| Original research is a large part of the student experience in Guilford's physics program. Each student designs and carries out a senior research project, often choosing to present findings at conferences or publish in a journal. Because of their ability to identify and solve interesting problems, Guilford physics graduates excel not only in physics and astronomy graduate programs, but also pursue successful careers in medicine, law, teaching, and of course, the sciences. The department's famous Data Reduction Lab, a student space for research, study, and interaction, helps build a strong sense of community in this program.
"We have a real science program, which many small schools don't. We have all the one-on-one, small group interactions, which Guilford has in all its majors but is more unusual in sciences. The main thing that's different is that everybody does undergraduate research. We teach science as something you do not something you memorize. So we make our physics students, starting as sophomores, start doing research. That's our point of distinction." |
