2024 Alumni Updates
We have updates from alumni written in their own words!
2024 Faculty Updates
Read about our faculty in their own words.
2024 Awards Received by Faculty, Staff, and Students
Learn about the awards received by faculty and students in 2023 – 2024.
What’s new in the Physics Department
Recent changes in the department.
2024 Homecoming Event
We hope you can join us for the Physics demo show on Saturday, Sept. 14.
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 […]
Alumni Spotlight – Jill Bjerke
In the following interview with Professor Paul Anderson, Jill shares the story of her career path and reflects upon her experiences as an undergraduate and graduate student at Wake Forest. Prof. Anderson: What are you doing now career-wise?Jill: I am lecturer in history at McDaniel […]
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.