作者Elham Khoda和 Shih-Chieh许 来自华盛顿大学. 这项工作将以……为基础 劳伦斯伯克利国家实验室.
乔治·贝特科学奖学金基金
乔治·贝特，物理学名誉教授，在韦斯特蒙特大学任教超过20年. 博士以前的学生. Bate established this scholarship to encourage Christians to study and conduct research in the sciences, 主要是那些学习物理的人. 由物理系作出决定.
2023-2024:艾莉·路德维希
2022-2023: Berit Lunstad
2021-2022:柯尔斯滕·波茨
2020-2021年:柯尔斯滕·波茨
2019-2020:丹尼尔·鲁宾
William S. 克鲁格教师和学生研究奖学金
为纪念和纪念. 比尔·克鲁格97年, the scholarship seeks to encourage a love of physics and engineering by recognizing high achieving and highly motivated students engaged in research within the physics and engineering department. 由物理系作出决定 with consideration given to financial need.
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2023-2024年:娜塔莉·福格，贝瑞特·伦斯塔德
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2021-2022: Jared Lush, 钱德勒贝克
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2020-2021年:菲斯·帕隆比，莱西·吉列
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2019-2020:莱西·吉列
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2018-2019:锡安·施
Ben Carlson
B. T. Carlson, Q. Bayer, T.M. Hong, S.T. Roche, “Nanosecond machine learning regression with deep boosted decision trees in FPGA for high energy physics,” 仪器仪表学报17 P09039 (2022). arXiv: 2207.05602.
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罗伯特Haring-Kaye
R.A. Haring-Kaye, F. Palombi, J. Döring, S.L. Tabor, B. Abromeit, R. Lubna, P.-L. 泰，Vandana Tripathi, A. Volya, J.M. VonMoss, D.C. Venegas-Vargas C.L. Tan, M.J. Heeschen, K.Q. Le, and B.L. Harbin, "在70Ga开始出现能带结构 Phys. Rev. C 105, 054307 (2022).
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Jen ITo
POLAR BEAR合作，“改进的度尺度CMB上限” B-模式极化功率来自670平方度偏振熊调查 , , 2203.02495.
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Westmont Physics获得了20万美元的NSF资助
A Westmont researcher has won a grant to further his search for evidence of the presence of mysterious dark matter. The 国家科学基金会 (美国国家科学基金会)已授予20万美元的赠款 Ben Carlson他是韦斯特蒙特大学物理学助理教授，继续他的研究工作 欧洲核子研究中心大型强子对撞机(LHC)的ATLAS实验这是瑞士日内瓦的一个粒子物理实验室. 继续阅读文章...
US ATLAS
提供资金支持学生去 SLAC 在斯坦福参加一个高能物理的培训研讨会.
加州太空资助协会
The 加州太空资助协会 提供资金支持学生迈克尔·卢(物理学), 和Josh Guinto(工程师), ’24)2022年夏季研究. In the summer of 2023, Berit Lunstad ('26) and Naomi Siragusa ('24) were supported by the same grant.
Westmont天文台
凯克望远镜, a computer-controlled 24-inch F/8 Cassegrain reflector with Ritchey-Chretien optics (the same configuration used on the Hubble Space Telescope), has served as a versatile instrument for Westmont faculty and students for over a decade and remains one of the most powerful telescopes on the California Central Coast. 该设备不仅用于各种研究项目和课程作业, but it has also been a source of awe and inspiration for the greater Santa Barbara community. 有关更多信息，请访问 http://981457.chinaqinyu.com/westmont-observatory.
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有各种STEM特定的机会让学生参与:
If you are a high school or elementary school teacher interested in participating in an activity with Westmont College, please contact Dr. Ben Carlson.
奇松迪·瓦里奥巴(21年), 原产于坦桑尼亚, moved to California when he was seven years old where he lived with his father and adoptive mother. 由于对医学的热爱, 奇松迪最初选择韦斯特蒙特大学攻读攻读医学院的学位. 到他毕业的时候, Chisondi was one of only four students in his class who completed a triple major (Chemistry, Biology, and Physics). 在威斯蒙特大学期间，他不仅在学术和研究方面表现出色, 他还在推动种族正义与和解方面发挥了领导作用, leading the Black Student Union his junior year and organizing discussion panels for Residence Life events centered around these and other social issues. 在2021年毕业典礼上, Chisondi received the Dave Dolan Award in recognition of his leadership in responding to the social and spiritual needs of the college. Chisondi目前正在芝加哥大学攻读医学物理学博士学位.
莱西·吉列(21届) 目前在 牛津大学克拉克研究小组, researching layered magnetic materials and crystallography in solid state inorganic chemistry while pursuing her DPhil in Inorganic Chemistry.
“到目前为止，一切都很好, 我可以使用SQUID MPMS, XRPD, 中子衍射和更多地了解这些材料(并制造一些新的)!)”
萨拉·里德(Sarah Reed) interned at Northrop Grumman Space Systems in old town Goleta in her final semester at Westmont College. She was then hired on as a full time Electronics Engineer immediately upon graduating from Westmont. 她与天线实验室部门的八名工程师一起工作. 她为航空和航天飞机设计、制造和测试天线. She recently won a company award for developing a Spherical Near-Field Antenna Range at Northrop Grumman's site in Goleta!
正如美国物理学会所描述的那样，物理学毕业生追求的范围很广 careers.
- 研究的物理学家
- 科学写作
- Patent Law
- 软件开发
- 材料研究
- 核医学
- 技术顾问
- 法医科学
- 博物馆教育
- 工程(机械、电气、工艺、民用、航空等.)
- Medicine
- Technician
- 教学(高中或大学)
在领英(LinkedIn)上查看在韦斯特蒙特大学主修或辅修物理学的毕业生的职业发展道路.
韦斯特蒙特大学的科学教授为他们的教学和研究获得了一种新的工具. The biology, chemistry, engineering and physics departments will all use the Hitachi scanning electron microscope (SEM), 住在冬馆. 它聚焦的电子束与样品中的原子相互作用，产生图像.
Alumnus Chisondi Warioba ’21 has received a prestigious Graduate Research Fellowship from the 国家科学基金会. The five-year fellowship provides three years of financial support that includes an annual stipend of $37,000. Warioba, a second-year graduate student halfway through his doctorate in medical physics at the University of Chicago, 申请奖学金继续他的项目研究, “fMRI and DTI analysis of functional connectivity loss related to cerebral arterial occlusion.他计划上医学院，立志成为一名医生兼科学家.
On April 26, 物理学专业的丹尼·鲁宾为他的专业荣誉论文辩护, 题为“膝上佩戴的电子设备的可持续电磁能量收集”.”
Dr. 本·卡尔森于2023年5月7日获得了全校范围内的教师研究奖. 他的研究重点是大型强子对撞机的ATLAS实验. 该奖项每年颁发给教员.
Berit Lunstad and Naomi Siragusa each received $1,000 to support their summer research with Dr. 卡尔森来自 南加州太空资助协会. Both will travel to CERN to work on the ATLAS experiment, in particular the dark matter trigger.
迈克尔Hemmett was awarded a 美国ATLAS超级奖 for the project titled “Machine learning for calibration in the HL-LHC hardware trigger,由5美元组成,500 stipend. 他将和博士一起工作. 来自韦斯特蒙特的卡尔森，以及合作者Elham Khoda和 Shih-Chieh许 来自华盛顿大学. 这项工作将以……为基础 劳伦斯伯克利国家实验室.