Facilities and Equipment
The Physics Department has teaching classrooms/laboratories, research spaces, and
faculty and
staff offices on the third floor of the Billie Tisch Center for Integrated Sciences
and (until summer 2024) on the second floor of the Annex building.
Physics students at Skidmore gain hands-on experience in the Machine Shop and the IdeaLab/Makerspace through activities and projects that are built into the Physics curriculum. Previous projects that Physics students have worked on using the Skidmore Machine Shop and/or Maker Space include:
- subwoofer and tweeter
- drone
- wind tunnel
- self-balancing robot
- musical instruments (banjo, ukelele, kalimba)
- acoustic levitator to study atmospheric water droplets
- miniature carved boat
- public address loudspeaker
- model cars
- radio telescope
- ultrasonic levitator
- robotic arm
- quadruped robot
- egg-painting robot
- spinning tops
- dice
- da Vinci catapult
- desk organizer
- jewelry box
