University of Pittsburgh Department of Physics and Astronomy

05/29/2026

04/23/2026

Watch Kyle Mo's Sanielevici Lecture titled "Detecting and Visualizing Cosmic Rays with a Portable Modular Detector" here:

Kyle Mo - Sanielevici Lecture 2026

04/16/2026

The Department of Physics and Astronomy is preparing to launch its first math prep workshop which Dr. Arnab Dasgupta will teach during summer session II this summer. This is a tuition free workshop; any student can take it. There will be no credit and no grade. It is purely to prepare students for success in subsequent courses and endeavors.

Open - Join Anytime
6 Weeks - Summer Session II
Physics-ready by the end - all prerequisite material covered
100% Online
Tuition Free
No Grades
No consequences
Topics will include:

Geometry

Trigonometry

Problem Solving

Symbolic Algebra

Strategies & reasoning

Angles, identities & applications

Expressions, equations & functions

Shapes, proofs & coordinate systems

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Enroll here: canvas.pitt.edu/enroll/XJPR8W

11/04/2025

Come up to the third floor of Allen Hall tomorrow, Wednesday, November 5th at 12 pm to support our undergraduate students at the Fall Undergraduate Poster Session!

09/03/2025

Current and potential undergraduates: Interested in majors or minors in our department? Join our Informational Mixer on Thursday, September 11 at 10 AM in 321 Allen Hall. RSVP here:

08/19/2025

Join us next Monday, August 25th for the first Pitt-CMU Colloquium of the new academic year with our very own Dr. Rachel Bezanson! Details here: https://calendar.pitt.edu/event/pitt-cmu-colloquium-rachel-bezanson-university-of-pittsburgh

07/18/2025

Undergraduates: Applications are OPEN now through August 29th for the NASA PA Space Grant Consortium Research Scholarships! https://www.physicsandastronomy.pitt.edu/news/nasa-pennsylvania-space-grant-consortium-research-scholarship-awards-fall-2025