NC State Physics and Astronomy

@ncstatephysics

Department of Physics and Astronomy!! Astrophysics / Atomic & Molecular / Biophysics / Condensed Matter / Nuclear & Particle / Nonlinear & Complex Physics / PER

Raleigh, NC

physics.sciences.ncsu.edu

Joined January 2019

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NC State Physics and Astronomy
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Nov 19, 2025
📢📢 It is now official: The Department of Physics will now be the – Department of Physics and Astronomy – ! The change reflects the wide range of research topics covered in the department, from the very small to astronomical scales. ⚛️↔️🔭
NC State Physics and Astronomy
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Aug 17
Welcome back to campus, #wolfpack!
NC State Physics and Astronomy
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Jul 1
⚡Ultrafast #biology at #NCState: Elting’s lab and collaborators reveal how the giant ciliate Spirostomum uses a “fishnet” network for calcium-triggered contraction — 200x faster than the blink of an eye! Insights could lead to faster artificial muscles.
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This Tiny Organism Contracts 200 Times Faster Than We Can Blink. Here’s How.
A tiny, single-celled organism’s superfast contraction could lead to faster artificial muscles.
NC State Physics and Astronomy
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Jun 10
Congratulations to graduate student Tiyasa Kar on receiving the prestigious 2026–27 #STEM Chateaubriand Fellowship to conduct theoretical Electron-Ion Collider research at Université Paris-Saclay, further advancing vital scientific collaboration between US & France 🇺🇸🇫🇷 #Research
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May 26
Congratulations to @XingchengLin on receiving an #NSF CAREER Award! 🎉 Using #AI and physics-based simulations, this project will uncover how epigenetic changes shape DNA organization and gene regulation—advancing our understanding of genome function and human disease.