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Welcome back to the start of the 2026-2027 school year. We're excited for a great year new faces, old friends, and lots ...
08/25/2026

Welcome back to the start of the 2026-2027 school year. We're excited for a great year new faces, old friends, and lots of deep thinking. 🧠

Back in action! The Department of Physics and Astronomy is here and ready to start the fall semester. Just a few more da...
08/21/2026

Back in action! The Department of Physics and Astronomy is here and ready to start the fall semester. Just a few more days before classes begin...

Professors Kamela and Hohertz (and Prof. Altmann and Mr. Gilliam and Colin Vernon in absentia) presented today at the El...
08/12/2026

Professors Kamela and Hohertz (and Prof. Altmann and Mr. Gilliam and Colin Vernon in absentia) presented today at the Elon Teaching and Learning Conference. Want to know more about standard-based grading and escape room final exams? We've got you covered!

What have you been up to this summer? This is Ja'mir at Lassen Volcanic National Park. The SETI institute took him there...
08/04/2026

What have you been up to this summer? This is Ja'mir at Lassen Volcanic National Park. The SETI institute took him there to explore the Drake equation and analogies of early Earthlike conditions.

For two weeks, students explored the nature of light through experiments in optics and astronomy examining spectra, pola...
07/20/2026

For two weeks, students explored the nature of light through experiments in optics and astronomy examining spectra, polarization, reflection, refraction, and the light of the Sun and stars with Professor Moreau. They also learned to observe like poets, transforming scientific discoveries into creative expression. What a great experience at the 2026 Elon Phoenix Summer Camp! Check out their work at the link below!

https://sites.google.com/view/collectedlightatelonuniversity/home

Cayden is working at the National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO) as a part of their REU program. She is looking for ...
07/13/2026

Cayden is working at the National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO) as a part of their REU program. She is looking for masers, which are like lasers but in the microwave/radio part of the spectrum, in a local galaxy.

What are you up to this summer?

New paper from Dr. Evans in Spintronics; it's about wearable magnetic sensors. The sensors are ultra-thin (a few microns...
07/06/2026

New paper from Dr. Evans in Spintronics; it's about wearable magnetic sensors. The sensors are ultra-thin (a few microns) so they conform to human skin and other flexible surfaces, and they sense magnetic fields. They might be used in robotics, to give soft magnetic robots a sense of proprioception — i.e. understanding their own configuration as they move. https://www.nature.com/articles/s44306-026-00149-9

Congratulations to Myka 🌌 and Cayden 🫛 for being awarded the 2026-2027 North Carolina Space Grant!!!
06/10/2026

Congratulations to Myka 🌌 and Cayden 🫛 for being awarded the 2026-2027 North Carolina Space Grant!!!

Welcome to the Elon Museum of Experiential Art, home of the General Physics final. Exam problems were about or inspired ...
05/21/2026

Welcome to the Elon Museum of Experiential Art, home of the General Physics final. Exam problems were about or inspired by (mostly) famous art or artists, covering topics in fluids, oscillations, electricity, and magnetism.

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