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Qing “Shilo” Xia joins Purdue Physics and Astronomy faculty
The Department of Physics and Astronomy welcomes Qing "Shilo" Xia to the faculty in the spring 2026 semester. Her research focuses on developing and using some of the most sensitive detectors ever built to search for rare signals of dark matter interacting with ordinary matter.
Advancing Space Exploration at Purdue
The 2nd annual Advancing Space Exploration at Purdue Symposium, hosted by the College of Science, will bring together leaders from inside and outside Purdue to discuss opportunities for universities to work with industry partners to make the next giant leap in robotic and human space exploration.
Purdue physicist earns NSF CAREER award to explore collective quantum behavior
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded Jukka Vayrynen, assistant professor of physics and astronomy at Purdue University, the NSF CAREER award. Vayrynen’s project, CAREER: Topological quantum devices as a window into strongly correlated matter, received a five-year grant from NSF, one of the nation’s most prestigious recognitions for faculty whose research and education efforts show exceptional promise.
Purdue Physics and Astronomy’s Valentin Walther wins DoE Career Award
The U.S. Department of Energy (DoE) is investing $875,000 in pioneering quantum-materials research led by Assistant Professor Valentin Walther, who holds a joint appointment in chemistry and physics at Purdue University.
National Academy of Inventors names 3 Purdue faculty as 2025 fellows
Three Purdue University faculty members, representing the College of Engineering, the Mitch Daniels School of Business and the College of Science, have been named fellows of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI), the organization announced Thursday (Dec. 11). Purdue Physics and Astronomy's David Nolte was one of the three faculty members.
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