School of Physics and Astronomy
School News
Ringleader: New faculty member is expert in planetary physics
July 25, 2022
This fall, the School will welcome Ali Sulaiman to the space physics group.
Gift establishes Roger and Helga Stuewer library
July 23, 2022
Professor Emeritus Roger Stuewer, historian of physics in the School of Physics and Astronomy and founder of the University’s Program in History of Science and Technology, and his wife Helga, have
Pribiag leads team that receives $1.4M Keck Foundation grant to study possible breakthrough in quantum computing
July 12, 2022
A team led by School of Physics and Astronomy Associate Professor Vlad Pribiag has received an award from the W. M. Keck Foundation to study a new process that could lead to a breakthrough in quantum
Woodward research takes a look at the fastest nova on record
June 29, 2022
A research report, co-authored by Professor Charles Woodward of the School of Physics and Astronomy describes the unusual quirks of V1674 Hercules, the fastest nova ever on record.
Chatterjee receives Young Researcher Prize
June 28, 2022
Rajdeep Mohan Chatterjee received the 2022 Young Researcher Prize from the Compact Muon Solenoid (CMS) experiment at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) in Switzerland.
School leads citizen science effort to study Jupiter's atmosphere
June 21, 2022
Ramanakumar Sankar, a postdoctoral researcher at the School of Physics and Astronomy is leading the latest Zooniverse project, Jovian Vortex Hunter.