The Department of Physics at Grove City College is committed to helping students secure experiences at some of the nation’s leading research facilities to advance their studies in specific interest areas. Recent summer opportunities have included research at or with:
• Los Alamos National Laboratory • Purdue University • University of Alabama • Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility • University of Rochester • SRI International • Colorado State University • University of Notre Dame • Cornell University • North Carolina State University • Boston College • University of Arizona • Lehigh University • University of Maryland • University of California-Davis • National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) • ENS Cachan (Paris, France) • Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute • Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Lab • University of South Florida (CREOLE) • West Virginia University • Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth • Army Research Labs • Air Force Research Labs • DAAD Rise (Germany) • Grove City College • Rochester Institute of Technology • Idaho State University • SPS Mather Public Policy • InterSystems • American Association of Physicists in Medicine • University of Washington • Air Force Institute of Technology
The broad applicability of a physics degree stems from the universal nature of the analytical problem-solving skills learned in physics coursework. Graduates from the Department of Physics at Grove City College are prepared to excel in a wide variety of industries and have been employed by: • Lincoln Electric • Westinghouse Electric • Sensis, Inc. • Carnegie Mellon University • II-VI, Inc. • Prison Fellowship • Johns Hopkins Applied Research Lab • U.S. Navy (nuclear program) • Lockheed Martin • Edmund Optics • Educational Testing Services • National Security Agency (NSA) • U.S. Customs and Border Protection • EQT Corporation • U.S. Army • Northrup Grumman • Intersystems • Systems Planning and Analysis
Upon graduation, students are prepared for graduate work in physics and have done so at schools such as:
• University of Pennsylvania • Johns Hopkins University • Carnegie Mellon University • Penn State University • University of Maryland • Georgetown University • Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute • Temple University • University of Tennessee • University of New Hampshire • University of Illinois • University of Washington • Colorado State University • University of Notre Dame • West Virginia University • University of Virginia • Clemson University • Georgia Tech University • Oxford University (UK) • Vanderbilt University • University of Albany • University of Michigan • University of Texas • Notre Dame University