Assistant Professor in Theoretical Nuclear/Hadronic Physics (Tenure Track)
Assistant Professor for Applications of Data Science to Particle Accelerators (Tenure Track, Bridge Appointment)
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Announcements & Recent News
- New Traineeship Program Supports Graduate Studies in Accelerator Technology at Jefferson Lab
- ODU Physics Professor and Jefferson Lab Scientist Receives National Award
- "Unifying Physics of Accelerators, Lasers and Plasma" is Now Freely Available, Thanks to CERN
- ODU Graduate Student's Research on Neutrinos Published in Nature
- ODU Physics Ph.D. Students Awarded Jefferson Lab Fellowships
- Department of Energy Announces $3 Million will Support Traineeships at Old Dominion University
- Alumna Uses Ph.D. in Physics as a Patent Lawyer
Walt Hooks, former Assistant Chair to the departmnet, passed on December 3, 2021
Robert Lee Kernell, Physics Professor from 1967-1994, passes away.
Gary E. Copeland, Retired Physics Professor, passed away in October 2020
Mark D. Havey, Distinguished Physics Professor and Eminent Scholar, Dies at 68
Govind S. Khandelwal, Physics Professor from 1969-1998, dies at 88