Welcome to the Department of Physics
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News from the Department
- Professor Overhauser receives 2009 Russell Varian Prize
- Graduate student Steven Kane (major Professor David Koltick) received an award from the Midwest Crossroads Alliance for Graduate Education and Professoriate (AGEP)
- Professor Ian Shipsey appointed to joint DoE/NSF panel
- Professor Kruczenski selected as Alfred P. Sloan Fellow
Purdue Press Releases
- Purdue receives grant to help students learn about climate change
- Stars aligned for Purdue physicist and international research group
- Purdue alumna establishes new graduate fellowship for Department of Physics
Purdue Physics in the News
- Alexander Nicolaas Gerritsen, Emeritus Professor of Physics, 1913-2009
- Physics sophomore stars in Civic Theater of Greater Lafayette production
- Most violent black hole jets are gamma-ray beacons - Cosmos Magazine
- Professors Ian Shipsey and Virgil Barnes interviewed about the LHC (WTHR.com)
- Physics team finds indication of conical emission of subatomic particles
Alumni in the News
- Kristl Adams (PhD 2006) has recently accepted a full-time Physicist position at Lawrence Livermore
- 2009 Distinguished Science Alumni Award
Physics News
- Particle physicists pick up Nobel Prize
- Satellite captures HD video of earthrise over the moon (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency)
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Society of Physics Students
The Society of Physics Students is an organization with the goal to make students studying physics feel welcome at Purdue and to provide a rich environment where physics students of all ages can come together and discuss physics and world issues, get help on homework, and just hang out.
Outreach (K-12)
PEARLS
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Purdue's Department of Physics has developed a highly successful outreach program, PEARLS (Physics Educational Assistance, Resources and Learning Strategies), that brings the excitement of physical science to many students who would not otherwise be exposed to physics. It also encourages teachers and parents to motivate students to pursue careers in science, engineering, and technology. Purdue brings PEARLS of Science wisdom to your school.
· Teacher professional development workshops.
· Classroom visits.
· Physics on the Road Demo's has impacted approximately 30,000 K-12 students per year in the last ten years.
Purdue University Research Expertise Database (PURE)
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