The annual Physics Department newsletter, Cross Section, is out – featuring news and photos of the department’s alumni, current students, faculty and incoming faculty. Highlights of the newsletter include:

A welcome to Allan Thomas: Stetson’s new visiting assistant professor from the University of Arkansas. Thomas will be teaching College Physics and Electricity and Magnetism in the fall, and Quantum II in the spring.

A farewell to Tom Lick, senior professor of physics, who retired this spring semester after 44 years of teaching.

A welcome to Karen Ryan, the new Dean of the College of Arts & Sciences from the University of Virginia.

A letter from Dean Grady Ballenger about his run as the Dean of the College of Arts & Sciences and his plans to return to teaching English.

Recognition of current upper-class majors Brett Abraham, Eric Hall, Amber Reeve, Maya Carter, Stephanie Lengemann and Jacob Ethier.

A letter from featured Alum Robert G. Bedford, Ph.D. Senior Electronics Engineer, Sensors Directorate, Air Force Research Laboratory. Bedford shares his story and a few lessons that he has learned along the way.

Faculty news, where the Physics faculty share what they have been up to in the last year.

The Physics Department Annual T-Shirt Contest Winning Design, a shirt stating, “Physics: It’s ‘not’ all Greek to me,” by Brett Abraham.

To read Cross Section, click here.

The Physics Department invites Physics students, faculty and alumni to share their stories in Cross Section by ending in a form via email to [email protected] or by mail to Stetson University Physics Department, 421 N. Woodland Blvd., Unit 8267, DeLand, FL 32723.

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