Department of Physics
The Purdue Department of Physics is proud to have been associated with a large number of quality scientists over nearly a century as students, faculty or staff. Among them are such illustrious people as Julian S. Schwinger (Purdue faculty in 1940's, Nobel Prize 1965) and Ben Roy Mottelson (BS Purdue 1947, Nobel Prize 1975).
These pages are intended as both a tribute to our alums as well as an inspiration to our students. Here you will find our stories about our Distinguished Alumni, reports of recent alumni events, and the results of an alumni survey. The survey was designed to provide a link between our alums and our students. If you have not contributed to the survey, we encourage you to do so. Be sure to come back often to keep up to date on Purdue Physics Alumni.
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BS '75, Southwestern Oklahoma State University
PhD '81, Purdue University
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The Physics Department hosted its Outstanding Alumni for 2009 on September 25, 2009. David Brown (Ph.D. 1992), Katherine Harkay (Ph.D. 1993), and Christopher Tong (Ph.D. 2001) were honored for their contributions and leadership within their professions.
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