Clemson University Physics & Astronomy

Clemson University Physics & Astronomy A place for current and prospective Clemson P&A students, faculty, staff, and alumni to keep up with what's going on in the department.

Shoutout to Dr. Bradley Meyer and Dr. Miguel Larsen for receiving an URSAAA designation! This is reserved for faculty me...
05/15/2026

Shoutout to Dr. Bradley Meyer and Dr. Miguel Larsen for receiving an URSAAA designation! This is reserved for faculty members who have achieved the highest levels of national and international recognition in their fields.

On May 8th our department held the first Peach and Palmetto Astrophysics workshop at the Madren center! This workshop wi...
05/13/2026

On May 8th our department held the first Peach and Palmetto Astrophysics workshop at the Madren center! This workshop will help create stronger ties with Georgia Tech and the University of Georgia - Athens.

Shoutout to all our graduating students this year! We are so proud of all of you!
05/13/2026

Shoutout to all our graduating students this year! We are so proud of all of you!

Shoutout to all our faculty and staff who were nominated and awarded during the faculty and staff awards celebration!Con...
05/04/2026

Shoutout to all our faculty and staff who were nominated and awarded during the faculty and staff awards celebration!

Congratulations to Marco Ajello for receiving the Excellence in Discovery Award and to Dr. Zrake for receiving the Rising Star in Discovery Award for being at the forefront of research and to Barrett, Mike, Molly, Dr. Sosolik, and Sam for receiving the Outstanding Team Award for their work on the SCPL Pendulum.

Shoutout to Dr. Takacs, Hunter Staiger, Kai Tucker, and Matthew Bertagna for carrying out exploratory measurements usi...
04/22/2026

Shoutout to Dr. Takacs, Hunter Staiger, Kai Tucker, and Matthew Bertagna for carrying out exploratory measurements using a mini-EBIT and a transition-edge-sensor microcalorimeter. They also connected with former students, Brooke Henry and Matthew Everette!

More about what happened:
This group also worked with a NIST scientist, Jonathan Dean. These measurements are part of an emerging collaboration aimed at determining the nuclear charge radius of thorium, which is directly relevant to the development of the thorium-229 nuclear clock. This system is of particular interest because of its potential for ultra-precise timekeeping and sensitivity to fundamental physics, including possible variation of the fine-structure constant. They also visited JILA to learn about the current status of the most advanced thorium nuclear clock efforts.

Shoutout to all of our graduates this year! We are so proud of all of you and we are so excited to see you all go out an...
04/21/2026

Shoutout to all of our graduates this year! We are so proud of all of you and we are so excited to see you all go out and do great things!

Shoutout to Dr. Ajello for being interviewed by WYFF 4 about the Artemis II launch that took place yesterday! See link i...
04/02/2026

Shoutout to Dr. Ajello for being interviewed by WYFF 4 about the Artemis II launch that took place yesterday! See link in comments!

Don’t forget to catch the Artemis II launch TONIGHT!! Link to watch in comments! Image Credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett
04/01/2026

Don’t forget to catch the Artemis II launch TONIGHT!! Link to watch in comments! Image Credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett

Shoutout to our very own DREW HODGES!!! Drew has been recognized as one of the 2026 Goldwater Scholars and has been nomi...
03/30/2026

Shoutout to our very own DREW HODGES!!! Drew has been recognized as one of the 2026 Goldwater Scholars and has been nominated as March's fantastic physics student!! Drew is a junior majoring in physics with a minor in nuclear engineering and radiological science and has been nominated due to his hard work and determination.
CONGRATULATIONS DREW!!!

Shoutout to all the students from Clemson Elementary School who placed at the Regional Science Fair and big thank you to...
03/30/2026

Shoutout to all the students from Clemson Elementary School who placed at the Regional Science Fair and big thank you to all the volunteers who helped prep these students for Regionals!!

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