ERAU Space Sciences Program1 A New Bachelor of Science Degree in the College of Arts & Sciences By Dr. Nick Devereux And Dr. Darrel Smith

ERAU Space Sciences Program2 OpportunitiesMarketing

ERAU Space Sciences Program3 Dr. Ebbs 10-year strategic plan calls for the development of Space Sciences degree programs. ERAU’s Strategic Plan

ERAU Space Sciences Program4 International Space Physics Educational Consortium Augsberg College, Minneapolis California State University Northridge Creighton University Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Florida Institute of Technology Goddard Space Flight Center Imperial College Loyola Marymount University Lund Universtiy Naval Postgraduate School Olivet Nazarene University Oulu (Finland) Oxford University Rice University Swedish Institute of Space Physics UC Berkeley UCLA IGPP UCSD (California Space Institute) University of Houston University of Iowa University of Michigan University of New Hampshire University of Southern California University of Washington West Virginia University

ERAU Space Sciences Program5 Justification Why have a Space Physics degree program? 1. Student Interest 2. Space Physics--the “core” program 3. Space Physics--to make our students more competitive 4. Comparison Schools 5. Increase Diversity--Encourage women in science

ERAU Space Sciences Program6 Justification Space Physics--the “core” program Fields of Study Astrophysics Condensed Matter Physics Solid State Physics Low-Temperature Physics Atomic Physics Nuclear Physics Particle Physics Biophysics Medical Physics Solar Physics Space Physics Plasma Physics Common Denominator “Physics”

ERAU Space Sciences Program7 Opportunities “The beauty of a degree with the word "physics" in it is that potential employers assume you're a super-brain. My degree got me jobs as a chemist, an environmentalist, and interviews with several federal law enforcement agencies.” Michael B. Dolan, Lieutenant, US Coast Guard Marine Safety Office Hampton Roads, Norfolk, VA. “To make our students more competitive”

ERAU Space Sciences Program8 Opportunities “I was well-prepared for most of my graduate course work, but could have benefited from a quantum physics class which was not in the original curriculum.” Andy Nicholas (Research Physicist) Naval Research Lab Washington D.C. “To make our students more competitive”

ERAU Space Sciences Program9 Marketing

ERAU Space Sciences Program10 ERAU “Leading the World In Aviation And Aerospace Education” “ERAU may not be a Carnegie-ranked institution, but when it comes to the space program, we are up there with Yale, Harvard, and other Ivy League schools.” Nicholas Devereux, Associate Professor College of Arts & Sciences

ERAU Space Sciences Program11 What is our competition doing with respect to physics? Most Like Us 1. Concordia College 7.4% 2. Hampshire College 3. Luther College 4. Mount Union College 13.2% 5. Parks College 1.7% 6. Point Loma Nazarene 22.9% 7. Sweet Briar College 18.6% 8. Wartburg College 19.1% 9. Whitworth College 12.5% Working towards Allegheny College 5.1% 2. Bates College 6.6% 3. Elizabethtown College 6.8% 4. Goucher College 5. Lake Forest College 12.7% 6. Lawrence University 29.2% 7. Macalester College 9.5% 8. Rhodes College 26.2% 9. Skidmore College 2.3% 10. Southwestern College 15.2%.... They all have a bachelors degree in physics What fraction of freshmen taking introductory physics courses go on to be physics majors? Global Average 8.1% Appendix B

ERAU Space Sciences Program12 Statistics from specific institutions FIT--Florida Institute of Technology 5% of the student in their introductory physics classes graduate with a BSc in Space Physics. Statistics from within ERAU Engineering Physics program in Daytona Beach 182/4637 enrolled in EP (4%) Prescott should expect 63 students after five years.

ERAU Space Sciences Program13 Increase Diversity--Encourage Women in Science

ERAU Space Sciences Program14 National statistics for BSc in physics

ERAU Space Sciences Program15 Areas of Concentration 1. Astrophysics 2. Nuclear/Particle Cosmology 3. Space Propulsion Systems 4. Remote Sensing

ERAU Space Sciences Program16 Dr. Ebbs 10-year strategic plan calls for the development of Space Sciences degree programs. We have two research-class professors whose credentials extend from high-energy particle physics to astrophysics which enables them to develop a fully-accredited Bachelor’s degree program in Space Physics. ERAU’s Strategic Plan

ERAU Space Sciences Program17 Dr. Darrel Smith, Prof. of Physics Experimental High Energy/Particle Physics Dr. Nick Devereux, Assoc. Prof. of Physics Astrophysics -- Galaxy Formation Areas of Concentration 1. Astrophysics 2. Nuclear/Particle Physics

ERAU Space Sciences Program18 Big Bang Cosmology

ERAU Space Sciences Program19 Areas of Concentration 3. Space Propulsion Systems Fusion Engines Plasma Engines

ERAU Space Sciences Program20 Areas of Concentration 3. Space Propulsion Systems (cont’d) Nuclear Thermal Propulsion Antimatter Engines Ion-Compressed Antimatter Nuclear Engine Total Mission Duration (Days with 30 days on Surface)

ERAU Space Sciences Program21 Areas of Concentration 4. Remote Sensing Venus VisualRadar

ERAU Space Sciences Program22 Areas of Concentration Senior Labs Penning Trap to store antimatter

ERAU Space Sciences Program23 Curriculum First 2 years Physics 1. Physics I + Lab 2. Physics II + Lab 3. Physics III + Lab 4. Modern Physics + Lab Math 1. Calculus I 2. Calculus II 3. Calculus III 4. Diff. Eq. Chemistry 1. Chemistry I + Lab EngineeringSpace Physics

ERAU Space Sciences Program24 Curriculum 3 rd and 4 th Year Required Classical Mechanics Electricity & Magnetism Stat. Mech. & Thermodynamics Quantum Physics Astrophysics I Planetary Physics* Optional Courses Plasma Physics + Astrophysics II Cosmology Remote-Sensing Senior Lab -- 1 year (tailored to your area of concentration) Correction to the Proposal EP410  EP420

ERAU Space Sciences Program25 Curriculum 3 rd and 4 th Year (cont’d)

ERAU Space Sciences Program26 Curriculum Grand Total 72 credit hours in the “core” courses 36 credit hours of General Education courses 15 of which are included in the “core” courses This leaves 27 credit hours for “technical” and “open” electives 120 credit hour program Only 3 new courses need to be developed to start the Astrophysics area of concentration =

ERAU Space Sciences Program27 Revenues & Expenditures for Space Physics

ERAU Space Sciences Program28 Expenses & Revenues for PS (including Space Physics) PS support role + Space Physics

ERAU Space Sciences Program29 Timetable 1. Fall 2001 Approval by the Board of Trustees 2. Fall 2002 Space Physics officially starts.

ERAU Space Sciences Program30 Timetable for Resources 1. Faculty Hires 2. Physics Lab Expansion

ERAU Space Sciences Program31 Additional Information 1. Upper-division Space Physics Labs Appendix C 2. Observatory and Planetarium Appendix D 3. Library Resources Chapter 5 4. Marketing 5. Job Opportunities 6. Why not Engineering Physics? “Leading the World In Aviation And Aerospace Education”

ERAU Space Sciences Program32 Additional Information 1. Upper-division Space Physics Labs 2. Observatory and Planetarium 3. Library Resources 4. Marketing 5. Job Opportunities 6. Why not Engineering Physics?

ERAU Space Sciences Program33 Physics and Society Other Opportunities Tim Berners-Lee Bachelors degree in Physics Creator of the World Wide Web Not Al Gore

ERAU Space Sciences Program34 Hiring We are already short-staffed in physics. If we’re going to hire someone, why not hire someone who can teach physics and help develop the Space Physics degree program? We expect our ideal candidate to: 1. Have a Ph.D in a physics-related discipline, 2. Demonstrate a commitment to undergraduate teaching, 3. Develop an undergraduate research program that involves ERAU students, 4. Teach 12 cr. hrs. a semester and do research.

ERAU Space Sciences Program35 Enrollment 1. The physics department will still maintain its support role. 2. The Space Physics program will attract more students. 3. We expect a similar percentage (4%) of students as in the EP program at Daytona Beach. 4. We expect this to be so because we are “One University” and ERAU students all share similar aspirations. 5. Prescott will not compete with Daytona Beach because geographically, the demographic of students is complimentary.

ERAU Space Sciences Program36 Enrollment Daytona Beach 1. Florida 22% 2. New York 10% 3. Pennsylvania 9% 4. New Jersey 7% 5. Massachusetts 4% 6. Virginia 4% Prescott 1. California 24% 2. Arizona 14% 3. Washington 7% 4. Oregon 7% 5. Texas 7% 6. Colorado 5% Student demographics for first-time freshman

ERAU Space Sciences Program37 Additional Information 1. Upper-division Space Physics Labs 2. Observatory and Planetarium 3. Library Resources 4. Marketing 5. Job Opportunities Appendix E (Employers hiring physicists with a BSc degree) 6. Why not Engineering Physics?

ERAU Space Sciences Program38 Why not Engineering Physics ? 1. We would have to offer the EP curriculum First two years--PS208, 215, and 219 instead of PS150, 160, and 250 Would mean “small classes” and less scheduling flexibility 2. Students are asking for “upper division” physics courses and “space” Engineering Physics Engineering (design courses) PS109 and EP410 (Space Physics) “near earth” Space Physics Physics “rest of the universe” 3. Engineering Physics is 136 credit hours. Space Physics is 120 credit hours. 4. Space Physics will more directly advance our university’s interest to market “space” in what we claim as ERAU’s aerospace niche.

ERAU Space Sciences Program39 Conclusions Space Physics will: 1. Enhance the opportunities for our ERAU graduates as they embark on their respective careers. 2. Strengthen our university’s mission statement and comply with the Strategic Plan. 3. Increase the potential for graduates to be selected by NASA for the astronaut program. Four ERAU graduates have been selected for the 17-member astronaut candidate class of Add to our student enrollment. 5. Make good use of our resources (esp. faculty), attract grants, develop further collaborations with industries and other universities. 6. Get the Space Sciences program “off the ground”