Overview
The Physics and Computational Science department educates the next generation of scientific and technology leaders within a moral, ethical and intellectually stimulating environment. Graduates are prepared not just for the technological challenges of the workplace but also for the exciting science that will drive the next generation of solutions. The focus on both science and technology creates critical-thinking, well-rounded individuals that can participate and positively influence both the social and engineering challenges of our times.
Physics and Computational Science addresses fundamental questions about the physical and informational nature of the universe. How do conservation principles guide physical interactions and information processing? What is the structure of matter, space, energy, time, and information? In addition to a solid grounding in each discipline, the department addresses modern concepts that cross both boundaries. What are the physical limits to information, how much information can be squeezed into how little space, can computation happen without loss of energy, is the universe itself a computer (as proposed by many)?
Computation has emerged as a new paradigm in physics, complementary to traditional theoretical and experimental approaches. The physics program at Regis takes advantage of its close relationship with
the computer science program to promote computational science, the use of modern computing tools to study scientific questions.
Careers
Physics and Computer Science are rare disciplines that train you for a staggering array of possibilities. You can be an engineer working on a Mars rover, an architect, a crime scene investigator, a computational biologist, a banker, a high school teacher, a video game designer, a social worker, a geophysicist, a web designer, or a .com-style millionaire.
Computer Science Job Resource Center
Check out this sample list of jobs held by our recent graduates.
- Colorado Bureau of Investigation (network operations)
- Environmental Protection Agency (water quality assessment)
- Department of the Interior (managing network and computer security)
- Lockheed Martin (software engineer)
- Ball Aerospace (designing Martian rover)
- IBM (software engineer)
- Sun Microsystems (software engineer)
- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
- Raytheon (software engineer)
- Bank manager
- Artsyl Technologies, Inc. (VP of Business Development)
- Graduate school (studying artificial life, environmental science, and mathematics to name a few)
- Graduate school for teaching high school science (a popular choice by many graduates)
- Infotrust (developing and managing a paperless initiative for Continental Airlines)
- Starz!
- National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR)
- Many ".coms" (another popular choice)
- Video game programmer
- Gaming services provider
- Drummer in a rock band
- Artist (watercolors)
- Regis online-education network operations
And more -- these are just a few of many amazing jobs held by our recent graduates.