2021 News
Hubble Telescope successor launches Saturday
12/25/2021On Christmas Day a new NASA telescope is set to launch
12/24/2021Alex Ruichao Ma receives NSF CAREER Award to pursue designer quantum materials
12/22/2021Purdue scientist helps guide the eyes of soon-to-launch Webb Space Telescope, successor to Hubble
12/16/2021Purdue researchers control the quantum vacuum
12/13/2021First Collisions Reconstructed with GPUs at CMS
12/8/2021You're Invited to a James Webb Space Telescope Launch Party with Purdue Physics and Astronomy
12/2/2021Prof. Rafael Lang awarded APS Division of Particles and Fields Mentorship Award 2021
11/29/2021Alumna Laura Biedermann is awarded Spark Award
11/19/2021Purdue University Distinguished Research Award Lecture Series
11/18/2021Arden L. Bement Jr. Award awarded to Prof. Michael Manfra
11/16/202111/10/2021Darker Skies Bring Observatory to Purdue Wildlife Area
11/3/2021Hubble Space Telescope's featured photo of the week comes from Professor Danny Milisavljevic
11/1/2021Dr. Qi-Yu Liang joins the faculty of the Department of Physics and Astronomy
10/25/2021Chip-based optical tweezers levitate nanoparticles in a vacuum
10/21/2021Midwest Cold Atom Workshop (MCAW) to be held at Purdue University
10/21/2021Three professors to receive Purdue’s most prestigious research awards
10/20/202110/19/2021Purdue University research team included in NSF $15M AI award
9/28/2021World Cancer Research Day: Animated Dynamics predicts a cancer drug’s effectiveness
9/24/2021A quest for symmetry: Purdue physicists discover symmetry in the Wigner solid
9/16/2021Researchers use gold film to enhance quantum sensing with qubits in a 2D material
9/3/20219/3/2021Taking Purdue Gold to a whole new level
9/2/2021The Promise of Immersive Learning: Augmented and Virtual Reality’s Potential in Education
8/30/2021Purdue Physics and Astronomy Spotlight Series
8/10/2021Department head selection continues, interim head begins Aug. 16
8/9/2021Purdue physicist earns global recognition with Falling Walls Foundation honor
7/28/2021XENON/DARWIN and LUX-ZEPLIN collaboration allows for next-generation dark matter detector
7/21/2021Stored for 50 Years, Technology is Finally Advanced Enough to Analyze Apollo Moon Samples
7/16/2021Wall Street Journal, Realtor.com place Greater Lafayette among top housing markets in U.S.
7/2/2021Soaking up the sun: Artificial photosynthesis promises a clean, sustainable source of energy
7/2/20216/28/2021Instruction during pandemic provides foundation for future STEM education
6/23/2021Soaking up the sun: Artificial photosynthesis promises a clean, sustainable source of energy
6/15/2021Flying among the stars: Purdue University professor using virtual reality to teach astronomy
6/1/2021VR in universities a welcome addition, but not yet 'plug-and-play'
5/27/2021Building the workforce for the Quantum Age
5/18/2021Purdue Physics and Astronomy graduate student awarded INSGC fellowship
5/7/2021Big Ten Men’s Tennis All-Conference Teams and Individual Awards Announced
5/7/2021Purdue Physics and Astronomy announces departmental awards
5/5/2021Purdue’s top students to be recognized during 2021 commencement
5/5/2021Graduate student parents persevere in spite of pandemic-induced chaos and isolation
5/5/2021Flying among the stars: Purdue University professor using virtual reality to teach astronomy
5/4/2021The Installation of the Beam Pipe: A Delicate Surgical Operation at the Heart of the CMS Experiment
5/4/2021Purdue students are using VR to explore the cosmos, remotely
5/4/2021Purdue students earn prestigious Goldwater scholarships
4/19/20214/16/2021Faculty promotions at Purdue approved by board
4/9/2021Graduate student parents persevere in spite of pandemic-induced chaos and isolation
4/5/2021ALPHA collaboration researchers successfully laser cool antimatter hydrogen atoms
3/31/2021Searching for New Physics with Very High Energy Lepton Pairs
3/29/2021Promising Forecast For Doppler Radar-Based Diagnostics
3/18/2021Scientists use Doppler to treat infections and improve lives like never before
3/10/2021Catching quakes caused by energy exploration before they happen
3/10/2021Doppler Used in Novel Microbial Assay To Tell a Friend from a Foe
3/5/2021Purdue celebrates distinguished professor elected to the National Academy of Engineering
3/3/2021Scientists Use Weather Radar To Watch Microbes Brew Inside Cells
3/3/20213/1/20212/25/2021Dr. Mario J. Paniccia elected to the National Academy of Engineering
2/21/2021Spectacular ‘honeycomb heart’ revealed in iconic stellar explosion
2/14/2021This ragtag crew are shaking up the world of earthquake prediction
2/14/2021Spectacular 'honeycomb heart' revealed in iconic stellar explosion
2/14/2021Say It With A Supernova: Fly Through A Heart-Shaped Nebula Of ‘Nuclear Waste’ On Valentine’s Day
2/14/2021STORY UPDATE: Astronomer maps and studies the stars from afar
2/12/2021Quantum computing enables simulations to unravel mysteries of magnetic materials
2/9/2021Sydor Technologies Included on Purdue University Research Team selected by NASA
2/1/2021Dr. Paul Duffell joins the faculty of the Department of Physics and Astronomy at Purdue University
1/21/2021Astronomers Rewind the Clock to Calculate Age of Supernova Blast From Massive Star Explosion
1/19/2021Researchers rewind the clock to calculate the age and site of supernova blast
1/14/2021Purdue researchers use quantum-biochemical calculations to show key SARS-CoV-1 coronavirus behavior
1/13/2021Physicists quantum simulate a system in which fermions with multiple flavors behave like bosons
1/13/2021IDOE Adds Climate Change Education Framework
1/11/2021Purdue professor uses a new geometric framework to study quantum dynamics
1/4/2021