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New MPPL Week playlist online featuring Ben Lehmann, 2025 Michelson Postdoctoral Prize Lecturer

New! View Lectures #1, #2, and the Michelson Postdoctoral Prize Colloquium on the Department of Physics YouTube channel here. -------------- 2025 Michelson Postdoctoral Prize Brings Top Physics Researcher to Campus Ben Lehmann’s...

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Jacob G. Scott joins the 2026 National Academy of Inventors Class of Senior Members

Professor Jacob G. Scott, MD, DPhil, is one of four Case Western Reserve University researchers to join the ranks of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI) Senior Members, a...

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2025 Michelson Postdoctoral Prize Awarded to Ben Lehmann, PhD – MPPL Lectureship Begins April 13

Michelson Postdoctoral Prize Lectureship Congratulations to Ben Lehmann, PhD, Awarded 2025 Michelson Postdoctoral Prize   BEN LEHMANN, PhD, Department of Physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, has been named the winner of this...

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Join us at the APS Global Physics Summit CWRU Alumni Reception

You are invited! Tuesday, March 17, 5:30-7pm in Denver | Featuring an update from David Gerdes, Dean of the Case Western Reserve University College of Arts and Sciences. Chat with members...

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

The Department of Physics Is Expanding
Join CWRU Physics next semester as an INSTRUCTOR IN CALCULUS-BASED INTRODUCTORY PHYSICS.  We are seeking an Instructor for July 2026 with an outstanding record in physics teaching, particularly for large-enrollment, calculus-based introductory courses like Classical Mechanics and/or Electricity and Magnetism. See details here.

Grad School
We are currently accepting applications for all M.S. Physics programs, including Medical Physics and Physics Entrepreneurship! Applications accepted on a rolling basis.

Thank you for applying to our Ph.D. in Physics program for Fall 2026 matriculation.

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Questions? We’re at physics@case.edu or 216.368.4000

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