Duke University Physics Department

Professor Emeritus Lawrence Evans, who spent nearly four decades as an active member of the Duke faculty, passed away on Sunday, May 25, at the age of 92.

Physics Professor Lawrence Evans Passes Away Duke Professor Emeritus of Physics Lawrence Evans passed away on Sunday, May 25, at the age of 92.

Congratulations to Divine Kumah , Charles H. Townes Associate Professor of Physics, who was honored with a named professorship in recognition of his leadership and commitment to excellence in scholarship and research.

Eight Trinity College of Arts & Sciences Faculty Honored With Named Professorships Eight faculty in Duke University’s Trinity College of Arts & Sciences have been honored with named professorships, effective July 1.These endowed positions recognize leadership and commitment to excellence in scholarship and research. Their recipients are outstanding teachers, mentors and research...

Stellar collaborators: Duke University and North Carolina Central University partner to give students the opportunity to work on the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope.

NC Central University helps to contribute to next space telescope NCCU is part of a consortium of 14 other universities and agencies working on the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope. It is scheduled to launch by May 2027 and will be used to explore dark energy an…

One of Germany's first female PhDs, but seeing no future in the country once N***s rose to power, Hertha Sponer crossed the Atlantic and became our first female faculty, pioneering the field of physical chemistry. Learn more ➡️ https://100.duke.edu/story/hertha-sponer/

Hertha Sponer - Duke Centennial Hertha Sponer was the first woman to join the physics faculty at Duke and a pioneering experimentalist in what is now called physical chemistry.

This Duke lab is creating materials that could revolutionize tech. But if you ask physics professor Sara Haravifard, it's also a test kitchen.

What Cooking Shows and Physics Labs Have in Common | PBS North Carolina Chefs and physicists both utilize common ingredients to craft new creations.