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Congratulations Aiden!

W&L’s Aiden Gray ’27 Awarded Goldwater Scholarship Washington and Lee University junior Aiden Gray ’27 has been awarded a highly competitive Goldwater Scholarship to support a research career in science, mathematics and engineering. At W&L, Gra…

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Aeron Tynes Hammack to Deliver Lecture as Part of the Class of 1963 Scholars in Residence Program Aeron Tynes Hammack, staff scientist and director of the nanofabrication facility for the Molecular Foundry at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), will present a lecture at 4:30 p.m. …

Ceramicist and Physicist Hideo Mabuchi to Deliver Lecture on Ceramics and Cultural Belonging

The Stanford University professor’s talk will be held on March 6 at 5:30 p.m. on W&L’s campus.

Hideo Mabuchi, professor of physics at Stanford University and the Denning Family Director of the Stanford Arts Institute, will deliver a lecture titled “Embodied Narratives: Surface and Depth, Abstraction and Presence” at Washington and Lee University on March 6 at 5:30 p.m. in Stackhouse Theater in Elrod Commons. The lecture is hosted by the Museums at W&L and sponsored by the Department of Physics and Engineering and the Asian, Asian American, and Pacific Islander Employee Resource Group.
This event is free and open to the public and registration is encouraged: https://tiny.cc/embodied-narratives. The lecture will also be streamed online at https://go.wlu.edu/livestream.
A ceramicist and physicist, Mabuchi will explore how everyday objects, like Chinese and Japanese export porcelain, tell stories that resonate differently with scholars, scientists and artists. He will share insights on Stephanie Shih’s “LONG TIME NO SEE (好久不見),” currently on view in the Reeves Museum of Ceramics, examining how the physical characteristics of ceramics carry deeper meanings that shed light on issues of identity, immigration and cultural belonging within the Asian diaspora and Asian-American experience.
The Museums at W&L are open to the public Wednesday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. To learn more about the 2024-2025 exhibitions, visit the Museums at W&L’s website.

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One of the amazing programs offered in our department!

"Spooky Action on Campus : W&L’s quantum computing program is among the first in the nation offered at a small liberal arts institution."

Spooky Action on Campus “I believe that quantum computing, just like coding, is a useful skill no matter what field you are studying.” ~ Zihan Li ’26 Tom Marcais, senior technology integration specialist, said he couldn’t…

Please join us on Friday, October 25th!

Shout out to Noah Shelton 25', Physics major, for capturing this photo of Messier 51 during his PHYS 291, Observational Astrophysics Class!

Join us for two Physics Honors Theses Presentations:

Georgia McSwain 24' titled, "A Stochastic Three-State Model and its Applications"

Marko Suchy 24' titled, "Modelling Innovation Spread Through a Network"

Thursday, April 11, 2024 at 11:45 am in Science Addition 214

Join us for our Engineering Capstone Final Design Showcase on Wed., April 10, 2024 at 8:30 am in the Center for Global Learning Atrium.

Senior Engineering Majors Presentations include:

Modine Test Chamber– Drew Larsen, Zach Moore

Design proposal for a safer, more permanent testing area of pressurized chiller units. The design features tiled 3/8 in thick steel panels, informed by extensive finite element analysis, to protect against high-speed metal object impacts.

GIguys – Jasmine Gipson, Mason Marchetti, Betsy Moore

Non-invasive colonic monitoring module recording body surface electrical signals for 24 hour ambulatory monitoring of colon motility. The system features a miniature 32-channel bioamplifier in a custom enclosure unit.



Lime Kiln Park – Sara Brown, Sarah Burd, Allison Pitts

Design proposals for updating Lime Kiln Park that seeks to update and enhance the community space. Designs crafted in response to extensive community survey work, feature inclusive play structures appropriate for a wide age group 2-12 years old.

RoboBoat– Sharif Wilson, Stephen Savage, Jacob Jackson, Michael Mercer.

Autonomously navigating surface marine vessel. The design features a stereo vision camera system and custom algorithm to guide the boat through a series of buoys and obstacles.

Kendal Traffic Calming– Isaiah Mefford, Alexander Mayer, Deuce Smoot

Design proposal for calming traffic at the entrance to Kendal and improving safety for pedestrians. The design features a raised crosswalk to reduce vehicle speed as well as a new sidewalk connecting popular walking paths on campus.

We enjoyed celebrating our 2024 W&L Physic’s and Engineering Awards Ceremony and Sigma Pi Sigma Induction last week. Congratulations to our 2024 award winners and our new Sigma Pi Sigma members!