ISU Physics

11/14/2025

Solenoid inside a capacitor

11/14/2025

Physics major Tobin Morrison got some great pictures of the Aurora on Tuesday night

10/24/2025

Today, we answered a very important question: what's the flux?

10/24/2025

"Ah, dumpster writing. The voice of the people!" -- SpongeBob

10/19/2025

ISU student Alex Waggoner presented his research on meson melting in holographic QCD at the American Physical Society's Division of Nuclear Physics meeting in Chicago

09/05/2025

Free fall

04/03/2025

What's in the box???

03/17/2025

Once I learn the Uncertainty Principle it's over for you classical physicists

01/26/2025

That is a sweet Earth, you might say

10/21/2024

Spherical cow says "mu"

11/28/2023

Giving Tuesday!

News and Highlights
Indiana State University has a new website coming soon! In the meantime, visit our current departmental website for up-to-date information on our chemistry programs, physics programs, seminar series, and the SURE program, as well as student testimonials.
The SURE program and undergraduate research are still going strong and remain a priority for the Department. A total of 31 students and 17 faculty participated in the 2023 SURE program, and 11 chemistry and physics students will present posters at the national American Chemical Society and American Physical Society meetings next March.
The Department welcomes new members:
Justin Miller, Assistant Professor and biochemist
Kara Lee, Chemistry Stockroom Manager
Narumon Easum, Administrative Assistant
Retirements: Professor William Flurkey (Biochemistry), Erik Ingebrigtsen (Chemistry Stockroom Manager), and Patti Archer (Administrative Assistant)
Obituaries: Professors Stephen Wolf (Analytical Chemistry), William Arthur “W.A.” Trinler (Chemistry; Department Chair), Philip DiLavore (Physics), and Uwe Hansen (Physics).

On this Giving Tuesday, please consider donating to the Chemistry Program or Physics Program.
Your donation will contribute to scholarships and to supplies and instrumentation that make undergraduate research experiences possible for our students.

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02/21/2023

The nuclear theory lab is really starting to take shape!