Quinton L. Williams, Ph.D.
Chair, Department of Physics,
Atmospheric Sciences and Geoscience
(601) 979-7012
quinton.l.williams@jsums.edu

P. O. Box 17660
Phone: (601) 979-7012
Fax: (601) 979-3630


School of Science and Technology
College of Science, Engineering and Technology

 

Welcome to the JSU Department of Physics, Atmospheric Sciences and Geoscience

We are committed to providing the faculty, facilities, instruction, services and equipment necessary for our students to achieve their educational goals.

Greetings from the JSU Department of Physics, Atmospheric Sciences and Geoscience!

It is a very exciting time to major in Physics or Meteorology at JSU. Our theme for the 2005-2006 Academic Year is Tomorrow Begins Today.

Our Department has begun its most aggressive recruitment campaign ever for 2005-2006 with the goal of becoming the largest producer of B.S. degrees in Physics and Meteorology than any Historically Black College and University (HBCU) in the country. Did you know that JSU is the only HBCU presently offering a degree in Meteorology? As a matter of fact, we have been doing so for 25 years! A number of our meteorology graduates have taken highly visible positions on television with The Weather Channel, WLBT and WJTV. You should also note that many of our physics majors have continued their graduate studies and received degrees from major nationally ranked universities like MIT, Georgia Tech, Cornell and the University of Michigan, to name a few.

Tomorrow Begins Today
We are actively seeking bright, talented, and most importantly, dedicated students to develop into tomorrow's researchers, corporate managers and high-tech entrepreneurs (with our management concentration), medical doctors (with our pre-med concentration) and engineers (with our applied Physics concentration). The faculty members have a wide range of expertise and experience which covers the areas of Nano-Technology, Materials Sciences, Optics and Photonics, Meteorological Observations, Modeling and Forecast, Computational Sciences, Renewable Energy, Earth and Space Science, and Science Education.

Research

Research in the Department of Physics, Atmospheric Sciencse and Geoscience at Jackson State University encompasses many areas, including Materials, Nanoscience and Technology, Optics, Photonics and Nanoscience, High Energy Physics, Mathematical Physics, Atomic and Chemical Physics, Astronomy, Theoretical Astrophysics, Theoretical and Experimental Condensed Matter Physics, Theory of Atomic Clusters, Computational Physics, Statistical Physics, Molecular Dynamics Simulations of Finite Systems, Hyperfine Interactions, and dynamic exchange effects between solids and ion probes. The Meteorology Program has a broad interdisciplinary focus encompassing Weather Modification and Control, Air Pollution, Aviation, Climatology, Tropical Weather, Mesoscale Meteorology, Satellite Communication and Computer Applications

After reviewing the material, if you find yourself curious about these majors and wondering if you possibly have what it takes, please contact me. I will personally give you some straight talk about these wonderful areas of study. Did you know that most students are afraid of physics because they were notproperly exposed to the subject? Is this you?

Feel free to contact me at any time to de-mystify physics and find how fun and rewarding this major really can be. My phone number is 601-979-7012 and my e-mail address is mailto:quinton.l.williams@jsums.edu. Come join the fun and become a mighty Tiger of JSU! I look forward to seeing you in the Fall.

Quinton L. Williams, Ph.D.
Chair

Research | Undergraduate and Graduate Program Overview


Research in the Department of Physics, Atmospheric Science and General Sciences at Jackson State University encompasses many areas, including Materials, Nanoscience and Technology, Optics, Photonics and Nanoscience, High Energy Physics, Mathematical Physics, Atomic and Chemical Physics, Astronomy, Theoretical Astrophysics, Theoretical and Experimental Condensed Matter Physics, Theory of Atomic Clusters, Computational Physics, Statistical Physics, Molecular Dynamics Simulations of Finite Systems, Hyperfine Interactions, and dynamic exchange effects between solids and ion probes. The Meteorology Program has a broad interdisciplinary focus encompassing Weather Modification and Control, Air Pollution, Aviation, Climatology, Tropical Weather, Mesoscale Meteorology, Satellite Communication and Computer Applications.

Faculty by Research Area


Physics

Experimental Physics

Dr. Wilbur Walters

Dr. Quinton Williams

Theoretical Physics

Dr. Frank Hagelberg

Dr. Tigran Shahbazyan


Meteorology

Dr. Heping Liu

Dr. Remata Reddy

Dr. Loren White

Geology

Dr. Ezat Heydari