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Nobel Laureate Kip Thorne Inspires BYU Students with the Future of Gravitational-Wave Science
Four Decades Under the Stars: Honoring Dr. Mike Joner and the Legacy of West Mountain Observatory.
Connecting Experience to Opportunity: External Advisory Council Supports Career Pathways and Job Success for BYU Physics and Astronomy Students.
From Trapped Ions to Quantum Frontiers: Dr. AJ Rasmusson Launches Experimental Quantum Physics at BYU.
The university's new electron microscopy facility opened in fall of 2025, offering atomic-level imaging and student-led research.
Brian Anderson and his students celebrated BYU's 150th birthday by blowing out candles using high-intensity focused sound waves.
John Ellsworth received the 2025 President's Appreciation Award for his work in the Department of Physics and Astronomy.
Get a deeper look into what has been happening at the New Microscopy Facility
Meet our department's new Part-Time Instructor, Hunter Standring
Celebrating Dr. Allred's retirement from 4 decades of teaching.
41 years of launches, demos, and unforgettable labs: Celebrating Dr. Grant Hart