Physics and Astronomy

A team led by Associate Professor of Astrophysics Chris Richardson of Elon has released new research that will be key to spotting intermediate-mass black holes in the early universe.

The university's top undergraduate research award comes with $20,000 to support and celebrate academic and creative achievements.

Associate Professor of Astrophysics Chris Richardson and student researchers publish article about finding elusive black holes with the newly launch James Webb Space Telescope.

The generous gifts from Elon parents John and Kristin Replogle P’18 and Wolfspeed, Inc., to the Innovation Quad will help provide premier facilities for physics, engineering and other STEM fields at Elon. Their gifts are part of the $250 million Elon LEADS Campaign.

Adjunct Assistant Professor Nagalingam Sivayogan received the "Tamil Heritage Award 2022" jointly awarded by Carolina Kakaikoodam and the Academy of Kalari Adimurai on March 05, 2022

Construction is scheduled to be completed this summer with Founders Hall and IQ 2 slated to open to faculty, staff and students in August.

The Center for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning (CATL) has chosen three Elon University faculty projects, naming five new CATL Scholars for the 2022-23 and 2023-24 academic years. The new CATL Scholars include Chris Richardson, co-scholars Ketevan Kupatadze & Elena Schoonmaker-Gates, and co-scholars Katie Baker & Dani Lane.

Chris Richardson, associate professor of astrophysics, and a collaborator at Université Paris - Saclay are supported by the Thomas Jefferson Fund to evaluate the impact of compact objects in dwarf galaxies

Featured on the cover of Advanced Materials, the work is the first demonstration of a soft magnetic robot that can sense its own position within its environment.

Chance’s research involves developing materials and conditions that would lead to thermionic energy conversion. He is a dual-degree engineering physics major and will transfer to a partner school next fall to complete his degrees.