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

• 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.
  
• November 2021: Congratulations to Dr. Geethika Liyanage (Michael Heben, advisor) for successfully defending his Ph.D. thesis, entitled "Improving Performance In Cadmium Telluride Solar Cells: From Fabrication To Understanding the Pathway Towards 25% Efficiency”.
• November 2021: Astronomers Team up to Create New Method to Understand Galaxy Evolution
• November 2021: UT astronomers role in leading some of the first proposals on the James Webb telescope highlighted in UT News
• November 2021: U.S. Department of Energy awarded Dr. Yanfa Yan and Dr. Zhaoning Song a one-year, $300,000 grant to advance research in a tandem solar cell
• 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.

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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