Department of Physics and Astronomy

Petek in front of a tree-filled landscape
Tuesday, January 8, 2019

Hrvoje Petek Honored by American Chemical Society
Headshot of Tao Han in sweater and collared shirt
Wednesday, December 12, 2018

Tao Han Elected Vice Chair at the American Physical Society
Tao Han, Distinguished Professor of High Energy Physics in the Department of Physics and Astronomy, has been elected vice chair...
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Wednesday, November 28, 2018

Three Pitt Professors Named American Association for the Advancement of Science Fellows
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Tuesday, November 20, 2018

13 Faculty Members Receive Discipline-based Science Education Research Center Leader Award
Aukerman in front of a bright red door
Thursday, August 30, 2018

Physics Student Conducts Research at CERN with ThinkSwiss Scholarship
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Wednesday, February 28, 2018

Russell Clark Wins Prize for Excellence in Advising
Frolov in front of a white board
Tuesday, January 9, 2018

Pitt to Lead International Team to Create Hardware for Quantum Computers
In the race to create quantum computers, Pitt is leading an international team of universities, research centers and corporations to discover the best materials for building these speedy machines.
Gerjuoy in a light blue collared shirt
Friday, January 5, 2018

Professor Emeritus Edward Gerjuoy Publishes Paper on Julian Schwinger
W. Vincent Liu and Adam K. Leibovich
Monday, October 23, 2017

Pitt Physics and Astronomy Professors Elected American Physical Society Fellows
Pitt Physics and Astronomy professors Adam K. Leibovich and W. Vincent Liu have been elected 2017 Fellows of the American...
Tuesday, September 12, 2017

4 Researchers Receive New Initiatives Grants From Charles E. Kaufman Foundation
The Pittsburgh Foundation’s Charles E. Kaufman Foundation has named Tia-Lynn Ashman and James Pipas as recipients of one of its...