Environmental Physics and Engineering

This concentration enables students to understand the physics of Earth’s planetary systems, such as its atmosphere, oceans, groundwater basins, and the soils, rock and living systems in the critical zone.

Faculty Advisor:

D. Whitaker (Physics & Astronomy)

Affiliated Faculty:

T. Moore (Physics & Astronomy)

J. Hudgings (Physics & Astronomy)

P. Choi ((Physics & Astronomy)

D. Tannenbaum (Physics & Astronomy)

Course Requirements (13 Courses):

Students must complete the core courses, EA 010 PO  or EA 010 PZ , EA 020 PO , and EA 030 PO  or EA 030E PO  and one senior capstone course (EA 190 PO  or EA 191 PO ). In addition, EA-Physics/Engineering majors are required to take the following courses:

• MATH 030 PO , MATH 031 PO , MATH 032 PO , and MATH 060 PO  
• Complete one of the following introductory physics series:
  • PHYS 041 PO  and PHYS 042 PO  or
  • PHYS 070 PO , PHYS 071 PO , and PHYS 072 PO  
• PHYS101 PO - Foundations of Modern Physics with Laboratory  
• Two elective physics courses with a course number above 100. Examples include:
  • PHYS165 PO - Introduction to Physical Hydrodynamics   
  • PHYS166 HM - Geophysics     
• One topics course in any field adjacent to physics and engineering. Examples include:
  • EA189F PO - California Beaches  
  • EA189M PO - Desert Conservation Field Seminar  
  • GEOL189C PO - Oceans on a Habitable Planet: Past and Present  
  • ECON127 PO - Environmental Economics  
  • ECON128 PO - Energy Economics and Policy  
  • BIOL189E PO - Global Change Biology  
  • STS010 HM - Introduction to Science, Technology and Society  
  • STS124S HM - U.S. Science and Technology Policy