Category: Students

  • Wooster Physics in Sweden!

    Wooster Physics in Sweden!

    A delayed post! Note from Dr Lehman: Gustav Bourdon ’26 was the Physics Club Ambassador to Sweden in spring 2024. I asked him to write a guest blog post, which he promptly did. (Thank you, Gustav!). I then somehow didn’t get it posted promptly. So here we are in 2025 — enjoy this time-traveling post…

  • APS Global Summit of Physics – Student Perspective

    APS Global Summit of Physics – Student Perspective

    Students Abigail Hovorka ’26 and Eric Johnson ’25 recently traveled to Anaheim, CA for the 2025 American Physical Society Global Summit of Physics, combining the March Meeting and the April Meeting! It was amazing! Here are some perspectives from Abby and Eric! On top of all the other awesome things in the exhibit hall (cool…

  • 2025 Dewald Recognition Celebration

    2025 Dewald Recognition Celebration

    On April 3, The College of Wooster held its 55th annual Dewald Recognition Celebration honoring many of our amazing students.  Several of our physics majors received awards and prizes. Physics Department: Check out previous recipients on our departmental awards page. College and Other Departments:

  • Trip to COSI in Columbus

    This past Saturday, on February 22, 2025, we went to COSI! The Center of Science and Industry is an incredibly interactive science center with amazing exhibitions (the Ocean gallery was one of my favorites), life shows (rat basketball), and a planetarium (I give the seats 8/10 for comfort). We left campus at about 9 a.m.…

  • CoW students at CU*iP 2025

    CoW students at CU*iP 2025

    This year, 7 of our undergraduate students had the amazing opportunity to attend the Conference for Undergraduate Women and Gender Minorities in Physics (CU*iP). There were over 200 students in attendance at Purdue University, but there were many locations around the country. Purdue was an incredible campus to visit! We were all amazed by their…