With support from a prestigious NSF CAREER award, Subhasish Mandal, an
assistant professor in the WVU Eberly College of Arts and Sciences Department
of Physics and Astronomy, is working to discover new materials that can make
high-speed quantum computing a reality. (WVU Photo/Jennifer Shephard)
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Summer has a way of taking the WVU Department of Physics and Astronomy
beyond the classroom, and Summer 2026 was no exception. Students, faculty, and
staff conducted research, attended and presented at conferences and workshops,
participated in outreach and educational programs, and traveled across the country
and around the world.
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — As a doctoral student at West Virginia University,
Peter Adeyemo is building a foundation in research, teaching, and advanced
theoretical physics while pursuing a career in quantum computing.
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.
