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With small class sizes and excellent professors, the Department of Physics & Astronomy at Humboldt State offers undergraduates a hands-on, interactive program designed for successful entry into top graduate programs and industrial positions.

27/09/2026

Earlier this month, Prof. Regina Jorgenson took research students on a trip to the Lick Observatory !!
1. Students on the steps of the Lick Observatory Shane 3-meter telescope.
2. In the control room at the end of a long night of observing!
3. (Left to right): Isis, David, and Ryzanaiya with (part of!) the telescope and the attached Kast Double Spectrograph.
4. The primary mirror - housed in the base (lower right here) is 3 meters in diameter. This was taken in the middle of the first night when there were a few unfortunate clouds!
5. In the control room learning from the support Astronomer and the telescope operator.
6. View from just outside the Shane towards the west at sunset. You can see the historic Lick Observatory dome in the distance.

24/09/2026

Check out this inspiring story published by the American Physical Society that features our graduate Jack Stillman (‘19)! Link in bio. American Physical Society Cal Poly Humboldt College of Natural Resources and Sciences U.S. National Science Foundation

07/09/2026

Join us this semester for Crafternoon hosted by Dr. Enrique Guerrero! Crafternoon is a space to bring some whimsy to Science A via art. We will explore a variety of artforms together in a space of positivity and affirmation. Experts, show off your current art project! Beginners, bring yourselves and a willingness to learn!

17/05/2026

Congratulations to our majors and minors who walked in commencement this weekend! We are so proud of you, and we look forward to hearing about all of your future accomplishments! ⚛️🎓

06/05/2026

Do you love physics/astronomy and interacting with students? Do you like designing and working with equipment? Come be our new stockroom manager!! Application closes May 19th - recent grads are also welcome to apply! Link in bio.

03/05/2026

Over 260 posters were presented at this year’s including a couple showcasing research being done by Physics & Astronomy students!

23/04/2026

Tomorrow 4/24!

14/04/2026

Come join us for an pcoming seminar next Monday!
Dr. Montez’s brief bio: Rodolfo “Rudy” Montez, Jr. is an astrophysicist at the Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian working for the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory in the Director’s Office of the Chandra X-ray Center where he helps operate one of NASA’s four Great Observatories, the Chandra X-ray Observatory. In addition to performing executive functions for Chandra, Dr. Montez conducts astrophysical research into evolved and dying stars using ground- and space-based observatories and organizes research programs for students in astronomy from underserved and underrepresented backgrounds. Dr. Montez has been working for Chandra since 2016, prior to that he spent several years as a postdoctoral scholar at Vanderbilt University and Fisk University, was awarded the first astrophysics PhD from the Rochester Institute of Technology in 2010, and completed undergraduate degrees at the University of Texas at Austin.

03/03/2026

Attention all Physics and Astronomy majors who plan to graduate in Fall 2027 or Spring 2028 - applications are now open! We have had many successful applicants to this program. Please keep an eye out for an email from the department with more details. The application deadline is April 8th!

09/12/2025

Applications are now open! Deadline to apply is February 2nd. More information: https://calbridge.org/summer-program/

Address

7281 Mount Hamilton Rd

95140

Opening Hours

Monday	08:00 - 16:30
Tuesday	08:00 - 16:30
Wednesday	08:00 - 16:30
Thursday	08:00 - 16:30
Friday	08:00 - 16:30

Website

https://physics.humboldt.edu/

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