Physics & Astronomy News

Oct 20th, 2023

A WKU team tested the SunSketcher app during an eclipse in Texas. The app captures Baily's Beads during eclipses, and users' images help analyze the Sun's shape for solar research and testing gravity theories.

Sep 12th, 2023

Western Kentucky University's team is developing a free app for photographing the next total solar eclipse. The app, called "SunSketcher Eclipse Project," is designed to help people capture high-quality images of the eclipse.

May 23rd, 2023

The 2023 Western Kentucky Physics Olympics tested students on their engineering, problem-solving, teamwork, creativity, and critical thinking skills.

May 4th, 2023

May 4th, 2023

The winners of the 2022-2023 Department of Physics and Astronomy Awards are Chloe Jones (Scholarship and Research), Lars Hebenstiel (Scholarship), Ethan Poore (Research), and Isaiah Beauchamp (Service).

Mar 7th, 2023

Zac, a 3rd year Mechanical Engineering student at WKU, is part of a highly competitive NASA Pathways internship program in the Engineering Directorate at Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas.

Mar 1st, 2023

Students in Dr. Gordon Emslie’s Physics 450 class witnessed the effects of the Coriolis force in a real-world environment.

May 16th, 2022

The WKU Department of Physics and Astronomy congratulates the 2021-2022 academic year graduates. Pictured from left to right are Jordyn Hurley, Philip Waymeyer, Wesley Fisher, and Alex Driehaus. (Wesley finished in December 2021.)

Oct 1st, 2021

WKU has received a grant from the National Science Foundation to replace the telescope and control system at the Bell Observatory. The new instrument will be the largest optical telescope in Kentucky.

Apr 1st, 2021

Jordyn Hurley, a senior from Lexington, is earning a double major in physics and chemistry with a concentration in pre-medicine at WKU. As a cancer survivor, she said she knew from a young age that she wanted to pursue a career in medicine.