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

• January 2022: Congratulations to Dr. Thomas Megeath who has just been named a Distinguished University Professor.   Dr. Megeath joins fellow P&A Distinguished University Professors Dr. Yanfa Yan , Dr. Karen Bjorkman and Dr. Robert Collins.
• December 2021: Provost and astronomer Dr. Karen Bjorkman was named a director on the national governing board of the Association for Women in Science
• December 2021: This year the University of Toledo chapter has earned the designation of a Society of Physics Students Distinguished Chapter.
• December 2021: The Office of the Provost would like to congratulate Dr. Jillian Bornak, Admin Assistant Lisa Selmek, Dr. Kathy Shan, and  Prof. Nikolas Podraza for being named in a submission to the "Shout Out" for Innovative Instructors and Staff campaign.
• November 2021: Congratulations to Prof. Victor Karpov and Prof. Diana Shvydka, on the recent publication of their new book, "Physics of Thin-Film Photovoltaics".
• November 2021: Congratulations to Dr. Kanru Xie (Ishmael Parsai, advisor) for successfully defending his Ph.D. thesis, entitled "Monte Carlo Modeling of Virtual Multi-Featured Single Photon Source and High-Definition Multileaf Collimator for Modern Medical Linear Accelerators”.
• November 2021:  UToledo Astronomers highlighted in the UT News Formulate a New Approach to Understand Evolution of Galaxies. Also click this 13 ABC Action News link.
  

Notices

• UToledo Behavioral response guide for faculty and staff
• Applications are being accepted for Fall 2022 admission to the Physics and Astronomy graduate program. The application deadline is January 1st, 2022.
• 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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