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Professor David Gerdes Named Next Physics Department Chair Professor Gerdes is the 16th Chair to serve the department.

Pushing boundaries: Nobel prize winner on science literacy and lasers Nobelist Donna Strickland visited U-M campus recently as part of the Ta-You Wu lecture series.

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Now Complete, Telescope Instrument is Poised to Begin Its Search for Answers About Dark Energy

The Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument, which will map millions of galaxies in 3D, reaches final milestone toward its startup thanks to important contributions from the University of Michigan.

Celebrating Our Graduate Awardees

Congratulations to all of our departmental award winners!

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