Become a Leader and Physicist at The Citadel
We are innovators and developers of technology.
We discover the fundamental laws that describe our universe.
We solve practical problems for society.
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Our department is a small and close-knit physics community focused on working with undergraduate students. In choosing to major in Physics, we offer our students support to grow as scientists and leaders.
We offer a BS in Applied Physics, a new flexible BA in Physics, as well as minors in Aerospace Science and Applied Physics. We also contribute to the minor, housed in the Biology Department, in Climate Resilience and Environmental Sustainability Studies.
We are excited that you are here to learn more about our department. We offer physics specific Please reach out to Dr. Hank Yochum (hyochum@citadel.edu, 843-953-6953) if you have any questions about our department or would like to meet to get a tour of our labs.
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News
May 2025, Congratulations to rising junior physics majors Kaitlyn Hatchew ’27, Connor Salch ’27, and Quentin Walsh ’27 on winning the 2025 US Army DEVCOM STAR Challenge!
May, 2025, Congratulations to physics alum Evan Fish ’22 and Prof. Curtis and on their paper appearing in the Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology
June 2024, Congratulations to undgraduate physics majors Tristan Eberbach ’25, Alex Stensland ’22, Lauren Watts ’24, Prof. Leake, and Prof. Yochum on their paper appearing in Review of Scientific Instruments
May 2024, Congratulations to senior physics majors Jonah Charles ’24 and Vincent Massaro ’24 and students from computer science on winning the 2024 US Army DEVCOM STAR Challenge, and to Tristan Eberbach ’25 and Sarah Norton ’24 on second place! The focus of the challenge was threat detection, and asked students to design a capability to detect items of potential interest to Soldiers.
April, 2024, Congratulations to Prof. Berlinghieri and a team of engineering faculty on their paper in the Journal of Fluid Mechanics!
Updates
- Friends and Alums of the Department- Consider giving a gift specifically to the physics department, these gifts directly impact student success
- LinkedIn Physics at The Citadel group
- Visit our Instagram @CitadelPhysics
- Get one of our Applied Physics and Innovation Boxes? This video talks through that mini-project
- Consider giving for the newly created Dr. Joel C. Berlinghieri Scholarship for Physics
Curtis said one concern in the Charleston area is finding the open areas to add more green space and plant trees.
The Wheel of Time, based on the book series by Robert Jordan (aka James Rigney, '74) premieres on Amazon Prime Video on Friday, Nov. 19
Cadet Connor Deans will be going to Vandenberg Space Force Base for training as a new U.S. Space Force (USSF) officer.