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Takuya Okawa
5.29.25

Takuya Okawa named semifinalist for Dean’s Award for Graduate Research Excellence

Sheng Ran
5.29.25

New tool helps discover materials that could revolutionize quantum computing chips

Interesting Engineering
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5.21.25

Undergraduate research: Where physics meets a little wonder and a lot of discovery

Graham Chambers-Wall
5.20.25

From WashU to Los Alamos: Physics graduate student selected for DOE research program

5.19.25

Speaking science to power
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5.16.25

Touching the Moon and Mars, right here in St. Louis!

Erik Henriksen
5.7.25

Henriksen promoted to Professor of Physics and honored with Dean’s Mid-Career Research Award

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5.5.25

Celebrating Professor Michael Ogilvie: A legacy of dedication, mentorship, and scientific excellence

5.2.25

Yajie Yuan takes a computer-powered approach to the cosmos
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5.1.25

Carl Bender named to American Academy of Arts & Sciences

4.28.25

Exploring the mysteries of dark matter: Karthik Ramanathan's quest at WashU
4.25.25

Guided by curiosity: Undergraduates find encouragement & support in Wang's lab

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