Department Highlights

Teaching, Research, and Citizenship Highlights

A glimpse at some of the great things being done in the department

News and Events

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