MTSU Physics

Exciting news!

Watch live as MTSU and Middle Tennessee Electric formalizes its partnership in quantum research and education on Tuesday, May 19, at 8:15 a.m., on Facebook, at MTSU.edu/live, or on MTSU True Blue TV! MTSU College of Basic & Applied Sciences #MTSU #trueBLUE

Physics alumna and Buchanan Fellow Ariel Nicastro has accepted a USTA teaching placement, where she’ll support students at an engineering school in Hollabrunn and a neighboring food technology program. 👏 💙 @arinicastro2 @mtsucbas @mtsu.womeninphysics

Applications are open for the TN-QuMAT Summer Internship at Oak Ridge National Laboratory - a paid, 10-week research experience running June-July 2026.

Dr. Irina Perevalova will dig into “AI vs. People: Battle for Energy” and what the growing demand for technology means for our energy future. This is the last Star Party of the semester! 📍 Wiser-Patten Science Hall, Room 102 🗓 Friday, May 1 ⏰ 6:30 p.m.

Physics Professor, Dr. Irina Perevalova, will discuss "AI vs. People: Battle for Energy", during the last Friday Star Party of the semester, this Friday, May 1st, in Wiser Patten Science Hall, Room 102, starting at 6:30 p.m.

Where is technology headed next? That was the focus of Tech Vision 2026. CBAS was part of the conversation, with Professor John Wallin (Physics and Astronomy), Professor Joshua Phillips (Computer Science), and Hanna Terletska, Associate Professor and Director of the QRISE Center.

SPS Presents: Study Break Movie Night on Thursday, April 30th from 6-8:30 pm in WPS 200. Pizza, popcorn, drinks, and more will be provided. Time dedicated to celebrating graduating seniors. Scan the QR code to help decide which snacks to have.

A great time was had by all at the liquid nitrogen event!! Thank you to everyone from QCC and Chemistry Society who showed up to make this event a *smashing* success! P.S. Liquid nitrogen ice cream tastes VERY good… Everyone was quite surprised

Physics Major Michael Marking and Dean Butler (VP for Research and Dean of Grad Studies) were on Channel 5 recently to explain how the successful Artemis II mission ushers in a new era of space exploration. Read the article at this link: newschannel5.com/news/space-ent…

Come cool off with the Quantum Computing Club at their liquid nitrogen event this Thursday, April 16th, from 1-3 pm, in collaboration with the Chemistry Society. It will be in the corridor between SCI and KUC. Enjoy some delicious ice cream and shatter flowers for a good cause :)

Join us on Friday, April 10th, from 4:30 PM to 6 PM to relax and play board games! This meeting will be a unique collaboration with the Competitive Coding club and Data Science club. Network, enjoy some food, and have fun playing games! 🎲⚛️

Dr. Hanna Terletska, Director of the QRISE Center at MTSU and Associate Professor in Physics & Astronomy, represented MTSU's QRISE Center at the Tennessee Dept of Economic and Community Development's DARPA (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency) leadership meeting.

Join the Astronomy Club (Friday, April 3, 4 pm, WPS 200) for a night of bottle rockets! Decorate and launch your own rocket. Begin decorating rockets at 4 pm. Start shooting off at 4:30 p.m. Some decorating items will be provided, but you must bring your own 2-liter bottle.

Explore the universe with us 💫 Come out to the MTSU Star Party and experience science in action. 📅 April 3 ⏰ 6:30 PM 📍 Wiser-Patten Science Hall, Room 102 #MTSU #TrueBlue #CBAS #STEM #StarParty

What happens when a research university and the second-largest electric cooperative in the United States decide they are solving the same problem? You get the Middle Tennessee Quantum Technology Hub, also known as the MT-QuTech Hub. mtsunews.com/mtsu-mte-quant…

Please join us this Friday, April 3rd, for our First Friday Star Party. Dr. Erik Monson will lecture on The Scales of the Universe. The lecture begins at 6:30 pm in WPS 102 and will be followed by telescope observing, weather permitting. This event is free and open to all.

The MTSU QRISE Center represented Middle Tennessee at the APS Global Physics Summit in Denver - the largest physics conference in the world, with over 14,000 participants. quantum.mtsu.edu/2026/03/26/mts…

The 2026-2027 Officer Interest Form (for QCC) is officially OPEN!! If you enjoy being part of the club and want to add a fantastic leadership experience to your resume, this is for you. To be considered, please fill out the officer interest form using the QR code in the flyer!

QRISE Center's demonstration table at the CBAS Scholars Week event. Cool, new research is being done! If interested in Quantum, check out our website at: quantum.mtsu.edu