WFU Department of Physics

The Physics Department at Wake Forest is a small but highly interactive department. Our students come from all over the world.

[Fred @salsb]

Congrats to our PhD student Katherine Koch, who has been awarded a 2025 SPIE Woman in Optics Scholarship! @SPIEtweets @RamKandada @wfuphysics @GradSchool_WFU #physics #optics https://t.co/xP8hK5oyHq

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Dr. Angika Bulbul presents "Imaging Through Unusual Apertures by Advanced Digital Methods and 3D Tracking Comparison of a Refractive vs. a Geometric Phase Plate" this Thursday @ 4:00 in Olin 101. Join us!

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Come meet our guest and enjoy lunch @ Olin lobby, noon on 10/10

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We are thrilled to welcome Dr. Leo Ding back to campus this Thursday! Join us @ 4:00 in Olin 101. https://t.co/93mfebtdBg

[Oana Jurchescu @OanaJurchescu]

Guess who stopped by? None other than #JacoriHayes ('17)! This former #WFU soccer team captain graduated with honors in Physics and authored a manuscript. Such a talented and driven guy. Proof that talent, hard work, and kindness can take you far. 💛🖤 @wfuphysics @WakeMSoccer

[Oana Jurchescu @OanaJurchescu]

This is our amazing undergraduate Edy Mackenzie presenting her summer research at #URECADay! Her poster is based on the work she did at #Princeton with our @NSF #DMREF collaborator @QuinnBurlingame
in @Loo_Group @AndlingerCenter. #undergraduateresearch #WomeninSTEM

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Prof. Kim-Shapiro speaks on research at Translational Science Center with local news network
https://t.co/eHy6X1kGII

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Prof. Oana Jurchescu elected as APS 2024 Fellow. "For advancing the understanding of charge transport in organic semiconductor devices, paving the way for improved performance; effective mentoring of junior scientists; and fostering an inclusive research environment."

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This Thursday, we welcome members of the NanoTeQ research group for a presentation on their work with chalcogenides-based 2D topological insulators. 4:00 in Olin 101.

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Join us Thursday for colloquium! Our guest is Prof. Michael Hecht who will discuss Exploring Alternative Origins of Life with Genes and Proteins Designed De Novo at 4:00 in Olin 101.

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Nick Corak presented a poster titled "Unraveling plant responses to flash drought" at the 2024 Critical Zone Network All-Hands Meeting this week. The Critical Zone Network is an NSF-funded program geared at gaining an interdisciplinary understanding of the Earth's surface.

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Apply for WFU Physics PhD and MS programs! The application deadline is Jan 8th, and we are GRE optional now! PhD students are supported via a 100% tuition & fee waiver and a $29,725 annual stipend, and MS students receive a 75% tuition waiver. https://t.co/xEzVEF8dEg

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Dominique Itanze completes his Ph. D. Thesis and is set to become Assistant Professor of Chemistry at Winthrop University. We know you'll do WFU proud, Dominique!

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Join us live in person on Aug 6 at 4:00 in Olin 101. Zoom link available upon request.

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Congratulations to Nick Corak! Nick was awarded an NC Space Grant for his research project "Disentangling Burn Severity and Vegetation Regrowth Dynamics Following Prescribed Fire Across North Carolina."

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Introducing Dr. Wu, Dr. Marcus, and Dr. Gholizadeh Siahmazgi. Congratulations to you on your successful PhD defenses this past month!

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Congratulations to Katie Koch! Katie was awarded a poster prize at the Gordon Research Conference for Unconventional Semiconductors and Their Applications.

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Keith Bonin is named Richard T. Williams Faculty Chair in Physics
This endowed chair position is designated to go to an excellent faculty member who is engaged in interdisciplinary scholarship, teaching, and student mentorship. Congratulations, Dr. Bonin!

[Ajay Ram Srimath Kandada @RamKandada]

An excellent work on the processes at perovskite nanostructure/HTL interfaces that may be detrimental to luminescence. it was a pleasure to contribute with some spectroscopy. @wfuphysics @Koch_K24