News: Department of Physics and Astronomy
Gene Smith dug deep into the earth while Diane Smith reached for the stars.
Local retiree audits class and is so impressed by stellar professor that he donates money for lecture series.
51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ employees recently were honored at the 2012 Academic Recognition Ceremony with systemwide and universitywide awards for notable research, teaching, and service.
51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Astrophysicist Bing Zhang Part of International Team to Detail New Phenomenon In Aug. 25 Issue Of Nature
NSHE Faculty, Special Guests Address Current Issues in Renewable and Clean Energy Research and Technology
Although they are small in number — five full-time faculty members and one part-time professor — and their program is relatively new, 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ astrophysics professors have not escaped the attention of the National Science Foundation and NASA. Both agencies now actively fund the group's research and rely on their expertise to ensure mission success.
Meet some of the researchers at 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ who are conducting nationally recognized work studying space and the mysteries of the cosmos.