• Development and characterization of new molecules in collaboration with scientists in Hanover, Germany (R. Mawhorter)
• Development of a laboratory at Pomona College for creating ultracold Bose Einstein condensates, and creating high speed digital motions of plant motions (D. Whitaker)
• Creation of the infrastructure for adaptive optics research using Table Mountain observatory, including a testbed at Caltech demonstrating successful closed operation of the adaptive optics system (P. Choi)
• Advanced research on observations of General Relativity using the upcoming LISA satellite (T. Moore)
• Experiments in fluid mechanics that integrate laboratory investigations of viscous behaviors with computer models of hydrodynamics (C. Mitescu)
• Fabrication and characterization of a number of nanotechnology devices, including nanotubes and microscopic oscillators (D. Tanenbaum)
• Development of optical tweezer device for suspension and manipulation of small particles relevant for biophysics research (A. Kwok)
• Monitoring of blazars and active galactic nuclei, including polarimetric studies of the objects using our 1-meter telescope (A. Zook)
• Studies of the early universe, and the first heavy elements using the Keck Observatory 10-meter telescope to measure elemental abundances from spectra of quasars (B. Penprase)

All of these investigations are ongoing, engage our students and provide them with diverse opportunities for research in their senior thesis projects, and enhance our curriculum by giving exciting cutting-edge material within advanced and introductory courses.