WFU Physics

10/16/2026

Prof. Nickolas Pingel from Indiana University for his talk, “The Resolved Atomic Interstellar Medium: From the Milky Way to Nearby Galaxies.

Thank you to Prof. Pingel for visiting Wake Forest and sharing his research with our physics community!

2026-10-15 Physics Colloquium

10/15/2026

Step inside Professor Oana D. Jurchescu’s lab at Wake Forest University for a glimpse of the people, tools, and hands-on work behind organic electronics research.

10/15/2026

Behind the scenes at Wake Forest’s Organic Electronics Lab 🔬 where ideas move from materials to devices led by Prof. Oana D. Jurchescu.

10/12/2026

Highlights from our October 8 Physics Colloquium! 📸

Thank you to Prof. Wenjun Zhao from Wake Forest’s Department of Mathematics for sharing how data-driven methods can help us compare cell shapes and understand variation in biological images.

Thank you to everyone who joined us!

10/06/2026

10/05/2026

Thank you to Prof. Gabriel Landi from the University of Rochester for joining us for our Physics Colloquium!

Prof. Landi presented “Quantum Trajectories and Stochastic Thermal Machines,” discussing quantum thermodynamics, quantum trajectories, and how quantum measurement can be used to understand and control stochastic processes.

09/28/2026

Thank you to Prof. Shailesh Chandrasekharan from Duke University for an engaging Physics Colloquium exploring how quantum computers and qubits may offer new ways to understand fundamental questions in particle physics from gauge theories to the Standard Model.

A fascinating look at the intersection of quantum computing, particle physics, and theoretical physics. 🌌

09/25/2026

PHYSICS LAB

The best way to learn physics is to experience it. ⚡🔬
Learning by doing, one experiment at a time.

09/24/2026

🌌 Physics Colloquium | Sept. 17, 2026
Prof. Salvatore Vitale of MIT joined us for a fascinating talk on “Use and Abuse of Gravitational-Wave Datasets,” exploring the astrophysical insights, opportunities, and challenges emerging from gravitational-wave observations and the LVK collaboration’s GWTC-5 dataset.

Thank you to Prof. Vitale for sharing his expertise with the Wake Forest Physics community!

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