Department News

Fowler awarded 2023 NASA Planetary Science Early Career Award

WVU Physics and Astronomy researcher was recently selected as one of only five early career scientists to receive the NASA 2023 Planetary Science Early Career Award.

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Aurora seen over Morgantown

Solar weather provided a rare view of the northern lights last weekend in Morgantown. Prof. Christopher Fowler shared some insights into the science behind the aurora:

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Spark! Imagination and Science Center outreach program wins prize

Paul Cassak, professor of physics and astronomy at West Virginia University and science advisor for Spark! Imagination and Science Center, has won the 2024 Rutherford Plasma Physics Communication Prize.

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McLaughlin elected to elite National Academy of Sciences, a first for the University

 An internationally renowned astrophysicist at West Virginia University has been selected as a new member of the National Academy of Sciences, one of the highest honors in the scientific world.

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