Departmental Resources

Faculty resources

• Classroom demonstrations
• Classroom visit peer evaluation form: now a Google form
  • This PDF file [PDF, 26k] includes the content on the Google form, so it can be used to guide your classroom visit.
• Lab & office safety information
• Undergraduate student hiring form-- submit this to hire students to work in your lab

Travel & expense reimbursement information

• University Travel, Entertainment, and Business Expense Policies and Procedures (pdf)
• Proposed Travel Form -- Google Form
• Download Form required for graduate student travel expense reports [PDF, 138k]: required for all student travel expense reports
• Traveling on Sponsored Research Funds PDF containing useful reference information
• Travel & Expense Report: procurement.nd.edu to find details on expense reporting; office staff can assist you.
• Missing Receipt Form for Travel & Expense Reports [PDF, 193k]
• Request for Airplane Business/First Class Exception (pdf)
• Gift Policy (pdf)
• Sales Tax Exemption Information
• Additional forms and instructions for budget/account administration, cash advances, payment requests, etc. be found at the Office of the Controller.

International Travel: Assistance, policies, advice

• The Notre Dame International office has details specific to faculty and staff international travel, in addition to information for Notre Dame students. Any ND employee traveling abroad should be familiar with this page, the policies, and the registries. In case of emergency while abroad contact NDSP 24/7 Emergency Line +1 547 631 5555.

Committees

• 2025-26 Departmental Committee Assignments [PDF, 152k]
• College of Science Honesty Committee: A suspected violation of the Academic Code of Honor should be reported. More information is on the College of Science web page.
• Ombudsperson: The department ombudsperson provides a safe forum for the graduate students, undergraduates, and junior faculty to present complaints or discuss issues. To be effective, the ombudsperson has the discretion to keep complaints anonymous (while following the Title IX reporting rules).
  Prof. Peter Garnavich, pgarnavi@nd.edu
  Statement of Shared Values

Conference Room AV instructions

• Physics & Astronomy Conference Room NSH 202 Camera Adjustment Instructions
• Physics & Astronomy Conference Room NSH 202 Dual Display Instructions
• Coordinate with the staff in the department office to reserve Rm 202 for your meeting or event.
• Physics & Astronomy Conference Room NSH 203 Zoom Instructions
• Physics & Astronomy Conference Room NSH 227 Owl Instructions

Computing support to the Department of Physics & Astronomy

Computing support for our department is provided by Engineering and Science Computing.

Email eschelp@nd.edu
Phone (574) 631-0101

How to connect to the departmental Canon MFP located in the main office

Building / maintenance issues & questions

Report any building problems or issues to the main office and a work order will be placed.