News & Events

Student-Led Physical Sciences Organization is Honored with Award from the National Office of the Society of Physics Students as an Outstanding Chapter

Appalachian State University Physics Students Win National Recognition
Feb 3, 2023

The AppState chapter of the Society of Physics Students (SPS) has won an Outstanding Chapter Award from the SPS National Office. This is the third tim...

Food Physics: an Edible Climate Solution with Carla Ramsdell
Apr 10, 2022

Our very own astronomer and physicist, Carla Ramsdell, is leading a virtual Earth Month celebration event! She will be leading a Lunch and Learn serie...

Secondary Physics Education Student: Annie Sylvester
Mar 28, 2022

We have a student spotlight today! Welcome one of our Physics, Secondary Education majors, Annie Sylvester! Annie shared with us the following... ...

Secondary Physics Education Student: Christian Reese
Mar 25, 2022

Our student spotlight today is Christian Reese! "My name is Christian Reese, I am a physics secondary education major. I have always been curious...

Secondary Physics Education Student: Forrest Price
Mar 19, 2022

We have another student spotlight for you all! This is Forrest Price and he is a Physics, Secondary Education Major. Below is a statement from Forrest...

Secondary Physics Education Student: Michaela Moon
Mar 17, 2022

Our next student spotlight is Michaela Moon!"My name is Michaela Moon, and I am a physics, secondary education major. Ever since I was young, I’ve a...

Secondary Physics Education Student: Maximus Theirs
Mar 15, 2022

Our department would like to introduce a series of our Secondary Education Students. Our first student spotlight is Maximus Theirs! "As far back ...

Smashing Pumpkins: The Physics Teacher
Dec 7, 2021

Congratulations to Dr. Tonya Coffey on her latest publication in The Physics Teacher! A popular trend on social media has people everywhere wrapping r...

Picture of Wavelengths

Phase locking and noise-driven dynamics in a Josephson-junction electronic analog
Dec 7, 2021

Congratulations to three students at Appalachian - Sara Idris, Aeron McConnell, and Brian Opatosky who recently coauthored two articles in peer-review...

Alumna Caroline Donaghy ’20 awarded competitive NSF Graduate Research Fellowship
Jun 4, 2021

Caroline Donaghy ’20, from Beaufort, S.C., a Chemistry - Certified Chemist major from Appalachian State University’s Department of Chemi...