About Us
Emmy Award Winning Physicist
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With small class sizes and enthusiastic faculty we provide students a springboard to successful careers. Please select from the menu at left for detailed information on transfer programs, courses, faculty or for further information on our Engineering or Astronomy offerings.
Did You Know...?
Faculty in the Department of Physics, Engineering and Astronomy are involved in a variety of projects, some of which include:
- Emmy Award winning modeling of golf ball paths by Ray Penner (see above)
- Lights for Education and Development: Ray Penner uses LED lighting & solar power to bring affordable lighting to schools in Malawi, Africa
- Green Building and Renewable Energy (Eric Smiley)
- "Not Rocket Science", a Science & Tech radio show (Sat @ 1pm on CHLY, 101.7 FM) including the astronomy segment "SkyVIU" by Greg Arkos
Further Information
For further information please contact the department Chair:
Dr. Brian Dick
Department of Physics, Engineering & Astronomy,
Vancouver Island University,
900 - Fifth Street Nanaimo, BC V9R 5S5 Canada
Telephone: 250-753-3245 (local 2435)
Fax: 250-740-6482
Email: Brian.Dick@viu.ca