Morgantown, W.Va. — The 2025-26 academic year marked a significant period of growth
for the Department of Physics and Astronomy Graduate Teaching Assistant (GTA) program.
The department welcomed
Ben Lukk
as academic laboratory manager, where he oversees introductory physics laboratory
spaces in White Hall and supervises the GTA program.
Morgantown, W.Va — Undergraduate physics major Samuel Stalnaker has been awarded the highly competitive Graduate Research Fellowship from the National Science Foundation (NSF). Beginning in Fall 2026, Stalnaker will attend the University of Maryland College Park, with a research project focused on advancing diagnostic techniques in electric propulsion systems.
Morgantown, W.Va. — The
Physics and Astronomy Graduate Student Organization (PAGSO) was recognized
April 21 at the Excellence Awards Banquet as the 2025-26 Outstanding Graduate Student
Organization.
The fellowship provided a platform to share my work on pulsars and Fast Radio Bursts
(FRBs) while immersing myself in the rigor of the Indian scientific community.
My itinerary was a whirlwind tour of the country’s most significant radio astronomical
hubs:
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