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The Department of Physics and Astronomy at the Wayne State University has 30 faculty members. It is a part of WSU College of Liberal Arts and Sciences[1]. The department offers academic programs leading to the B.A., B.S., and Ph.D. degrees. The WSU Department of Physics and Astronomy is a major focus for research activities with annual R&D expenditures of over $6 million.
Faculty and faculty awards
[edit]Among the faculty are six NSF CAREER Award winners, one PECASE award winner[2], one United States Department of Energy (DOE) Outstanding Junior Investigator, one Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Fellow, and six American Physical Society Fellows[3].
Research
[edit]Department of Physics and Astronomy faculty pursue vigorous research programs in applied physics, astrophysics, atomic physics, biophysics, condensed matter physics, high energy physics, and nuclear physics.
Current international research projects include
- A Large Ion Collider Experiment (ALICE) collaboration[4] at the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) in Switzerland. WSU's area of responsibility was a construction of electromagnetic calorimeter[5] and data analysis.
- Compact Muon Solenoid experiment[6] at the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) in Switzerland. WSU's area of responsibility is commissioning and operation of the cathode strip chambers for CMS muon detectors and data analysis[7].
- STAR detector collaboration[8] at Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY, USA. WSU lead international effort in construction of electromagnetic calorimeter and silicon vertex detector components[9] of STAR, as well as participated in data analysis.
- Collider Detector at Fermilab (CDF) experiment[10] at Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (FNAL), Batavia, IL, USA.
- Belle experiment (Belle-II) at High Energy Accelerator Research Organisation (KEK) in Tsukuba, Japan.
The department promotes research participation for both graduate and undergraduate students. The department's National Science Foundation-supported Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program has been in operation for over 15 years.
Academic Programs
[edit]The department offers B.S. and B.A. programs in physics with general and applied options and B.A. program in astronomy. The department also offers Bachelor of Science in biomedical physics program. The department offers graduate programs leading to M.S., M.A., and Ph.D. in physics. The research specializations are in the theoretical and experimental areas of applied physics, astrophysics, atomic physics, biophysics, condensed matter physics, high energy particle physics, and nuclear physics (heavy ion collisions).
External Activities
[edit]The department hosts the only operating Planetarium in the city of Detroit.
Notable People
[edit]Henry V. Bohm [11], formerly an Emeritus Professor. President of Argonne Universities Association, the governing board for Argonne National Laboratory from 1977 to 1983.
Sean Gavin [12]. Professor. 2004 US Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) awardee.
Suraj N. Gupta, an Emeritus Professor, notable for his contributions to quantum field theory. Best known for developing the Gupta–Bleuler formalism of field quantization.
References
[edit]- ^ College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Wayne State University
- ^ Wayne State University Physics Professor receives prestigious science award from President George W. Bush. WSU Press release, June 13, 2005.
- ^ WSU Fellows of American Physical Society
- ^ ALICE collaboration. Member institutions.
- ^ Catching the jets. LBNL press release. 15 February 2008. Retrieved on 27 October 2012.
- ^ CMS collaboration. CMS institutes map.
- ^ US LHC site. CMS collaborating institutions. Retrieved on 27 October 2012.
- ^ STAR collaboration. Member institutions.
- ^ STAR detector gets new silicon heart, CERN Courier, Apr 30, 2001
- ^ CDF collaboration. Member institutions.
- ^ Henry V. Bohm
- ^ Pictures of 2004 PECASE awardees. NSF citation.
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