Physics and Astronomy

The Department of Physics and Astronomy oversees the programs in Physics and Astronomy. We offer opportunities to help students explore the fundamental principles of the physical world and foster a deeper understanding and appreciation of the universe and the structures within it.

View inside the dome of the John Payson Williston Observatory.
Physics and Astronomy

The Department of Physics and Astronomy oversees the programs in Physics and Astronomy. We offer opportunities to help students explore the fundamental principles of the physical world and foster a deeper understanding and appreciation of the universe and the structures within it.

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ASTRO and Pre-Health Observatory Open House

Tue, May 5, 2026 7pm to 9pm

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ASTRO and pre-Health majors are teaming up for an Observatory Open House to learn about the sky and a new pre-Health Club. We will have Atkins pastries! This event is funded by the Inclusive...

Williston Observatory

Space Week Observatory Open House

Thu, Apr 23, 2026 8pm to 10pm

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Open house at the observatory with the Gaylord Library to celebrate Space Week. The event will happen rain or shine but if it is clear we will look at planets, nebulae, and galaxies in the sky...

Williston Observatory

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Seminar with Professor Marty Baylor: Using Optics Instead of your Brain to Separate Signals

Tue, Apr 21, 2026 4:30pm to 6:30pm

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Please join the Physics & Astronomy Department for our next Seminar Speaker Series event! A Dynamical System Approach to the Cocktail Party Problem: Using Optics Instead of your Brain to Separate...

Cleveland Hall, L3

Workshop for STEM Educators with Professor Marty Baylor

Tue, Apr 21, 2026 12:30pm to 3:30pm

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The Practicing Professionalism Workshop for STEM Educators Workshop for Faculty and Teaching Staff with Professor Marty Baylor, Professor of Physics at Carleton College 12:30–1:30 pm: Tex-Mex...

Willits-Hallowell Conference Center, Faculty and Wiesse-Merriwether Rooms

Haywood Lecture with Prof. Marty Baylor

Mon, Apr 20, 2026 4:30pm to 6:30pm

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Science is More Than Problem-solving: Building Inclusivity and Belonging by Practicing Professionalism with Professor Marty Baylor, Carleton College Refreshments at 4:30 pm Lecture at 4:45 pm in...

Clapp Laboratory, Hooker Auditorium (016)

Seminar with Jayden Squire

Tue, Apr 14, 2026 4:30pm to 6:15pm

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Meteorite Crater Impacting Through Space and Time Jayden Squire, a Visiting Postgraduate Fellow at Harvard University and PhD Student at the University of Adelaide, will speak on understanding why...

Clapp Laboratory, Hooker Auditorium (016)

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