Michigan Tech Physics Department

Congratulations to PhD candidate Jester Itliong on his success competing at the Midwestern Association of Graduate Schools Three Minute Thesis competition in Kansas City. Only 10 competitors were selected to move on to the final stage. blogs.mtu.edu/gradschool/202…

Michigan Tech students and researchers were in Denver last week for the APS Global Physics Summit, the largest physics research conference in the world. This year's theme was Science for a Shared Future.

We're proud to share that Subhasish Mandal, Department of Physics alum, is among the recipients of the 2026 Cottrell Scholar Awards. Mandal earned his PhD in 2012 under Ranjit Pati and is now at West Virginia University. Congratulations! rescorp.org/2026/02/rcsa-w…

Fathima Farheen represented the American Physical Society at the U.S. Capitol as part of Congressional Visits Day (CVD) 2026. She met with elected officials in Congress and the Senate to engage in discussions on science policy priorities and advocate for physics research.

Clouds up close like never before! ☁️🔬 Researchers from Brookhaven Lab and Michigan Tech are using ultra-high-resolution lidar to reveal hidden cloud structures down to the centimeter in the Pi Cloud Chamber. mtu.edu/unscripted/202…

Congrats to David Nitz on the dedication of "David F. Nitz Street" in Argentina—a permanent thank you for his contributions to the community and his mentorship of students. Read more: blogs.mtu.edu/physics/2026/0… #MTU #Physics

Professor Miguel Levy has been an important part of our department for nearly 25 years, and we're happy to wish him all the best as he begins his retirement.

Huge thank you to everyone who participated in making Quantum Day 2025 a great success!

This year Michigan Tech was well represented at the AAS's meeting of the High Energy Astrophysics Division. Four attendees gave 6 posters and 2 talks, and hosted a special session. Congratulations to Krishna Vedula, who won honorable mention in the graduate poster competition.

Join us in congratulating PhD candidate Raksha, who was awarded "Favorite Scientific/Technical Content" at the ACS Upper Peninsula Local Section Student Research Symposium. Well done Raksha! acsupls.wordpress.com/student-resear…

Let's congratulate Prof. Claudio Mazzoleni on his Distinguished Professor award! While the official announcement came out in the spring, the honor was finally celebrated with a ceremony yesterday.

Join us tomorrow, the 25th, in Fisher 139 for 𝘌𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘎𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘴 𝘜𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘋𝘪𝘴𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘺𝘴, and help us welcome back Dr. Dean Thelen, our 1988 Ian W. Shepherd Award winner. events.mtu.edu/event/physics-…

Dr. Karla Lassonde will present at this week's Physics Colloquium. Join us at 4 pm Thursday, the 4th, in Fisher 139. Refreshments at 3:30 p.m. in the lobby. events.mtu.edu/event/physics-…

Tomorrow afternoon, we invite you to come learn about all the activities and events going on in the physics department this fall. From Linux workshops to game nights, there's a lot here for you!

"We're seeing things in the Pi Chamber that would be challenging to capture in the real world... Studying these early stages of cloud formation may yield breakthroughs in how we predict and respond to global weather and climate patterns." mtu.edu/magazine/2025/…