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Exploring how liquid xenon detectors can be used to make world-leading measurements of our Sun, extracting new science from existing technology.

4,850 feet beneath the surface of the Earth in a former gold mine, scientists & engineers are building an ambitious neutrino physics experiment: DUNE

Bai’s thesis with the HAYSTAC experiment enabled broad range scans that go beyond just small-scale demonstrations.

Several Wright Lab research groups presented their work at the APS Division of Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics meeting.

García Caffaro implemented a new Neural Network-based observable that is preliminarily 40% more sensitive than previous measuring techniques.

Four members of the Karsten Heeger group attended the meetings and related events, and toured the experimental site.

A team of Yale postdoctoral associates and graduate students, including 4 members of Yale’s Wright Lab, coordinated the 2026 Pint of Science Festival.

Yale recognized Air Force, Naval, and Army ROTC graduates who are now among the nation’s newest military officers.

The Yale Physics Department annually selects students  for the Howard L. Schultz Prize and the DeForest Pioneers Prize.

Wright Lab congratulates our graduating students in the class of 2026.

The University has poured hundreds of millions of dollars into the development of Upper Science Hill, which includes Wright Lab.

DUNE will study nature’s most mysterious particle a mile beneath South Dakota’s Black Hills and will potentially reveal the origins of matter.

Yale physicist Satish Dhawan was honored as a living contributor. Vernon Hughes (1921-2003) was a leader in the second generation of the experiment.

Wright Lab’s George Ploumis and Henry Kaplan designed an interactive sound installation for the Guggenheim museum as part of a Yale course.

The book celebrates the incredible ingenuity, curiosity, and contributions of Iowans in scientific fields from astronomy to zoology.

On April 20, Yale Physics inducted 41 undergraduates to Sigma Pi Sigma, the official honor society of the physics and astronomy professions.

During Spring Break, Morgan Knuesel traveled to Washington, DC to advocate for science policy in the annual Yale Science Policy Hill Day program. 

The Yale Fiberview Camera—designed, built, and installed by a team at Wright Lab—is an integral part of the efficiency & precision of the DESI survey.