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Upcoming Events

All Upcoming Events

Physics Department WinterfestDec. 7

  • 2:00 pm
  • Regents Hall, Room 109

Physics Colloquium: Dr. Ed Banigan, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)Jan. 31

  • 3:15 pm
  • Regents Hall, Room 109

Physics Colloquium: Dr. Kristof Moors, Forschungszentrum Jülich, Peter Grünberg Institute 9 (PGI-9)Mar. 14

  • 3:15 pm
  • Regents Hall, Room 109

Physics Colloquium: Prof. Timothy Atherton, Tufts UniversityMar. 28

  • 3:15 pm
  • Regents Hall, Room 109

Physics Colloquium: Maria Iavarone, Temple UniversityApr. 18

  • 3:15 pm

Recents News

More Physics Department News

2022 Outstanding Teaching Assistants

October 26th, 2022

Graduate students Orelle Bulgin and Wayan Fontaine-Seiler were named 2022 Outstanding Teaching Assistants by the physics department.…

Physics major wins award

October 17th, 2022

Sophie Taylor, a junior physics major, was the winner of the best poster award in the “Condensed Matter/Materials Science/Nano-Science/Surface” category at the recent PhysCon conference in Washington DC. …

In memory of Wesley N. Mathews Jr. (1937 – 2022)

September 22nd, 2022

Wesley N. Mathews, Jr. was a member of the Department of Physics for over 50 years. He passed away on August 22, 2022 at the age of 85. Wes was a remarkable person. He loved many things including physics, nature, and people. But above all, he loved to tell stories about the adventures in his life. And he had many. So very many.…