Dr. Stephen Winter Receives Tenure
Congratulations to Dr. Stephen Winter for receiving tenure and a promotion to Associate Professor of Physics! The provost commended Professor Winter for the strength of his portfolio.
In Memoriam – George Holzwarth (1937-2024)
Professor George Holzwarth passed away on March 13, 2024. George joined the physics faculty of Wake Forest University in August 1983. While he officially retired in 2004, he remained active in his biophysics research to the very end. Before joining WFU, George earned a BS […]
Nick Corak presents poster at 2024 Critical Zone Network All-Hands Meeting
The Critical Zone Network is an NSF-funded program geared at gaining an interdisciplinary understanding of the Earth’s surface. Nick and the team at the Lowman Environmental Dynamics Lab are part of the Dynamic Water Thematic Cluster through the ORE-CZ NSF grant. Nick presented […]
Nick Corak wins NC Space Grant Award
Congratulations to Nick Corak! Nick is a PhD Candidate in the Department of Physics working in the Lowman Environmental Dynamics Lab. He recently won a North Carolina Space Grant for his research project titled Disentangling Burn Severity and Vegetation Regrowth Dynamics Following Prescribed Fire Across North […]
Dominique Itanze completes his Ph. D. Thesis and is set to become Assistant Professor of Chemistry
On June 26 th 2024 Dominique S. Itanze defended his Ph. D. thesis “First-Principles Simulations for Catalysis for Sustainable Production of Fuels and Chemicals” and is scheduled to officially receive his Ph. D. from the Wake Forest University Department of Chemistry in August, 2024. Dominique’s […]
Katie Koch awarded poster prize
Katie Koch was awarded a poster prize at the Gordon Research Conference for Unconventional Semiconductors and their Applications earlier this month at Stonehill College in Easton, Massachusetts.
Keith Bonin named Richard T. Williams Faculty Chair in Physics
Prof Keith Bonin has been awarded the Richard T. Williams Faculty Chair in Physics, effective July 1, 2024. This endowed chair position is designated to go to an excellent faculty member who is engaged in interdisciplinary scholarship, teaching, and student mentorship. Richard Williams was the first WFU Department of Physics […]
Ryan Sullivan receives Gordon A. Melson Outstanding Doctoral Student Award
The 2024 Gordon A. Melson Outstanding Doctoral Student Award has been given to Dr. Ryan Sullivan. The Gordon A. Melson Outstanding PhD Student Award is presented each year during the Hooding & Awards Ceremony for outstanding research productivity and quality. In particular, the originality, importance […]
Prof Stephen Winter named Gale Family Faculty Fellow
Assistant Professor Stephen Winter was named the Gale Family Faculty Fellow. The Wake Forest College Faculty Fellowships are fellowships that honor our best teacher-scholars. Dr. Winter has excelled as a teacher in the classroom and as a mentor for members of the excellent research group he […]
Congratulations Ajay Kandada and Steve Winter
Congratulations to Professors Ajay Kandada and Steve Winter for each winning a CAREER Award from the National Science Foundation! These grants are awarded to junior faculty who exemplify the role of teacher-scholars through research and education, and together they total over $1 million. See