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Physics

You can study engineering physics, biophysics, geophysics, and education while earning your undergraduate degree in physics. Small classes give you the benefit of individual attention from award-winning faculty with years of experience. Prepare for a career in academia or industry as a physicist, engineer, medical physicist, teacher, or programmer while working in medicine, business, engineering, or computer science. Pursue a bachelor of arts or bachelor of science degree. Or, you can add a minor to your existing major. Also, you can consider graduate work at Wright State, where you can earn a master of science or master of science in teaching.

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Physics phenom

2019 Wright State grad Carissa Myers is off to earn her Ph.D. in physics with prestigious National Science Foundation award
Carissa Myers, who graduated in May, discovered her passion for physics as a student at Wright State.
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Wright State’s Allen Hunt develops model to measure vegetation growth that offers promise in agriculture, climate prediction

Physic professor Allen Hunt details his latest research in the Valdose Zone Journal, published by the Soil Science Society of America.
Faculty Profile

Wright State’s Allen Hunt develops new tool to measure soil production that offers promise in predicting global warming

Being able to predict soil production also helps with soil conservation, protecting crops, preventing landslides and forecasting changes in the landscape.