News & Events:

NCSU Physics Faculty Opening
The Department of Physics at NC State University is seeking highly qualified applicants for a tenure-track or tenured position in theoretical nuclear astrophysics, neutrino astrophysics or strong interaction physics (QCD)

NCSU Physics Research blog
NCSU Libraries now have a blog listing current journal articles by Physics researchers. Check it out!

NCSU Physics Department History

New APS fellows were lauded in the NCSU Bulletin - 2010.01.25
Three physics professors have been named fellows of the American Physical Society... [More]

Physics Graduate Student Featured on the Grad. School Homepage - 2009.12.03
Brian Willians, NCSU Physics Graduate Student, has been featured on the NCSU Graduate School Homepage... [More]

Southeast Conference for Undergraduate Women in Physics - 2009.12.02
NC State, together with other area physics departments, is organizing a three-day conference for undergraduate physics majors Jan 15-17, 2010. [More]

Professor Robert Beichner Wins North Carolina Professor of the Year Award. - 2009.11.19
The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education has announced that Physics Professor Robert Beichner is the 2009 Professor of the Year for North Carolina. [More]

Lazzati animation appears on Nature website - 2009.11.19
A three dimensional video animation of a gamma ray burst explosion, appears on Nature magazine's website. [More]

The Fourth Annual Dale E. Sayers Lecture will be held November 16th, 2009 - 2009.11.05
The Sayers Lecture Series is an annual event highlighting research based on research or techniques pioneered by Professor Sayers throughout his career. [More]

The NC State University Office of Undergraduate Research award research grants to nine Physics majors. - 2009.10.30
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Professor Thomas Schaefer describes Nearly Perfect Fluidity on American Physical Society (APS) website - 2009.10.28
The APS website that spotlights exceptional research published an article on Nearly Perfect Fluidity written by NC State Physics Professor Thomas Schaefer... [More]

Hamilton Whittle, Physics major, is awarded undergraduate research grant - 2009.10.28
The Office of Undergraduate Research announced that NC State Physics major Hamilton Whittle has been awarded a grant to study Neutrino Flavor Mixing Modeled by Quantum Oscillations... [More]

National Academy of Sciences publishes Thomas memoir - 2009.09.30
The National Academy of Sciences has published a biographical memoir of late NC State Physics Professor L.H. Thomas... [More]

Friction, force chains, and falling fruit - 2009.09.23
NCSU Physics Professor Jacqueline Krim, collaborating with Duke University professor Rober Behringer, has done a study published in Physics today... [More]

NSF Spintronics Grant Will Help NC State Researchers Develop Smaller, Faster Electronic Devices - 2009.09.17
Researchers at North Carolina State University have received a three-year, $1.2 million grant from the National Science Foundation's Center for Chemical Innovation (NSF-CCI) to pursue research in the emerging field of molecular spintronics... [LINK]

Professor Robert Beichner to give a keynote lecture at International Conference - 2009.09.03
10-12 September, in Wroclaw Poland... [More]

Center for Molecular Spintronics Funded - 2009.08.28
The Center for Molecular Spintronics seeks to reveal the fundamental principles underlying the optimal use of organic molecules... [More]

Physics Faculty top list of NC State "Highly Cited" authors - 2009.08.04
On the July 2009 listing of career citations compiled by the Web of Science, the top two on the NC State list of thirteen faculty members recognized as being among the nation's most highly cited, are on the Physics Department Faculty... [More]

NCSU Physics Professor Chueng-Ryong Ji Chairs UKC2009 - 2009.07.17
On July 16-19, the US-Korea Conference on Science, Technology and Entrepreneurship will be chaired by NCSU Physics Professor Chueng-Ryong Ji... [More]

TeraGrid 2009 Award - 2009.06.28
Samuel Kenny grabbed the 'Peoples Choice Award' at the Visualization Showcase held at the TeraGrid '09... [More]

Physics graduate students receive prestigious fellowships - 2009.06.04
In yet another example of the recognized strength of the NC State graduate program in physics on campus and beyond, two doctoral students recently received prestigious fellowships... [More]

NC State physics graduate student wins first place for research poster - 2009.05.31
Brian Williams (Physics) won first place for physical and mathematical sciences at the Fourth Annual Graduate Research Symposium for his research... [More]

NC State physics professor conquers the Bosphorus Straits - 2009.05.14
Michael Paesler isn't afraid to take on a big challenge. By day, Paesler, 62, runs one of the nation's largest collegiate physics departments. On his own time, he swims... [More]

Spring Commencement: May 9 2009
NCState Physics will hold its commencement ceremonies in the Sayers Auditorium, Riddick Hall room 301, starting at 1:30pm

History of the NCState Physics Department: 1894 - 2008 - 2009.05.07
Physics faculty members Jasper D. Memory and Raymond E. Fornes completed a comprehensive history of the department, titled "History of the NC State University Department of Physics: A Success Story." [Link]