Physics and Astronomy Club

Who We Are:  The Radford University Physics and Astronomy Club. Our members are students of any major, or who are interested in physical science and/or astronomy.  The physics professors at Radford attend our meetings and participate in activities, as well as provide direction for our club. We are an official club recognized by the university's Department of Clubs and Programming.

What We Do:  Our goal is to provide information to  members about happenings in the world of science as well as plan activities that may interest it's members. As a whole, P&A organizes numerous weekly activities including: bi-weekly meetings, monthly RU Astronomy Nights in Moffet Quad, weekly Selu Public Observing Nights, weekly planetarium shows, and various other programs. Additionally, the Radford CAP organizes a variety of larger events, on and off campus. Examples of these include river races, inter-club games/tournaments, and trips all over the east coast.

Why Join P&A:  The Radford Physics and Astronomy Club offers a number of incentives for science/astronomy majors and others to join. Firstly, our regular meetings, socials and activities provide an excellent opportunity for those with a physics/astronomy interest to consort with each other. The PAC is the perfect environment to share thoughts and ideas in the relevant fields, as well as seek advice from those more experienced. Through fundraising and financial support from the university, the PAC organizes many activities that stand to benefit science majors, university students and the town of Radford as a whole. In addition to weekly meetings and activities, the PAC travels to various "hot spots" in the science world. Examples include: national/international conferences, major optical/radio observatories, nuclear facilities, museums, other universities, and other major science facilities and meetings around the nation.

How to Join:  If you're interested in joining, or just want more information, simply come to any of our posted meetings and events, or contact us at:

 physclub@radford.edu

This is the Selu Observatory, Radford's own fully functional observation tower. The 7" Questar telescope is cabable of  producing excellent pictures of deep space objects.Click on the Selu Observatory link to see pictures taken from our                                                                                             telescope.

Current Members

President Brian Veitz

Vice-President Caleigh Samuels

Secretary Danny Mannino

Treasurer Brian Makintosh

Advisor Dr. Rhett Herman

Jessica Hambright

Kate Leonard

Brian Veitz

Dr. Jack Brockway

Cameron Scott

Ashlyn Sinclair

Christopher Grigsby

Michael Richardson

Abigail Field

Emily Krouse

Joshua Melvin

Elizabeth Poore

Dr. Brett Taylor

Laura Sweat

Elizabeth Gichana