“I chose Coe because of the opportunities for research,” Martha said. “I was invited by the Physics Department to participate in glass research two weeks prior to the start of my first year.” Martha Jesuit ’21 researches Tellurite glass with Coe physics professors. She is the recipient of an Outstanding Undergraduate Research Award and a scholarship through the Society of Physics Students.
Coe’s internationally recognized Physics Department provides comprehensive and balanced training to prepare for graduate work, industry professions or teaching. Graduating classes of 15-20 students puts us within the top 2% of physics departments nationwide and helped earn us the 2021 Award for Improving Undergraduate Physics Education from the American Physical Society. Coe is the only school in Iowa to have earned this national award!
“Coe helped me gain a broad knowledge of all the major areas of physics rather than a narrow focus on one field. As someone whose occupation is making science accessible and understandable to the general public, this broad base makes me qualified to pursue many more job possibilities.”
A physics and communication studies major at Coe, today Lisa is the Associate Managing Editor for the American Ceramics Society.
