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Congratulations to Rebekah Pestes for winning the 2020 Gertrude Scharff-Goldhaber Prize

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Spring 2020 Commencement

Physics Department Virtual Commencement Celebration

May 16, 2020 1 PM Eastern Daylight Time

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Departmental Announcements

June 3, 2020
Profs. Shengfeng Cheng, Sophia Economou, Shunsaku Horiuchi, Vinh Nguyen and Instructor Almas Khan have promotions approved by the Board of Visitors.

June 2, 2020
Statement on recent events from Department Chair Mark Pitt and Diversity Committee Chair Lara Anderson

May 26, 2020
The Physics Department welcomes these participants in our Summer 2020 Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) program!

April 15, 2020
Physical Review Letters article from Prof. Satoru Emori and Jean Heremans selected as Editor's Suggestion.

January 24, 2020
Professor Michel Pleimling selected as a Europhysics Letters distinguished referee.

January 17, 2020
Professor Shengfeng Cheng receives National Science Foundation CAREER (Faculty Early Career Development) Award