News
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Yale Physics researchers in DESI Collaboration to Receive 2026 Berkeley Prize
The DESI Collaboration will receive the 2026 Lancelot M. Berkeley–New York Community Trust Prize for Meritorious Work in Astronomy.
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Smirnov celebrated for 33 years at Yale
Today we celebrate the 33 years that Dr. Nikolai Smirnov has been a member of the physics department at Yale and wish him a long and happy retirement.
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Wright Lab faculty awarded grants for research on quantum information science-enabled discoveries in high energy physics
The projects will use the emerging technologies of quantum information science to answer fundamental questions about the Universe.
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Wright Lab hosts high school students for Yale Pathways Summer Research Internships
The Relativistic Heavy Ion Group hosted two local high school students, who worked on characterization and testing of components of hardware projects.
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Wright Lab undergraduates chosen for Summer 2025 DOE Science Undergraduate Laboratory Internships
Three Wright Lab undergraduates were selected by the U.S. DOE for a summer of hands on research and technical trainining at national laboratories.
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Wang successfully defends thesis, “Levitated Optomechanical Sensors for Fundamental Physics"
On July 28, Jiaxiang Wang successfully defended the thesis, “Levitated Optomechanical Sensors for Fundamental Physics” (advisor: David Moore).
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Knuesel selected for APS Advocacy Champions program
The program’s goal is to advance science policy in physics by building meaningful and lasting relationships with members of Congress and their staff.
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Simons-NSBP Scholars visit Yale Physics
On July 15, the Simons-NSBP Scholars Program visited the Yale Physics Department to learn about the graduate program and tour Wright Lab.
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Yale Physics hosts 2025 Pathways to Science Summer Scholars
Members of the Wright Lab community taught week-long workshops and led enrichment sessions for local high school students in Yale Pathways to Science.
