Join us today for our annual celebration of undergraduate excellence in Physics!
Poster session starts at 3pm in the Hearth, followed by formal presentations in 301 at 4pm.
Graduating Senior Awards for
- Scholarly Achievement (Doggett)
- Leadership (Patty)
- Research (McCormick)
Congratulations to alumnus Robbie Leske (2025) for being selected as a recipient of the #NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP)!!
Rob received his B.S. in Physics in 2025 and is now a Ph.D. student in Materials Science at the University of Southern California.
How much do we love Christina Koch? ♥️
3-times NC State Alumna – BS+MS Electrical Engineering + BS Physics – marks history as the first woman to fly all the way to the moon ...and back!
Congratulations to all Artemis II crew and NASA for a successful mission! 🚀🌙 🌎
Don’t miss out on the colloquium today from 4-5pm in Riddick 301!! Dr. Kenan Gundogdu, from NC State University, will discuss “Rethinking Superfluorescence: A Window into Macroscopic Quantum Order”. | More info:
physics.sciences.ncsu.edu/event/physic...
⚾Ever watched a baseball play and thought - how did that just happen?
From bizarre plays to non-intuitive moments, baseball is full of hidden physics.
Join us at the next Science on Tap 🍻, where Prof. Kasey Wagoner will unpack the science behind what you see on the field!
Come join us at the Riddick Hearth at 1 PM to watch the Artemis II lunar flyby together! 🚀🌙
You can also watch it on youtube through the link: www.youtube.com/watch?v=z-j1...
Join the colloquium today from 4-5pm in Riddick 301! Dr. Zhiyue Lu, from UNC Chapel Hill will discuss “Mathematical Foundation and Extension of Statistical Mechanics”! | More info:
physics.sciences.ncsu.edu/event/physic...
Don’t miss out on the colloquium next Monday from 4-5pm in Riddick 301!! Dr. Brad Barlow, from UNC Chapel Hill, will discuss “Gaia in Technicolor: Mapping Stellar Variability Through H-R Diagram Motions”. | More info:
physics.sciences.ncsu.edu/event/brad-b...
Today is NC State Day of Giving!! #GivingPack
Your donation to the Physics Department Enhancement Fund will go towards supporting our faculty and students as we offer extraordinary opportunities in physics education and research.
Make a donation at: go.ncsu.edu/dayofgiving.physics
Don’t miss out on the colloquium today from 4-5pm in Riddick 301!! Dr. Patrick Charbonneau, from Duke University, will discuss “The Gendered History of Quantum Physics”. | More info:
physics.sciences.ncsu.edu/event/patric...
New work in nuclear astrophysics from Dr. Longland and colleagues at TUNL! ⭐️
A new evaluation of thermonuclear reaction rates (ETR25) improves the nuclear data used to model how stars evolve and produce the elements. ⚛️
Read more: tinyurl.com/5xmjtau4
#Astrophysics
Join the colloquium today from 4-5pm in Riddick 301! Dr. Scott Franklin, from Rochester Institute of Technology will discuss “Empathy in Physics Classrooms and other Academic Spaces”! | More info:
physics.sciences.ncsu.edu/event/physic...
What if sound-like vibrations could make electric current without magnets?
That’s what chiral phonons do in new research from NC State lead by Dali Sun (Physics) and collaborator Jun Liu (Mech & Aerospace Eng).
Read how this could reshape energy-efficient electronics.
➡️: ncst.at/6mGP50Yhmi0
Don’t miss out on the colloquium today at 4pm in Riddick 301!! Dr. Claudia Fracchiolla, from American Physical Society, will discuss “Public Engagement as a Physics Practice: Identity, Community, and Building the Infrastructure for Impact”. | More info:
physics.sciences.ncsu.edu/event/physic...
🎉 Congrats to Kasey Wagoner (Physics & Astronomy) and Adrian Smith (Biological Sciences) on being selected for the inaugural Digital Science Communication Fellowship with the Museum of Science!
Learn how they’re helping to make research more accessible to the public:
tinyurl.com/57s7x2kx
Join the colloquium today from 4-5pm in Riddick 301! Dr. Gregory Gbur, from UNC Charlotte will discuss “Invisibility: The History and Science of How Not To Be Seen”! | More info:
physics.sciences.ncsu.edu/event/physic...
🚀 Research in action at #NCState!
Students from the labs of Harald Ade, Kenan Gundogdu, and Dali Sun in the carbon electronics cluster are publishing in top journals like Science and Nature — boosting careers and advancing discovery.🔬
Read more:
tinyurl.com/34jas9x6
Don’t miss out on the special colloquium today from 4-5pm in Riddick!! Drs. Shivani Shaw, Goksu Toga, and Reem Hakeem will present their postdoc projects on the topics of astrophysics, quantum computing and biophysics.
Did you know that trillions of “ghost particles” pass through your body every second?
Prof Matthew Green will talk about how neutrinos can be detected and what they can tell us about our universe!
Join us at Lywnnwood Brewing Concern, tomorrow on Jan 13 at 7pm for beer, food and great science!
Quantum Physics Gets Big!
Join us tomorrow to learn about the 2025 Nobel Prize and how it’s paving the way for new tech—from quantum computers to cryptography and sensors.
Grab a burger & drinks at @DailyPlanetCafe and enjoy great science conversation!
+info: tinyurl.com/5yxh72v3
Congratulations to Paschalis Gkoupidenis on winning the inaugural Sherwin I. Seligson Innovation Award for his work in developing organic, brain-inspired electronic.
Learn how his organic neuromorphic systems earned him the inaugural Sherwin I. Seligsohn Innovation Award. ➡️: ncst.at/ZVc550Xyq4C
📢 SAVE THE DATE: On Dec 18 @ 7pm we will have our annual Nobel Prize talk at the NC Natural Sciences Museum!
Drs. Weijian Chen and Xiang Li will talk about macroscopic quantum effects and how this leads to new technology, including quantum cryptography, computers and sensors.
tinyurl.com/5yxh72v3
US universities have either separate physics and astronomy departments, or a single department with a combined name.
NC State has a long-standing strength in astrophysics & astronomy - with 9 faculty in this area - so this change accurately reflects our departmental programs.
📢 It is now official:
The Department of Physics will now be the
– Department of Physics and Astronomy – !
The change reflects the wide range of research topics covered in the department, from the very small to astronomical scales. ⚛️ ↔️ 🔭
Join the colloquium today from 4-5pm in Riddick 325! Dr. Michael Rubinstein from Duke University will discuss “The Loops of Life”! | More info:
physics.sciences.ncsu.edu/event/physic...
Assistant professors Nate Ennist (left) and Xingcheng Lin (right) presented their work at the recent Carolina Biophysics Symposium.
Tuesday next week we will have our second Science on Tap presentation!
Prof Kurt Marsden will be talking about how zebrafish is helping us learn more about our own brains!
Join us at Lywnnwood Brewing Concern, Nov 11 at 7pm for beer, food and great science!
Note the change of location ➡️ 2010 Biltmore Hall
This will be a joint colloquium with the Marine, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences department.
Don’t miss out on the colloquium next Monday from 4-5pm in 2010 Biltmore Hall!! Dr. Vashan Wright, from University of California San Diego and Scripps Institute will discuss “Searching for Evidence of Water in the Martian Crust”. | More info:
physics.sciences.ncsu.edu/event/physic...
Join the colloquium next Monday from 4-5pm in Riddick 325! Dr. Danielle Speller, from Johns Hopkins University will discuss “Making the Invisible Visible: Searching for New Physics at the Laboratory Scale.”! | More info:
physics.sciences.ncsu.edu/event/physic...