RMC Physics, Engineering, and Astrophysics Department

05/08/2026

Our students did a fabulous job presenting their research today!

04/09/2026

Richmond Public Schools students visited Randolph-Macon College's Keeble Observatory to get a hands-on look at the stars and learn about space.

04/06/2026

Scroll through the pics to see one of our advanced lab groups measuring the speed of light!

02/12/2026

Light and Sight Course
January 2026 Visit to Woolsthorpe, and Grantham, Isaac Newton’s home

02/04/2026

Light and Sight Class 2026
January Term travel course to England

Day in Cambridge

02/03/2026

Light and Sight 2026- January Term Study Abroad Course
Week 1 - Labs at RMC

11/04/2025

Endowed professorships are the highest honor that Randolph-Macon can bestow upon a member of its faculty.

09/10/2025

Congrats to our own Dr. McLeskey!

Dr. James McLeskey will be installed as the inaugural Maria Wornom Rippe Professor in Engineering on Friday, Oct. 31.

07/16/2025

Physics major Savannah Jones is doing SURF this summer with Dr. Michelsen in Chemistry.

05/25/2025

Congrats, grads! We are so proud of you!

(If you have pics to share, please drop them in the comments.)