Northwestern’s Physics BS is a portal to scales spanning quarks to quasars. Students master classical mechanics, quantum theory, electrodynamics, and statistical physics while gaining fluency in C++, Python, and GPU acceleration for large-scale simulations. Research apprenticeships place undergraduates at Fermilab probing neutrino oscillations, in nanophysics labs trapping single electrons, or at the Center for Interdisciplinary Exploration and Research in Astrophysics (CIERA) mapping exoplanet atmospheres. A senior thesis—often leading to co-authored journal articles—cements graduates’ readiness for doctoral study, finance quant roles, or R&D careers across tech and energy sectors.
Simulate Higgs-boson production cross sections using Monte Carlo event generators
Construct a desktop muon telescope from silicon photomultipliers and analyze cosmic-ray flux
Model quantum-dot energy levels with finite-element Schrödinger solvers
Develop an FPGA-based lock-in amplifier for low-signal magnetic-resonance experiments
Analyze LIGO public data for sub-solar-mass black-hole merger candidates
Grow and characterize superconducting thin films via pulsed-laser deposition
Use machine learning to classify galaxy morphologies in LSST sky surveys
Design a cryogenic vacuum chamber for ion-trap quantum-computing qubits
Measure electron spin resonance in diamond NV centers for nanoscale thermometry
Compute phase diagrams of ultracold Bose-Fermi mixtures with path-integral MC
Study granular flow dynamics in 3-D printed hoppers with high-speed imaging
Estimate dark-matter halo masses by weak-lensing shear analysis scripts
Develop AR visualizations teaching symmetry groups in crystallography
Assess radiative forcing of stratospheric aerosols via laboratory spectroscopy
Write a public-outreach booklet decoding quantum entanglement for high-schoolers
Unveil nature’s rules and fuel innovation through Northwestern Physics.
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