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A New Bachelor of Science Degree in the College of Arts & Sciences
ByDr. Nick Devereux
AndDr. Darrel Smith
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OpportunitiesMarketing
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Dr. Ebbs 10-year strategic plan calls for the development of Space Sciences degree programs.
ERAU’s Strategic Plan
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International Space Physics Educational Consortium
Augsberg College, MinneapolisCalifornia State University NorthridgeCreighton University Embry-Riddle Aeronautical UniversityFlorida Institute of TechnologyGoddard Space Flight CenterImperial CollegeLoyola Marymount UniversityLund UniverstiyNaval Postgraduate SchoolOlivet Nazarene UniversityOulu (Finland)Oxford University
Rice UniversitySwedish Institute of Space PhysicsUC BerkeleyUCLA IGPPUCSD (California Space Institute)University of HoustonUniversity of IowaUniversity of MichiganUniversity of New HampshireUniversity of Southern CaliforniaUniversity of WashingtonWest Virginia University
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Justification
Why have a Space Physics degree program?
1. Student Interest
2. Space Physics--the “core” program
3. Space Physics--to make our students more competitive
4. Comparison Schools
5. Increase Diversity--Encourage women in science
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Justification
Space Physics--the “core” program
Fields of Study
AstrophysicsCondensed Matter PhysicsSolid State PhysicsLow-Temperature PhysicsAtomic PhysicsNuclear PhysicsParticle PhysicsBiophysicsMedical PhysicsSolar PhysicsSpace PhysicsPlasma Physics
Common Denominator
“Physics”
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Opportunities
“The beauty of a degree with the word "physics" in it is that potential employers assume you're a super-brain.
My degree got me jobs as a chemist, an environmentalist, and interviews with several federal law enforcement agencies.”
Michael B. Dolan, Lieutenant, US Coast Guard Marine Safety Office Hampton Roads, Norfolk, VA.
“To make our students more competitive”
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Opportunities
“I was well-prepared for most of mygraduate course work, but could havebenefited from a quantum physics classwhich was not in the original curriculum.”
Andy Nicholas (Research Physicist)Naval Research Lab Washington D.C.
“To make our students more competitive”
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Marketing
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ERAU
“Leading the World In Aviation And Aerospace Education”
“ERAU may not be a Carnegie-ranked institution,but when it comes to the space program, we are up there with Yale, Harvard, and other Ivy League schools.”
Nicholas Devereux, Associate ProfessorCollege of Arts & Sciences
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What is our competition doing with respect to physics?
Most Like Us
1. Concordia College 7.4%2. Hampshire College 3. Luther College4. Mount Union College 13.2%5. Parks College 1.7%6. Point Loma Nazarene 22.9%7. Sweet Briar College 18.6%8. Wartburg College 19.1%9. Whitworth College 12.5%
Working towards . . .
1. Allegheny College 5.1%2. Bates College 6.6%3. Elizabethtown College 6.8%4. Goucher College 5. Lake Forest College 12.7%6. Lawrence University 29.2%7. Macalester College 9.5%8. Rhodes College 26.2%9. Skidmore College 2.3%10. Southwestern College 15.2%
. . . . They all have a bachelors degree in physics
What fraction of freshmen taking introductory physics courses go on to be physics majors?
Global Average8.1%
Appendix B
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Statistics from specific institutions
FIT--Florida Institute of Technology
5% of the student in their introductory physics classes graduate with a BSc in Space Physics.
Statistics from within ERAU
Engineering Physics program in Daytona Beach182/4637 enrolled in EP (4%)Prescott should expect 63 students after five years.
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Increase Diversity--Encourage Women in Science
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National statistics for BSc in physics
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Areas of Concentration
1. Astrophysics
2. Nuclear/Particle Cosmology
3. Space Propulsion Systems
4. Remote Sensing
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Dr. Ebbs 10-year strategic plan calls for the development of Space Sciences degree programs.
We have two research-class professorswhose credentials extend from high-energyparticle physics to astrophysics which enables them to develop a fully-accredited Bachelor’s degree program in Space Physics.
ERAU’s Strategic Plan
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• Dr. Darrel Smith, Prof. of Physics Experimental High Energy/Particle Physics
• Dr. Nick Devereux, Assoc. Prof. of Physics Astrophysics -- Galaxy Formation
Areas of Concentration
1. Astrophysics
2. Nuclear/Particle Physics
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Big Bang Cosmology
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Areas of Concentration
3. Space Propulsion Systems
Fusion Engines
Plasma Engines
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Areas of Concentration
3. Space Propulsion Systems (cont’d)
Nuclear ThermalPropulsion
Antimatter Engines
Ion-Compressed Antimatter Nuclear Engine
Total Mission Duration (Days with 30 days on Surface)
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Areas of Concentration
4. Remote Sensing
Venus
Visual Radar
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Areas of Concentration
Senior Labs
Penning Trap tostore antimatter
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Curriculum
First 2 years
Physics1. Physics I + Lab 2. Physics II + Lab3. Physics III + Lab4. Modern Physics + Lab
Math1. Calculus I2. Calculus II3. Calculus III4. Diff. Eq.
Chemistry1. Chemistry I + Lab
EngineeringSpace Physics
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Curriculum
3rd and 4th Year
RequiredClassical MechanicsElectricity & MagnetismStat. Mech. & ThermodynamicsQuantum PhysicsAstrophysics IPlanetary Physics*
Optional CoursesPlasma Physics +Astrophysics IICosmologyRemote-Sensing
Senior Lab -- 1 year(tailored to your area of concentration)
Correction to the ProposalEP410 EP420
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Curriculum
3rd and 4th Year (cont’d)
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Curriculum
Grand Total
• 72 credit hours in the “core” courses• 36 credit hours of General Education courses 15 of which are included in the “core” courses• This leaves 27 credit hours for “technical” and “open” electives• 120 credit hour program
• Only 3 new courses need to be developed to start the Astrophysics area of concentration
7236-15 = 21 27
120
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Revenues & Expenditures for Space Physics
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Expenses & Revenues for PS (including Space Physics)
PS support role + Space Physics
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Timetable
1. Fall 2001 Approval by the Board of Trustees
2. Fall 2002 Space Physics officially starts.
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Timetable for Resources
1. Faculty Hires
2. Physics Lab Expansion
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Additional Information
1. Upper-division Space Physics Labs Appendix C
2. Observatory and Planetarium Appendix D
3. Library Resources Chapter 5
4. Marketing
5. Job Opportunities
6. Why not Engineering Physics?
“Leading the World In Aviation And Aerospace Education”
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Additional Information
1. Upper-division Space Physics Labs
2. Observatory and Planetarium
3. Library Resources
4. Marketing
5. Job Opportunities
6. Why not Engineering Physics?
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Physics and Society
Other Opportunities
Tim Berners-Lee
Bachelors degree in Physics
Creator of the World Wide Web
NotAl Gore
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HiringWe are already short-staffed in physics.
If we’re going to hire someone, why not hiresomeone who can teach physics and help develop the Space Physics degree program?
We expect our ideal candidate to:
1. Have a Ph.D in a physics-related discipline, 2. Demonstrate a commitment to undergraduate teaching, 3. Develop an undergraduate research program that involves ERAU students, 4. Teach 12 cr. hrs. a semester and do research.
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Enrollment1. The physics department will still maintain its support role.
2. The Space Physics program will attract more students.
3. We expect a similar percentage (4%) of students as in the EP program at Daytona Beach.
4. We expect this to be so because we are “One University” and ERAU students all share similar aspirations.
5. Prescott will not compete with Daytona Beach because geographically, the demographic of students is complimentary.
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Enrollment
Daytona Beach
1. Florida 22%2. New York 10%3. Pennsylvania 9%4. New Jersey 7%5. Massachusetts 4%6. Virginia 4%
Prescott
1. California 24%2. Arizona 14%3. Washington 7%4. Oregon 7%5. Texas 7%6. Colorado 5%
Student demographics for first-time freshman
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Additional Information
1. Upper-division Space Physics Labs
2. Observatory and Planetarium
3. Library Resources
4. Marketing
5. Job Opportunities Appendix E (Employers hiring physicists with a BSc degree)
6. Why not Engineering Physics?
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Why not Engineering Physics ?
1. We would have to offer the EP curriculum First two years--PS208, 215, and 219 instead of PS150, 160, and 250 Would mean “small classes” and less scheduling flexibility
2. Students are asking for “upper division” physics courses and “space” Engineering Physics Engineering (design courses) PS109 and EP410 (Space Physics) “near earth”
Space Physics Physics “rest of the universe”
3. Engineering Physics is 136 credit hours. Space Physics is 120 credit hours.
4. Space Physics will more directly advance our university’s interest to market “space” in what we claim as ERAU’s aerospace niche.
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ConclusionsSpace Physics will:
1. Enhance the opportunities for our ERAU graduates as they embark on their respective careers.
2. Strengthen our university’s mission statement and comply with the Strategic Plan.
3. Increase the potential for graduates to be selected by NASA for the astronaut program.
Four ERAU graduates have been selected for the 17-member astronaut candidate class of 2000.
4. Add to our student enrollment.
5. Make good use of our resources (esp. faculty), attract grants, develop further collaborations with industries and other universities.
6. Get the Space Sciences program “off the ground”