Physics at Augsburg

At Augsburg, we are fortunate to be able to pursue our passion for physics in the heart of the Twin Cities. Our faculty are focused on providing students a rigorous and experimental-based education. We do this through small class sizes (we graduate roughly ten students per year), nationally recognized research – primarily in the areas of space physics and biophysics – and a dedication to the career aspirations of our students. Check us out!

Recent News & Events

• The Augsburg Physics Department is now a member of the American Physical Society’s Bridge Program.  This program aims to develop a coalition of academic institutions that share a commitment to increasing educational opportunities for underrepresented minority physics students.
• Students from Prof. Stottrup’s lab blog about their experiences presenting at the 2013 Biophysical Society meeting in Philadelphia.  more>>
• Auggie physics students present at the 2013 Microscopy Across the Disciplines student poster session, sponsored by IPRIME, a UMN partnership between industry and researchers in materials engineering.  more >>
• Auggie physics research featured in nearly 40 presentations at 2012 American Geophysical Union Conference in San Francisco.  more >>
• Physics professor Ben Stottrup and colleagues recently were awarded a $600,000 grant for STEM scholarships.  more >>
• Mark Engebretson and other Augsburg Physics Alum are actively involved in NASA’s recently launched Radiation Belt and Storm Probes (RBSP) Mission.  more >>
• Physics students spend the summer of 2012 doing research off campus at Harvard, NIST, Argonne, Oakland Univ, and TCU.  more >>
• Physics student Jazmine Darden presents at UC Berkeley for McNair Scholars Symposium.  more >>
• Breck School student working with Professor David Murr places second at ISEF international science fair.  more >>
• Physics faculty bring in over $1.2 million in new research grants.  more >>