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Alumni Spotlight – Sajant Anand

Meet Sajant Anand, Wake Forest University Physics class of 2018. Sajant is now a PhD student at UC Berkeley working in the research laboratory of Professor Mike Zalatel. While an undergraduate student at Wake, he was mentored by Professor Oana Jurchescu. Professor Jurchescu now interviews […]


Alumni Spotlight – Angela Harper

Meet Angela Harper, Wake Forest Physics major class of 2017. While an undergraduate student at Wake they performed research in the laboratory of Professor Oana Jurchescu. Now they are a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society. In the following […]


Alumni Spotlight – Claire McLellan

Meet Dr. Claire McLellan, Wake Forest Physics Major class of 2012. Dr. McLellan is now a Senior Physical Scientist at the United States Government Accountability Office. In the following interview Professor Macosko discusses with Dr. Mclellan her career path and experiences as a student. Prof. […]


Alumni Spotlight – Parker Hopkins

Meet Parker Hopkins, Wake Forest Physics and Mathematics Major class of 2021. Parker now works in the financial sector. In the following interview Professor Macosko discusses with Parker his experiences as a student and career path. Parker provides valuable advice to students regarding education, career, […]


Alumni Spotlight – Jason Grigsby

Meet Dr. Jason Grigsby, Wake Forest Physics Ph.D. class of 2009. Dr. Grigsby has traversed a diverse career path, from working as a Postdoctoral associate studying neuroscience to assuming the duty of a software engineer. In the following interview Professor Salsbury discusses with Dr. Grigsby […]


Alumni Spotlight – Ryan Godwin

Dr. Ryan Godwin graduated from the Wake Forest Physics PhD program in 2017. Now he is a Professor of Data Scientist at the University of Alabama Birmingham School of Medicine. In the following interview Professor Salsbury discusses with Professor Godwin his experiences at Wake Forest […]


Faculty Updates

This will now be my seventh year as Chair of Physics and most likely my penultimate year – my renewed contract was for two years which will end in 2025.  As you can see from the news, we have a lot going on.  Thankfully, the […]


Awards

Awards Received by Faculty, Staff and Students October 2023 Professor Martin Guthold was awarded the Kulynych Family Faculty Fellowship. This fellowship has a three-year term beginning July 1, 2023, and ending June 30, 2026. This and other fellowships recognize Wake Forest’s best teacher-scholars. The Wake […]


Recent Changes

Significant Changes Over the Past Year October 2023 The department has had great success in the past year. According to College Factual, the Physics Department now ranks 41 out of 226 colleges and universities in the US for our Bachelor of Science degree, second in […]


2023 Alumni Award

October 2023 In 2018 we implemented a new alumni award.  The award is given to a Physics Department alumnus for exceptional achievements and/or service. The award is not limited to physics but covers all areas that our alumni excel in.  This year the award is […]


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