Wayne State University Physics and Astronomy

Wayne State University Physics and Astronomy Undergraduate and graduate education, and cutting-edge research, in a premier urban research university.

Advanced programs in nuclear, high energy, condensed matter and biophysics, and astronomy. Sharing science with the public through our planetarium. Our department offers several academic programs that will jump start your future career. We offer undergraduate and graduate academic programs in Physics, Biomedical Physics, and Astronomy. And, our dedicated faculty and staff are here to help you towa

rd a successful academic career. Our world-renown faculty conducts cutting edge research in the areas of: Applied Physics, Astrophysics and Cosmology, Biomedical Physics, Condensed Matter and Materials Physics, Optics, Nuclear Physics, and Particle Physics. As part of our undergraduate “honors” program, you may participate in these areas of research with a faculty mentor. In addition, each summer many undergraduates are paid to participate in research projects through the Research Experience for Undergraduates program funded by the National Science Foundation.

This week's colloquium is today! This is a friendly reminder to please join us in room 245 at 3:45pm to hear from Dr. Em...
04/23/2026

This week's colloquium is today! This is a friendly reminder to please join us in room 245 at 3:45pm to hear from Dr. Emily Strickland.

Happening today! This is a reminder that this week's pan seminar with Dr. Laura Havener from Yale University starts at 2...
04/22/2026

Happening today! This is a reminder that this week's pan seminar with Dr. Laura Havener from Yale University starts at 2:45pm today in room 312, so please join us!

Good morning Warriors and welcome to the second to last week of the semester! We have some exciting speaking events line...
04/20/2026

Good morning Warriors and welcome to the second to last week of the semester! We have some exciting speaking events lined up for you this week. On Wednesday the 22nd Dr. Laura Havener will be joining us at 2:45pm in room 312 for a pan seminar on Quark-Gluon Plasma. Then on Thursday the 23rd our very own Dr. Emily Strickland is hosting this week's colloquium about gaps, both in galaxy mass observations and student understanding of these concepts. Dr Strickland's colloquium will be held at 3:45pm in room 245. We hope to see you at both of these events!

Happening Now!!! Physics and Astronomy Research Day is in room 245 until 5:30pm! There will be graduate and undergraduat...
04/17/2026

Happening Now!!! Physics and Astronomy Research Day is in room 245 until 5:30pm! There will be graduate and undergraduate research presentations, a guest speaker, and a lunch provided so please join us today in the Physics building.

Good afternoon Warriors! This Wednesday the 15th we have an exciting Pan Seminar with Astrophysicist Fabio Paccucci. Ple...
04/13/2026

Good afternoon Warriors! This Wednesday the 15th we have an exciting Pan Seminar with Astrophysicist Fabio Paccucci. Please join us at 2:45pm in room 312 to learn about LRDs (Little Red Dots)!

Yesterday's Vaden Miles lecture was fantastic, a big thank you to Dr. Marcela Carena for speaking to us it was an honor!
04/11/2026

Yesterday's Vaden Miles lecture was fantastic, a big thank you to Dr. Marcela Carena for speaking to us it was an honor!

Congratulations to everyone who won awards yesterday at our annual Vaden Miles lecture! And thank you to all who showed ...
04/10/2026

Congratulations to everyone who won awards yesterday at our annual Vaden Miles lecture! And thank you to all who showed out to celebrate their achievements 💚💛

Good morning Warriors! This is a reminder to help us in welcoming the renowned and distinguished Dr. Marcela Carena tomo...
04/08/2026

Good morning Warriors! This is a reminder to help us in welcoming the renowned and distinguished Dr. Marcela Carena tomorrow April 9th at 3pm in the undergraduate library's Bernath Auditorium for our annual Vaden Miles lecture. We hope to see you all there!

Please join us for the annual Vaden Miles lecture on April 9th in the undergraduate library as we hear from Dr. Marcela Carena. For more information and to RSVP: go.wayne.edu/vaden-miles-lecture-2026

Good afternoon! Please join us on Wednesday the 8th for a seminar with Dr. Adam Martin in room 312 at 2:45 to learn more...
04/06/2026

Good afternoon! Please join us on Wednesday the 8th for a seminar with Dr. Adam Martin in room 312 at 2:45 to learn more about fractionally charged particles. We hope to see you all there!

Physics physics and more physics! What more could you want? (maybe some food 👀) Then come join us on April 17th for Phys...
04/01/2026

Physics physics and more physics! What more could you want? (maybe some food 👀) Then come join us on April 17th for Physics Research Day! We'll have refreshments, a guest speaker, but of course the highlight of the day will be the celebration of our own graduate and undergraduate students' research. Please come support their hard work being displayed in both oral and poster presentations! For the full agenda please visit Wayne State's events calendar.

Good afternoon Warriors! We're jumping into April with some very exciting events, the first of which is a seminar with P...
04/01/2026

Good afternoon Warriors! We're jumping into April with some very exciting events, the first of which is a seminar with Professor Aaron S. Rury on Friday April 3rd at 11am in room 245. We hope to see you all there!

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Detroit, MI
48201

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