Union College Physics and Astronomy

If you've ever thought "I bet being a prof at a small liberal arts college is a sweet gig" and you happen to have a Ph.D. in something that can be sold as condensed matter physics, it's your lucky year. We're hiring a tenure-track faculty member:

Assistant Professor of Physics and Astronomy Union College invites applications for the position of Assistant Professor of Physics and Astronomy, beginning September 1, 2025. Review of applications will begin on December 2, 2024 and continue until the position is filled. Applications received by December 1 will receive priority consideration.....

Occasional Reminder: We're hiring for a tenure-track faculty position in condensed-matter physics. If you've got a relevant Ph.D. and think being a college prof would be a sweet gig, give us a look. If you know someone else who meets those criteria, point them our way:

Assistant Professor of Physics and Astronomy Union College invites applications for the position of Assistant Professor of Physics and Astronomy, beginning September 1, 2025. Review of applications will begin on December 2, 2024 and continue until the position is filled. Applications received by December 1 will receive priority consideration.....

If you've ever thought that being a professor sounds like a pretty cool gig, a) you're right, it is, and b) we're looking to hire a condensed matter physicist. If you've got a Ph.D. and a research area that can be sold as cond-mat, or know somebody who does, give us a look:

Assistant Professor of Physics and Astronomy Union College invites applications for the position of Assistant Professor of Physics and Astronomy, beginning September 1, 2025. Review of applications will begin on December 2, 2024 and continue until the position is filled. Applications received by December 1 will receive priority consideration.....

Congratulations to Manav, Eva, Olivia, Adrian, Will, Jake, and Kali, the "Covid Class" of 2024 in Physics and Astronomy. We're endlessly impressed by what you accomplished under historically terrible circumstances, and wish you all the best in the future.

Some recent news about a distinguished graduate, Richie Bonventre '08, who just won an award for his post-doctoral research:

Richard Bonventre wins 2018 URA Tollestrup Award | News Richard Bonventre wins 2018 URA Tollestrup Award June 20, 2018 | Jordan Rice Richard Bonventre For his work on the Mu2e experiment at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, physicist Richard Bonventre of the U.S. DOE’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory has ear...

Pictures from today's Sigma Pi Sigma induction and Physics and Astronomy Chili Cook-Off

7 new photos by Chad Orzel

New Sigma Pi Sigma inductees signing the chapter book.

Photos from the Sigma Pi Sigma induction.

Morgan Clark ('17) presented a poster titled "PIXE Analysis of Artificial Turf" at the Conference on Applications of Accelerators in Research and Industry in Fort Worth, TX. She won CAARI 2016 Award of Excellence for her presentation.

Photos from graduation 2016:

https://goo.gl/photos/36nJ1dzaKNbhmvq48

Congratulations and best wishes to Xavier, Paul, Matthew, Harrisonn, Harry, Andrew, Shauna, Drew, Eric, Brent, Michael, Josh, and Yanci. May you all find happiness and success in your future careers.

Graduation 2016 15 new photos · Album by Chad Orzel

The 2016 Sigma Pi Sigma group.