Mount Holyoke College Physics Department

This Labor Day, remember Frances Perkins, FDR’s Secretary of Labor and champion of workers’ rights.

https://francesperkinscenter.org/learn/her-life/

Fun fact: She was a physics major at Mount Holyoke.

Her Life Frances Perkins, FDR’s Secretary of Labor and the first woman to serve as a cabinet secretary, was the driving force behind the New Deal, credited with formulating policies to shore up the national…

Mount Holyoke student selected for NASA internship Mount Holyoke student Ava Frost ’26 was selected by NASA for the 10-week Europa ICONS internship program that aims to determine whether there are places below the surface of Jupiter’s moon that could support life.

Mount Holyoke College Physics is hiring a new professor this fall. This is an open rank search, but to be clear, assistant professor candidates are highly encouraged to apply. We are open to field, but are especially interested in someone who can broaden our department's research scope. As we are a small department, this means in practice almost anyone meets the definition, but I encourage you to intentionally forward to an eclectic set of colleagues. We are a department that values teaching people with underrepresented identities in physics and will look at submitted materials through this lens. We will review applications October 15.

Position Detail - Open Rank Professor of Physics | Mount Holyoke College Employment opportunities at Mount Holyoke College

Hi friends! Sorry this page hasn't been too active lately! When we're fully staffed again we'll put someone on it. 🤣

What alums (or former faculty/staff) are going to March Meeting? We're going to do dinner on Thursday!

Who will be at March Meeting this year? Trying to organize a meet-up.

Visiting Lecturer in Physics in South Hadley, MA for Mount Holyoke College Exciting opportunity in South Hadley, MA for Mount Holyoke College as a Visiting Lecturer in Physics

Prof. Kerstin Nordstrom searching for a postdoc to do experimental work on flowing granular materials as part of her CAREER award. This is a three year position, with mentored opportunities for teaching available (not required, simply an option). This may be an especially good fit for someone wanting to become a professor at a primarily undergraduate institution, though it is not required to have this desire.

The application review process will begin on April 5th. Please feel free to email Prof. Nordstrom with any questions [email protected]

Position Detail | Mount Holyoke College Thank you for your interest in career opportunities at Mount Holyoke College. As of Monday, March 15, 2021, new vacancies are publicized on our new site, careers.mtholyoke.edu. If you are interested in viewing and applying for career opportunities, please access the new site.

Mount Holyoke’s Alexi Arango will be participating in two virtual panels put on by the Center for EcoTechnology on February 24th at 12 PM and February 25th at 6 PM!
https://www.centerforecotechnology.org/building-a-sustainable-future/

https://www.mtholyoke.edu/media/2020-dec/rainbow-connection

The rainbow connection Mount Holyoke College Associate Professor of Physics Kerstin Nordstrom talks to NPR about rainbows.

https://www.mtholyoke.edu/media/2020-oct/katherine-aidala-named-2020-aps-fellow?_ga=2.116443270.1645136956.1601656694-177247019.1600192482

Congratulations to Prof. Kathy Aidala who was named an APS Fellow!

“This citation captures the spirit of the Mount Holyoke physics department well,” she said. “We each engage in meaningful research and also some aspects of how physics applies to broader issues in society. I love being at a school where I can have a meaningful impact mentoring students. Our department works hard to change the face of physics, where so many groups, including women, continue to be severely underrepresented.”