{"id":23449,"date":"2023-01-05T16:39:43","date_gmt":"2023-01-05T16:39:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/?p=23449"},"modified":"2025-09-16T14:13:33","modified_gmt":"2025-09-16T21:13:33","slug":"physical-sciences","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/about\/departments\/physical-sciences","title":{"rendered":"Department of Physical Sciences"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"256\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2025\/02\/Cosmos-1024x256.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-34651\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2025\/02\/Cosmos-1024x256.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2025\/02\/Cosmos-300x75.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2025\/02\/Cosmos-768x192.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2025\/02\/Cosmos-1200x300.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2025\/02\/Cosmos-600x150.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2025\/02\/Cosmos.jpg 1313w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>UW Bothell students majoring in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/undergraduate\/majors\/chemistry\">Chemistry<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/undergraduate\/majors\/physics\">Physics<\/a>, or <a href=\"\/ias\/undergraduate\/majors\/earth-system-science\">Earth System Science<\/a> from the Department of Physical Sciences learn from award-winning faculty and immerse themselves in scientific discovery. Our cutting-edge programs blend interactive learning with groundbreaking research, empowering students to explore the fundamental workings of the natural world. With hands-on experience and innovative instruction, graduates leave equipped to drive advancements in science and shape a future filled with limitless possibilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2023\/06\/stem-faculty-eric-salathe-square-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Eric Salathe\" class=\"wp-image-27559\" style=\"width:218px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2023\/06\/stem-faculty-eric-salathe-square-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2023\/06\/stem-faculty-eric-salathe-square-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2023\/06\/stem-faculty-eric-salathe-square-125x125.jpg 125w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2023\/06\/stem-faculty-eric-salathe-square-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2023\/06\/stem-faculty-eric-salathe-square.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Department chair<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/faculty\/ps-faculty\/ess\/esalathe\">Professor Eric Salath\u00e9<\/a><br>Email:&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:PSDChair@uw.edu\">PSDChair@uw.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">News and announcements<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Latest news from STEM<\/h3>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-rss\"><li class='wp-block-rss__item'><div class='wp-block-rss__item-title'><a href="https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/news\/2025\/07\/22\/stem-symposium-awards-2025">STEM Symposium Awards \u2014 2025<\/a><\/div><\/li><li class='wp-block-rss__item'><div class='wp-block-rss__item-title'><a href="https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/news\/2025\/06\/08\/rachel-scherr-associate-editor-of-physical-review-physics-education-research">Rachel Scherr, associate editor of Physical Review Physics Education Research<\/a><\/div><\/li><li class='wp-block-rss__item'><div class='wp-block-rss__item-title'><a href="https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/news\/2024\/10\/30\/a-cosmic-journey-joey-shapiro-key-selected-for-the-lisa-science-team">A cosmic journey: Joey Shapiro Key selected for the LISA Science Team\u00a0<\/a><\/div><\/li><li class='wp-block-rss__item'><div class='wp-block-rss__item-title'><a href="https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/news\/2023\/06\/30\/astrophysicists-report-solid-evidence-for-a-background-hum-of-gravitational-waves">Astrophysicists report solid evidence for a background hum of gravitational waves<\/a><\/div><\/li><li class='wp-block-rss__item'><div class='wp-block-rss__item-title'><a href="https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/news\/2023\/06\/22\/astronomy-day-learning-through-teaching">Astronomy Day: Learning through teaching\u202f<\/a><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Events<\/h3>\n\n\n\n    <script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n    if (typeof ($Trumba) !== 'undefined') {\n        $Trumba.addSpud({\n            webName   : \"bot_stem\",\n            spudType  : \"upcomingtable\",\n            spudConfig: \"\",\n            teaserBase: \"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/events\"\n        });\n    }\n    <\/script>\n\n    \n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Faculty<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Our Physical Science <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/faculty\/ps-faculty\">faculty<\/a> combine cutting-edge research expertise with dynamic, hands-on teaching to ensure that our students develop the skills and knowledge needed to thrive in a rapidly evolving world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Research<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/research\/ps-research\">Research<\/a> covers a broad spectrum of applied Chemistry, Physics, and Earth System Science. Faculty investigate diverse topics, including the discovery of new disease-curing drugs, the global movement and chemical processes of air pollutants, and the life cycles of stars in our solar system. Some faculty focus on advancing best practices in Physics and Chemistry education. Many have received national recognition for their contributions and have secured highly competitive research grants from organizations such as the National Science Foundation, the National Institutes of Health, NASA and the Environmental Protection Agency.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2024\/08\/stem-research-reu-heritage-2024_cohort_hero.jpg-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"REU students and research mentors at UW Bothell\" class=\"wp-image-32312\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2024\/08\/stem-research-reu-heritage-2024_cohort_hero.jpg-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2024\/08\/stem-research-reu-heritage-2024_cohort_hero.jpg-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2024\/08\/stem-research-reu-heritage-2024_cohort_hero.jpg-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2024\/08\/stem-research-reu-heritage-2024_cohort_hero.jpg-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2024\/08\/stem-research-reu-heritage-2024_cohort_hero.jpg.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The 2024 REU students and research mentors at UW Bothell<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Chemistry<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p class=\"is-style-highlight-paragraph\"><em>Explore the atomic and molecular nature of our world<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All of life is made of atoms and molecules. UW Bothell chemists explore the atomic and molecular nature of the world in order to understand life and the universe, our impacts on the environment, and how to make the world better. We also make a lot of liquid nitrogen ice cream.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-light-purple-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/undergraduate\/majors\/chemistry\">Chemistry Overview<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"816\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2022\/12\/admissions-academics-header-1024x816.jpg\" alt=\"Student using a pipet to put liquid into a breaker\" class=\"wp-image-104\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2022\/12\/admissions-academics-header-1024x816.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2022\/12\/admissions-academics-header-300x239.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2022\/12\/admissions-academics-header-768x612.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2022\/12\/admissions-academics-header-600x478.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2022\/12\/admissions-academics-header.jpg 1100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Physics<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p class=\"is-style-highlight-paragraph\"><em>Exploring the fundamental forces that control our universe<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Bachelor of Arts in Physics, Bachelor of Science in Physics, and Physics Minor give students the opportunity to master fundamental laws and model-building techniques, awaken them to the power of the universe, and support knowledge in mathematics, engineering and other fields. Physics students develop skills that are highly valued in industry and all types of organizations, including numeracy, problem solving, data analysis and the communication of complex ideas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-light-purple-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/undergraduate\/majors\/physics\">Physics Overview<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2024\/10\/LISA-inspired_artwork-1.png\" alt=\"Artist impression of LISA and gravitation waves\" class=\"wp-image-33970\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2024\/10\/LISA-inspired_artwork-1.png 960w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2024\/10\/LISA-inspired_artwork-1-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2024\/10\/LISA-inspired_artwork-1-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2024\/10\/LISA-inspired_artwork-1-600x338.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Artist impression of LISA and gravitation waves. CC BY-SA 4.0 IGO<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Earth Systems Science<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p class=\"is-style-highlight-paragraph\"><em>Explore how our planet is shaped through natural and human processes<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Earth System Science (ESS) major at the 糖心vlog视频 offers students the opportunity to deepen their understanding of the planetary processes that create, change or destroy livable habitats. Classroom activities and hands-on field research allows students to observe and interpret how the Earth\u2019s atmosphere, ocean and land surfaces interact and impact human and environmental health. The ESS degree program is jointly administered by the School of Interdisciplinary Arts &amp; Sciences (IAS) and the School of Science, Technology, Engineering &amp; Mathematics (STEM) with teaching and research contributions from faculty members in both schools.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-light-purple-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/ias\/undergraduate\/majors\/earth-system-science\">earth systems science Overview<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2022\/12\/95A2368.jpg\" alt=\"_95A2368\" class=\"wp-image-83\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2022\/12\/95A2368.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2022\/12\/95A2368-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2022\/12\/95A2368-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.uwb.edu\/stem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2022\/12\/95A2368-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UW Bothell students majoring in Chemistry, Physics, or Earth System Science from the Department of Physical Sciences learn from award-winning faculty and immerse themselves in scientific discovery. 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