News

Back Results for: Student
Undergraduate Students Awarded Research Support from the M.R. Metzger Family Foundation

Undergraduate Students Awarded Research Support from the M.R. Metzger Family Foundation

Washington University Physics Research Symposium (WUPRS) Celebrates Sixth Year of Collaboration and Innovation

Washington University Physics Research Symposium (WUPRS) Celebrates Sixth Year of Collaboration and Innovation

NASA balloons study atmosphere and cosmos

NASA balloons study atmosphere and cosmos

WashU-led team launches space mission with quantum sensor technology

WashU-led team launches space mission with quantum sensor technology

APS Dissertation Award

APS Dissertation Award

Empowering voices: highlights from a recent conference

Empowering voices: highlights from a recent conference

Blasting Off to the Future of Physics Education at WashU

Blasting Off to the Future of Physics Education at WashU

Exploring unseen forces shaping the universe

Exploring unseen forces shaping the universe

XL-Calibur telescope launched to study black holes

XL-Calibur telescope launched to study black holes

Breaking the cold barrier: searching for the nature of dark matter with new dilution refrigerator

Breaking the cold barrier: searching for the nature of dark matter with new dilution refrigerator

WashU theorists help advance nuclear physics research at DOE facility

WashU theorists help advance nuclear physics research at DOE facility

XL-Calibur telescope set for balloon flight from Arctic Circle

XL-Calibur telescope set for balloon flight from Arctic Circle

   Okawa selected for URA fellowship at Fermilab

Okawa selected for URA fellowship at Fermilab

   Kapoor selected for Lindau Nobel Laureate conference

Kapoor selected for Lindau Nobel Laureate conference

   Physics student Brodie selected for prestigious DOE program

Physics student Brodie selected for prestigious DOE program

Recognizing graduate student excellence in research, teaching

Recognizing graduate student excellence in research, teaching

Paper selected for the MAS Macres Award

Paper selected for the MAS Macres Award

Fallon awarded the Baines Family Planetary Science Scholarship

Fallon awarded the Baines Family Planetary Science Scholarship

SuperTIGER Rescue Rangers return to the ice

SuperTIGER Rescue Rangers return to the ice

Eighteen Years After Stardust Mission, the Solar System’s wild past becomes clearer

Eighteen Years After Stardust Mission, the Solar System’s wild past becomes clearer

Searching for dark matter

Searching for dark matter

Good turnout at the Graduate School and REU Fair

Good turnout at the Graduate School and REU Fair

Graduate students recognized for research excellence

Graduate students recognized for research excellence

Entanglement research by WashU scientists makes cover of top physics journal

Entanglement research by WashU scientists makes cover of top physics journal

Flawed diamonds: Physicists gain quantum insights from imperfect crystals

Flawed diamonds: Physicists gain quantum insights from imperfect crystals

NASA partnership is 'a jewel in WashU's crown'

NASA partnership is 'a jewel in WashU's crown'

Sohee Chun wins NASA FINESST grant

Sohee Chun wins NASA FINESST grant

XL-Calibur telescope to fly again in 2024

XL-Calibur telescope to fly again in 2024

Glitches in the matrix

Glitches in the matrix

Masters of perception

Masters of perception

Department of Physics 2023 awards & honors

Department of Physics 2023 awards & honors

Nicole Rodriguez Cavero's project approved for funding by the John Templeton Foundation

Nicole Rodriguez Cavero's project approved for funding by the John Templeton Foundation

2023 Graduate Student Appreciation Week

2023 Graduate Student Appreciation Week

A deep look inside spin glass

A deep look inside spin glass

Washington University scientists to probe space for origins of matter

Washington University scientists to probe space for origins of matter

SPIDER launches from Antarctica

SPIDER launches from Antarctica

Back to Antarctica with SPIDER

Back to Antarctica with SPIDER

Washington University hosts undergraduate math and science research symposium

Washington University hosts undergraduate math and science research symposium

Scientific ballooning is not for the faint of heart

Scientific ballooning is not for the faint of heart

Dean's Award for Graduate Research Excellence

Dean's Award for Graduate Research Excellence

The power of persistence

The power of persistence

TIGERISS roars toward space station spot

TIGERISS roars toward space station spot

Claver House Summer Camp

Claver House Summer Camp

When more complex is simpler

When more complex is simpler

Pusey-Nazzaro and Tafoya selected for NSF research fellowships

Pusey-Nazzaro and Tafoya selected for NSF research fellowships

Arts & Sciences graduate students selected for NSF research fellowships

Arts & Sciences graduate students selected for NSF research fellowships

Jason Bub selected for BAND Fellowship

Jason Bub selected for BAND Fellowship

Celebration of Undergraduate Research

Celebration of Undergraduate Research

2022 Summer Employment Opportunities

2022 Summer Employment Opportunities

Senior Kuziez named Marshall Scholar

Senior Kuziez named Marshall Scholar

Expanding the X-ray view of the universe

Expanding the X-ray view of the universe

XL-Calibur telescope to examine the most extreme objects in the universe: black holes and neutron stars

XL-Calibur telescope to examine the most extreme objects in the universe: black holes and neutron stars

IMSE acquires new facility for fabricating nanomaterials

IMSE acquires new facility for fabricating nanomaterials

Neurons in visual cortex of the brain ‘drift’ over time

Neurons in visual cortex of the brain ‘drift’ over time

Rauch’s cosmic ray research probes origins of matter in the Milky Way

Rauch’s cosmic ray research probes origins of matter in the Milky Way

Department of Physics 2021 awards & honors

Department of Physics 2021 awards & honors

Department of Physics Recognition Ceremony 2021

Department of Physics Recognition Ceremony 2021

Lisalda honored by the Association of Women Faculty

Lisalda honored by the Association of Women Faculty

New Fellowship is Funding Three Students for Summer Research

New Fellowship is Funding Three Students for Summer Research

Butler wins Goldwater scholarship

Butler wins Goldwater scholarship

King awarded DOE NNSA fellowship

King awarded DOE NNSA fellowship

A rising star in physics

A rising star in physics

Announcing the Spring Celebration of Undergraduate Research

Announcing the Spring Celebration of Undergraduate Research

New way to control electrical charge in 2D materials: Put a flake on it

New way to control electrical charge in 2D materials: Put a flake on it

NASA grant awarded to Henric Krawczynski

NASA grant awarded to Henric Krawczynski

Research in the time of COVID

Research in the time of COVID

Society of Physics Students chapter wins national recognition

Society of Physics Students chapter wins national recognition

Glimpsing the unseeable physics of a black hole

Glimpsing the unseeable physics of a black hole

Erin Barillier receives Baines Family Planetary Science Scholarship

Erin Barillier receives Baines Family Planetary Science Scholarship

Solving for nuclear structure in light nuclei

Solving for nuclear structure in light nuclei

MCMS Undergraduate Research Symposium

MCMS Undergraduate Research Symposium

A microscale search for cosmic answers

A microscale search for cosmic answers

Department of Physics 2020 awards & honors

Department of Physics 2020 awards & honors

With on-campus lab work halted, researchers forge ahead

With on-campus lab work halted, researchers forge ahead

Scott Hershberger named AAAS Mass Media Fellow

Scott Hershberger named AAAS Mass Media Fellow

Society of Physics Students (SPS) Distinguished Chapter

Society of Physics Students (SPS) Distinguished Chapter

Brain tunes itself to criticality, maximizing information processing

Brain tunes itself to criticality, maximizing information processing

Patrick Harrington invited to Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting

Patrick Harrington invited to Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting

The fractal brain, from a single neuron’s perspective

The fractal brain, from a single neuron’s perspective

Royce Dong received the Goldwater Scholarship

Royce Dong received the Goldwater Scholarship

Journal of Chemical Physics - Editor's Pick

Journal of Chemical Physics - Editor's Pick

What does

What does "old" mean to you?

Jared Lalmansingh selected for Gerry and Bob Virgil Ethic of Service Award

Jared Lalmansingh selected for Gerry and Bob Virgil Ethic of Service Award

SuperTIGER and X-Calibur

SuperTIGER and X-Calibur

Physics Students Win National Recognition

Physics Students Win National Recognition

Physics Research Group Heads to Antarctica to Launch Telescope

Physics Research Group Heads to Antarctica to Launch Telescope

Improving Nuclear Detection with New Chip Power

Improving Nuclear Detection with New Chip Power

X-Calibur Telescope Preparing for a Stratospheric Balloon Flight

X-Calibur Telescope Preparing for a Stratospheric Balloon Flight

Yicong Sui has received a PITT PACC travel award

Yicong Sui has received a PITT PACC travel award

Professor James Miller discusses constructing a class from curiosity to course listings ...

Professor James Miller discusses constructing a class from curiosity to course listings ...

Graduate Student Brendan Haas has received a NASA fellowship for a project titled "Characterizing Comet 81P/Wild 2 with Acfer 094 and Tagish Lake analog foils."

Graduate Student Brendan Haas has received a NASA fellowship for a project titled "Characterizing Comet 81P/Wild 2 with Acfer 094 and Tagish Lake analog foils."

Congratulations to Ryan Wahidi this year's recipient of the Arts & Sciences Florence Moog Scholarship

Congratulations to Ryan Wahidi this year's recipient of the Arts & Sciences Florence Moog Scholarship

Nathan Brown receives a Dean's Award for Teaching Excellence ...

Nathan Brown receives a Dean's Award for Teaching Excellence ...

Congratulations to Drew Osterhout and the St. Louis Singers Who Won an International A Cappella Competition ...

Congratulations to Drew Osterhout and the St. Louis Singers Who Won an International A Cappella Competition ...

Physics faculty are encouraged to contact University Marketing & Communications for help with press releases and media outreach.

for more physics news

Check out our Annual Newsletter for more behind-the-scenes news about the department's people and activities.

Annual Newsletter