Graduate Research

 

Raju Timsina, a graduate TA in physics, uses the SEH biophysics lab.

Raju Timsina, a graduate RA in physics, uses the biophysics lab in GW's Science and Engineering Hall.

Whether they work alongside faculty in the lab or pursue research opportunities at local institutions, graduate students develop advanced expertise in a field of their choice. They contribute to scholarly research, win awards for their dissertations and present their findings at conferences across the country.

For students interested in theoretical, experimental, observational and applied physics, the department’s connections to national and international laboratories around Washington, D.C., and Virginia provide hands-on training and original research opportunities.

 

Research Areas

Research topics at the graduate level include experimental and theoretical nuclear physics, experimental and theoretical biophysics, and high-energy astrophysics. Whatever the focus area, students perform research in a collaborative environment in our laboratories in Corcoran Hall and in Science and Engineering Hall. 

 

 

Graduate Students in Action

group photo at conference

GW students present their research at the 19th American Astronomical Society HEAD meeting

In March 2022 eight (!) GW astrophysics  graduate students and one undergraduate student traveled to the 19th AAS High-Energy Astrophysics Division conference in Pittsburgh and presented their

Professor Chryssa Kouveliotou

GW Physics Professor Awarded Shaw Prize in Astronomy

Chryssa Kouveliotou received international recognition for her contributions to the understanding of magnetars, a class of highly magnetized neutron stars.

N253 Localization

NASA Missions Unmask Magnetar Eruptions in Nearby Galaxies

A team of GW magnetar experts was part of the international collaboration that analyzed data from space- and ground-based observatories.
Chandra X-ray Observatory

Graduate Students Presenting

Astrophysics graduate students (Steven Chen, Brendan O'Connor, Hui Yang) gave talks at the Chandra Frontiers in Time-Domain Science 2020.  

The Geminga pulsar in space.

A 'Tail' of Two Pulsars

Not all pulsars rocketing through space are alike. Using NASA images, PhD candidate Noel Klingler and a team of other researchers are discovering why some stars shine with different lights.