Research, teaching and public engagement in Physics at UW–Madison
Congrats to UW–Madison physics Prof. Sau Lan Wu, who announced her retirement effective January 1, 2026. One of the first two women on the physics faculty when she joined as an assistant professor in 1977, her nearly 50-year career stands as one of the most consequential in modern experimental particle physics. “Sau Lan is truly …
The department of physics is pleased to announce that Prof. Kevin Black has been named new department chair. His three-year term began July 1, 2024, succeeding Prof. Mark Eriksson. Black says he is looking to continue the department’s excellence in its mission of research, teaching, and outreach, and to continue developing an intentional commitment to …
This story is modified from one published by University Communications Physics and mathematics major Nathan Wagner is one of four UW–Madison students named as winners of 2024 Goldwater Scholarships, the premier undergraduate scholarship in mathematics, engineering and the natural sciences in the United States. The scholarship program honors the late Sen. Barry Goldwater and is …