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Today, our department proudly honors all who have served and defended our country.
We are grateful for the veterans and military families across our entire community—with special thanks to our very own Andy Thurlow and Stephen Bardowell, our student veterans enrolled in pre-professional courses, and the families who support them.
Thank you for your service, dedication, and sacrifice. Once a hero, always a hero! ❤️🤍💙
#VeteransDay #HonoringThoseWhoServed #ThankYouVeterans #GratefulForOurHeroes
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🥣 Soup's On! Support the Physics Club! 🍲
Stop by Cardwell Hall TODAY for a warm bowl of homemade soup—all proceeds directly support the KSU Physics Club!
📅 When: Today, 11:30 AM – 2:00 PM
📍 Where: CW 119
👥 Who: Open to everyone!
💳 Payment: Cash, PayPal, Venmo, & CashApp accepted
On the Menu:
🍗 Chicken Noodle
🥩 Beef Stew
🍅 Tomato Bisque (Vegetarian)
Come grab lunch, warm up, and support our physics undergrads!
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Today at 2:00 PM, Luka Dvaladze delivers the presentation for his Preliminary Exam: "Real-space Grid Hartree-Fock Method for Atomic and Molecular Systems."
How to Join
• 📍 In Person: Cardwell Hall 119 (CW 119)
• 💻 On Zoom: Send a quick email to office@phys.ksu.edu to request the link!
Come support Luka as he defends his research and takes the necessary steps to enter graduate candidacy!
#KStatePhysics #AMOPhysics #ComputationalPhysics #GradLife
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Ever wondered what happens behind the scenes at a top scientific journal?
Dr. Anastasiia Vasylchenkova, editor at Springer Nature's Nature Photonics and @NaturePortfolio, will offer an inside look at what happens after a paper is submitted.
Topics include what editors look for in manuscripts, initial screening, reviewer selection, peer-review decisions, and how Nature Portfolio journals serve different research communities. She'll also highlight opportunities for researchers, especially early-career scientists, to engage with Nature Portfolio.
#KStatePhysics #SpringerNature #NaturePhotonics #NaturePortfolio #PeerReview #AcademicPublishing
ALT Graphic for a talk featuring Dr. Anastasiia Vasylchenkova, editor at Springer Nature's Nature Photonics and Nature Portfolio. The image includes a photo of Dr. Vasylchenkova and highlights her presentation on what happens to a scientific paper after submission, covering manuscript screening, peer review, editorial decisions, and opportunities for early-career researchers.
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Please join us as Terry Salava defends his dissertation in Soft, Condensed & Biological Matter Physics tomorrow!
📌 Title: Kinetics of Amyloid and Chaperone Systems using First Passage Times
👨🏫 Advisor: Dr. Jeremy Schmit
🗓 Date: Wednesday, November 4, 2026
⏰ Time: 3:30 PM
📍 Location: CW 119
Come show your support, celebrate this exciting academic milestone, and help us recognize Terry’s hard work and dedication.
Best of luck to Terry! 👏
ALT An announcement flyer for Terry Salava's upcoming PhD defense in Soft, Condensed & Biological Matter Physics. The text details the presentation title, "Kinetics of Amyloid and Chaperone Systems using First Passage Times," under the advisement of Dr. Jeremy Schmit. Event schedule specifies Wednesday, November 4, 2026, at 3:30 PM in Cardwell Hall, Room 119. A headshot portrait of Terry Salava is included beside the defense details.
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⚡ He’s in his Engineering Physics era! 🏈🎸
Huge Swiftie Dr. Joey Liu made quite an entrance at his Engineering Physics II lecture this week, showing up dressed as Travis Kelce!
He was armed with candy for all of his students after last week's exam—including plenty of Nerds, because he is one!! 🤓🍬
Between breaking down electromagnetic fields and getting a head start on bringing Chiefs Kingdom across the state line to Kansas, Dr. Liu is bringing 100% Championship energy to the lecture hall. 🏈⚡
Hey @newheightshow, what do you think of this 92%er's lecture gear?
#KState #Physics #EngineeringPhysics #TaylorSwift #TravisKelce #NewHeights #92Percenters #ChiefsKingdom #SwiftiesInSTEM #HalloweenPhysics
ALT Dr. Liu, dressed as Travis Kelce, stands atop a lecture desk, poised to throw a football in a playful football-inspired pose.
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🎉 A Surprise Celebration for a Pioneer in Physics Education! 🎂
The PER group pulled off a friendly "hijack" of its weekly seminar to celebrate a major milestone: the 85th birthday of Emeritus Professor Dean Zollman!
They turned the floor over to Dean for a trip down memory lane to share his favorite memories, key milestones, and reflections from a distinguished career that helped shape modern physics education.
Thank you, Dean, for your visionary leadership, dedicated mentorship, and lasting impact on our department and the broader physics community! 👏
#KState #KStatePhysics #PhysicsEducation #PERgroup #LegacyInPhysics
ALT A group photo of faculty, students, and attendees gathered together to celebrate Emeritus Professor Dean Zollman's 85th birthday.
ALT Dean Zollman seated at a table looking on as members of the physics education research group gather around him during a surprise seminar celebration.
ALT Emeritus Professor Dean Zollman seated at a table discussing his career, with a first-year PhD student looking on intently.
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Congratulations to Fulbright Scholar and graduate student Yohanes Dua for passing his prelim exam last week!
It takes a true mastermind to study how physics professors think when designing their classes and turn around to impress those exact professors. Masterfully done, Yohanes!
Next stop: Dissertation territory! 🙌
#KState #PhysicsGradLife #PrelimPassed #PhysicsEducation #GradSchoolMilestone
ALT Yohanes Dua, left, and major professor J.T. Laverty pose together in front of the projected title slide for Yohanes' prelim exam presentation.
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Good luck to graduate student Stephen Bardowell as he steps up to the mic tomorrow, October 28, in the K-State Grad School's 3-Minute Thesis (3MT®) Competition!
Stephen will be tackling a big universe in a small window with his talk:
🗣️ "Gravity and Elastic Spacetime"
Can you explain the bendable fabric of our cosmos in just 180 seconds with a single slide? Come watch Stephen pull it off! ⏱️
📍 Where: K-State Student Union, Room 227
⏰ When: Heat 4 (1:30 PM – 2:30 PM)
Come out to support Stephen and cheer him on!
#KState #3MT #Physics #Spacetime #Gravity #KStatePhysics #GradResearch
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🎉 He did it! Help us congratulate Dr. Braden Allmond!
Last week, Braden successfully defended his doctoral dissertation after years of high energy physics research under major professor Dr. Ketino Kaadze. It’s officially official: call him Dr. Allmond! 👏
From probing the fundamental secrets of the universe at CERN to mastering doctoral research, Braden’s hard work has paid off in a huge way.
Drop a reply below to send your congratulations to the new Dr. Allmond! 🥳
#KState #PhDDefense #Physics #HiggsBoson #CERN #Doctorate
ALT Braden Allmond standing in front of his presentation screen displaying his PhD dissertation title slide, with his major professor, Dr. Ketino Kaadze, appearing on a Zoom video call from CERN alongside him.
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🚨 Short Notice / Last-Minute Event Alert! 🚨
If you happen to be in the Lincoln area today, distinguished professor Bharat Ratra will be giving a fascinating talk at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln!
Apologies for the late notice, but the talk kicks off today at 5 PM. If you are an alum, local friend, or student nearby, we’d love for you to come out and catch him live.
#Physics #DarkMatter #UNL #ScienceCommunity #Alumni
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Reminder: Braden Allmond’s PhD Thesis Defense is this morning!
Need a Zoom link to attend remotely? Email office@phys.ksu.edu.
We hope to see you there!
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Good luck to Yohanes Dua on his Preliminary Exam tomorrow!
Yohanes, a PhD candidate and Fulbright Scholar in Physics Education Research, will be taking this key step in his doctoral journey tomorrow. He will present his research proposal and demonstrate his readiness to advance to the next stage of his dissertation work.
🗓 Date: October 22, 2026
⏰ Time: 2:30 PM CDT
📍 Location: 119 Cardwell Hall
Come out and support Yohanes as he reaches this exciting milestone! 👏
#PhDStudent #FulbrightScholar #PER #Physics #KState
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🎓 Join us in wishing Braden Allmond good luck as he defends his PhD dissertation this Thursday!
📅 October 22
🕙 10 AM CDT
📍 Cardwell Hall, Room 119
Congratulations, Braden! 💜🎉
#KStatePhysics #KState #PhDDefense #ParticlePhysics #HiggsBoson #LHC
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🎓 Interested in medical physics or grad school? Join today’s Physics Colloquium with K-State alumna Bradie Frizzell (B.S. ’22, Biomedical Engineering from @KStateEngg )!
Learn about medical physics careers, current research, and graduate & residency opportunities at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center (OUHSC) on the @OUHealth campus.
💬 Stay for a Q&A and career session after the talk!
#KStatePhysics #MedicalPhysics #KStateAlumni
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🎉 Dr. Meng Han and his research team were recently featured in Scienmag!
Their work uses attosecond streaking to reveal how electrons’ quantum angular momentum evolves in real time, advancing our understanding of electron dynamics and quantum physics.
🔗 Read more: scienmag.com/attosecond-came…
#KState #KStatePhysics #AttosecondScience #STEMResearch
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Grad program coordinator, Kim Coy, recently caught up with two outstanding Physics alumni in KC! We love seeing where a Physics degree leads—from shaping young minds in STEM to powering healthcare tech.
🍎 Lydia Bender (MS ‘20): Secondary educator & Turner USD 202’s nominee for Kansas Teacher of the Year in spring 2026!
💻 James Natoli (PhD ‘25): Technical Consultant driving health-tech innovation at WellSky.
#KState #Physics #AlumniSpotlight
ALT Physics Graduate Program Coordinator Kim Coy seated at a restaurant table with alumni James Natoli and Lydia Bender, who is holding her young daughter.
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One final day until a well-deserved break!
Finish today's classes strong and prepare to power down for Friday’s Pause Day. Whether you're catching up on sleep, watching the Cats take on the Cougars at the Bill, or spending time with friends, take time to fully recharge.
See you next week! 💜
#KState #KStatePauseDay #ManhattanKS #PhysicsLife #Wildcats
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Congratulations to Prof. Francis Halzen and our many friends at @UWMadPhysics and the @uw_icecube on winning the 2026 #NobelPrize in Physics!
Building a detector beneath the Antarctic ice to capture neutrinos has fundamentally changed how the Universe is observed.
Join us in celebrating this remarkable achievement!
#Physics #NobelPrize2026 #IceCube #Neutrinos
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