[2025/12] Michael O'Donnell and recent graduate Odin Schneider (BS’26) were featured in A&S news for their recently published scientific paper. | Learn More |

[2025/12] Congratulations to our newest Physics & Astronomy graduates! We are so proud of each one of you for everything you have accomplished. | Learn More [Video 1,2], [Commencement Program] |

[2025/12] Dr. Elias Aydi has led an international team in a groundbreaking study on stellar explosions, published in Nature Astronomy. | Learn More[1] |

[2025/12] Dr. Juyang Huang has received the Fall 2025 Arts & Sciences Faculty Research Advancement Program award. Congrats, Dr. Huang!

[2025/12] Dr. Mitch Kelley will take the position of Director of Electronic and Mechanical Services. Welcome Mitch!

[2025/11] Our students and researchers recently traveled to CERN in Geneva, Switzerland, to test a particle-detector prototype designed and built on campus. Read the full story to learn more about the students’ contributions and the impact of this collaborative research here. | Learn More |

[2025/11] We are proud to announce that for the 3^rd consecutive year our department has ranked 201^st-300^th in physics (57^th-77^th for U.S. universities) in the ShanghaiRanking Consultancy's Global Ranking of Academic Subjects! Congratulations, everyone, for the great work you have done over the past year!

[2025/11] Our High Energy Physics group has won a grant from the Department of Energy for their proposal titled "Experimental Particle Physics Research at Texas Tech University". Congratulations on this outstanding achievement!

[2025/10] Bilal Siddique (Biophysics group) has won the Outstanding Graduate Student Oral Presentation Award at the Fall 2025 Joint Meeting of the Texas, Arkansas, Oklahoma Section of the American Physics Society, held on Oct 9-11. | Learn More |

[2025/9] TTU's Quantum Initiative team, including 12 members from our PHAS, made a strong presence at the first-ever Texas Quantum Summit. The summit brought together researchers, industry leaders, and policymakers to discuss how Texas can lead in this rapidly evolving quantum field. | Learn More, Photo [1],[2] |

[2025/9] Our Business Manager, Debra LaHonda Boyce, was selected as a recipient of the 2025 Chancellor's Award of Excellence! This is the highest honor that a staff member can receive for their dedication to the Texas Tech community. What a well-deserved recognition! Congrats, Debra! | Learn More |

[2025/8] Help us congratulate Kim Zinsmeyer on his well-deserved retirement! Kim served as the Director of the Electrical and Mechanical Services Shop in the Department of Physics and Astronomy for 45 years. Thank you, Kim, for your exemplary service to our department. You will be missed! | Learn More, Photo |

[2025/8] Dr. Yun Suk Eo was awarded $245,246 by the NSF. His research project will explore the electronic properties of a class of quantum materials known as correlated insulators. Congrats, Dr. Eo.

[2025/8] Congratulations to our very own graduating senior, Darby Hanes, on receiving a Fulbright Scholarship! Darby will be starting a Master's degree program in Bioengineering at Durham University in England this September. | Learn More |

[2025/8] Dr. Dima Bolmatov (Biophysics) joins the Department of Physics and Astronomy as an Assistant Professor in Fall 2025. Welcome to new faculty member Dr. Bolmatov.