Willamette University - Department of Physics

Willamette University Physics Department This takes place in Willamette’s renowned, friendly and collaborative environment.

At Willamette, physics students tickle atoms with light and freeze molecules to explore quantum physics; use the observatory at Zena Forest to discover what’s happening inside a variable star; and wield lasers to explore the inner workings of molecular motor proteins. The physics department’s large number of ongoing research programs is rare for a small liberal arts college like Willamette. Throug  ...