Facilities

Equipment & facilities

The Physics Department has a wide array of facilities and equipment, including computer work stations, lasers, and a fully equipped observatory. Students also have the opportunity to accompany faculty members who are conducting research at national science facilities.

Observatory

The department offers students the use of a state-of-the art 16" Meade computer-controlled telescope—the largest computerized telescope in southeastern Massachusetts.

Learn more: UMassD Observatory

Laboratories

• Computational Physics Laboratory
• Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) Laboratory
• Rotating Fluids Laboratory