Chemistry, Physics, and Astronomy
Chair:Sayo Olawale Fakayode
Professors: Hauke Busch, Donovan Domingue, Sayo Olawale Fakayode, Ralph France III, Catrena Lisse, Ken McGill
Associate Professors: Hasitha Mahabaduge, Wathsala Medawala, Ronald Okoth, Peter Rosado-Flores
Assistant Professors: David Zoetewey
Senior Lecturer: John Trombley
Lecturer: Tara Newar
Laboratory Coordinator: Vladi Manoylov
Instrument Technician: Cason Kelley
Please see GCSU's Campus Directory for department and faculty office locations, phone numbers, and email addresses, and the department website for additional department information.
Mission
Chemistry: The mission of the chemistry program at Georgia College is to develop the knowledge, skills and dispositions in students required to excel in a professional setting by providing a well-rounded, challenging and engaging curriculum in chemistry.
Physics: The mission of the physics program at Georgia College is to help students develop the knowledge and skills required to excel in a professional setting by providing a well-rounded, challenging and engaging curriculum in the physics.
Career Information
A recent employment survey by the American Chemical Society shows a stable job market and improving salaries for new chemistry graduates, reflecting the continuing strength of the U.S. economy in general. Major employers of chemists at all degree levels are the chemical industry, academia, and government. In industry, chemists are employed in production, applied research, basic research, or technical marketing. Advancement to positions in research and development management, plant management, or corporate management is possible.
In addition, the American Institute of Physics indicates that Physics offers challenging, exciting, and productive careers. As a career, physics covers many specialized fields - from acoustics, astronomy, and astrophysics to medical physics, geophysics, and vacuum sciences. Physics offers a variety of work activities - lab supervisor, researcher, technician, teacher, and manager. Physics opens doors to employment opportunities throughout the world in government, industry, schools, and private organizations.
An academic career requires a graduate degree, usually at the doctoral level. Financial assistance in the form of fellowships and teaching assistantships is widely available to those wishing to pursue graduate study in chemistry or physics.