Teaching, Research, and Citizenship Highlights
A glimpse at some of the great things being done in the department
News and Events
“Sometimes you just have to get away to write.”
Professor Duane Merrell serves as AAPT President
Dr. Darin Ragozzine receives Career award to study exoplanets
Dr. Adam Bennion, hired Fall 2021, is an exciting addition to BYU's physics education program
Dr. Chris Verhaaren, Particle Physicist, hired as new faculty member Fall 2022
Dr. Aleksandr Mosenkov, new faculty, looks forward to receiving some of the first data from the James Webb Space Telescope to study galaxy formation
Dr. Traci Neilsen's new lab to train students in interdisciplinary projects
New self-enclosed mill to enhance machining capabilities
A new and improved planetarium experience
Ways Students have Adapted to the Pandemic
Dr. Boizelle brings radio astronomy to the department
Dr. Della Corte's computational biophysics is the heart of the new Consortium of Molecular Design
AAPT Meeting in Provo 2019
Dr. Scott Sommerfeldt awarded the Silver Medal of the Acoustical Society of America for work in active noise control
Plans of the class of 2021
Dr. Hart's sabbatical propels work on new techniques for constructing interatomic potentials
Sandberg group studying ultrafast optics to find new materials
Transtrum received a BYU Early Career Scholarship Award.
Eric Hirschman received an Outstanding Service Award from the College of Physical and Mathematical Sciences.
