Donate to the EMU Planetarium
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All of the equipment in the new EMU Planetarium was provided by the generous donations of friends, faculty, and emeritus faculty of the Department, as well as the Department of Physics and Astronomy and EMU. Your generous contributions allow us to build and maintain a state-of-the-art planetarium for educating students in our astronomy courses and bring the wonders of the universe to K-12 students and the Ypsilanti community.
Projector System Fund (01633) – This fund supports the new EMU Planetarium in the New Science Complex by providing funds for the new projector, audio systems, planetarium shows, and lighting.
Sherzer Observatory Fund (01062) – This fund supports the ongoing educational and outreach activities at Sherzer Observatory, including the maintenance of the 10” telescope and more recently the completion of the new automated dome built by the students.
Society of Physics Students Fund (01627) – This fund supports our nationally recognized SPS chapter by providing funds for student research projects, student travel to conferences, and national events.
Physics and Astronomy Fund (00494) – This all-purpose fund is used to fund activities to carry out the Department mission.
To donate to the Department's scholarship funds, please choose one of the following:
Mark Daniel Trochet Endowed Scholarship (00860) – Named after an outstanding student in our Department and son of our former Department Head, Dan Trochet, this scholarship supports students in the Physics Research major.
Harry L. Smith Physics Scholarship (00565) – Started to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Department’s founding and named after the former Department Head, this scholarship is open to all students working towards earning an undergraduate degree in the physics program.
Kenneth & Rosemarie Williams Endowed Scholarship (01151) – This scholarship supports undergraduate students majoring in Engineering Physics.
Floyd Leib Scholarship (00366) – Named after one of our Emeritus Faculty, this scholarship supports undergraduate students training to become physics teachers.
Crystal Tucker Memorial Fellowship Endowed Scholarship (01011) – This scholarship supports returning students seeking to become physics teachers.
To give to one of the Department funds, you can open a new window to list the Department funds and their codes. Copy and paste the fund name and code into the appropriate box on the EMU Foundation donation page:
Thank you for your support.