Department of Physics and Astronomy

Welcome to the Department of Physics and Astronomy at The University of Toledo. We are a growing, world-class department with strong programs in research and academics, nationally and internationally recognized faculty members, ties to physics-related industries, and a record of student success. We strive to provide students with access to the cutting-edge research efforts of a larger institution, while still maintaining the level of personal interaction with faculty found at smaller places.

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News

• August 2021: A summer program with successful outcomes for students participating in the Physics and Astronomy NSF-REU program! Click to view a snapshot of our 2021 REU program.
• August 2021: Congratulations to Prof. J.D. Smith for his recent Cottrell Scholar Seed Award from the Research Corporation of America
• August 2021: Congratulations to Prof. Aniruddha Ray for his recent award: Scialog: Advancing Bioimaging from the Research Corporation of America.
• July 2021: Congratulations to Dr. Vijaya Adhikari (Sanjay Khare, advisor) for successfully defending his Ph.D. thesis, entitled "Transition Metal Nitrides in M4N structure and TiN-ScN and TiN-YN Alloy System: A Computational Investigation by First-Principles Approach".
• July 2021: Dr. Karen Bjorkman, astronomer, provost, and executive vice president for academic affairs, was elected to the Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy Board of Directors for a three-year term, beginning July 1, 2021, through June 30, 2024.
• July 2021: Ritter Planetarium reopens for the public with "Firefall", honors the retirement of Associate Director Alex Mak and welcomes new Associate Director (and UToledo alumna) Heidi Kuchta
• June 2021: Dhurba Sapkota  (Rob Collins, advisor) was awarded the best poster at the 48th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference involving research from his paper entitled: "Evaluation of CuInSe2 Materials and Solar Cells Co-evaporated at Different Rates Based on Real-Time Spectroscopic Ellipsometry Calibrations".
• June 2021: learn about the partial solar eclipse visible from Toledo on June 10 at sunrise
• June 2021: Congratulations to Dr. Kamala Subedi (Randy Ellingson, advisor) for successfully defending her Ph.D. thesis, entitled "Development and Application of Transparent p-type Back Contact Layer for Bifacial CdTe Solar Cells".

Notices

• UToledo Behavioral response guide for faculty and staff
• Applications are being accepted for Fall 2021 admission to the Physics and Astronomy graduate program. The application deadline is January 1st, 2021.
• Professional Science Master's degree program in Photovoltaics
• Undergraduate minor in renewable energy

Department Highlights

• Kamala Khanal Subedi awarded the First Solar "Best Presentation on Solar and Renewable Energy" at the 2019 Midwest Graduate Research Symposium.
• Astronomy researcher, Dr. J.D. Smith, receives prestigious award
• The University of Toledo has joined the Discovery Channel Telescope as a full partner.
• UToledo physicist, Dr. Jacques Amar, accelerates simulations of thin-film growth
• NSF-sponsored workshop, Girls in Science, held on UToledo campus
• Dr. Ishmael Parsai selected Fellow of AAPM
• Dr. Victor Karpov delivered a lecture "Physics of Thin Film Photovoltaics" to a workshop at INAOE Puebla Mexico.
• Dr. Tom Megeath's group reveals dusty cobwebs filled with newborn stars near the belt of Orion
• Wright Center for Photovoltaics Innovation and Commercialization: A world class technology platform.
• The Ritter Planetarium has been upgraded with a state-of-the-art SciDome XD full-dome projection system.
• Dr. Michael Cushing's group has helped discover a new class of star: the ultra-cool "Y-dwarf"

 

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