School of Physics and Astronomy
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Puchner and Noireaux labs discover new photochemistry useful for live-cell single-molecule microscopy
Professors Elias Puchner and Vincent Noireaux of the School, along with their research groups, have shown that a popular class of fluorescent dyes changes color under certain conditions, causing
Kao Receives APS Dissertation Award
Dr. Wen-Han Kao, (Ph.D Physics 2024) a former student of Prof. Natalia Perkins, has been named one of only two recipients of the prestigious Dissertation Award from the American Physical Society
A Pair of Pioneering Quantum Devices: Catching up with the Pribiag Group
Two new major research efforts from Professor Vlad Pribiag’s group outlined in a pair of high profile articles.
Physics Force Receives 2025 Societal Impact Award
The Physics Force, an outreach group currently in its fortieth year of bringing exciting physics demonstrations to K-12 students, has received a 2025 Societal Impact Award from the University of
Physics undergraduate receives “Essential Contribution” award for his work on CMS Upgrade
Rand Bovard, an undergraduate physics major working with Professors Nadja Strobbe and Jeremiah Mans in the Compact Muon Solenoid (CMS) experiment received a 2024 CMS Detector Upgrade Essential
Undergraduate EXACT project aimed improving space navigation
Undergraduate Students at the Small Satellite Research Laboratory working on the Experiment for X-ray Navigation, Characterization and Timing (EXACT) underwent a review and site visit by the Air