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August 4, 2026
On August 3, Wright Lab opened its door to the new Wright Lab Exploration Wing (WLE). Wright Lab Exploration Wing (WLE) is an addition to Wright Lab that has been under...
August 3, 2026
Prakhar Garg, research scientist and a member of Wright Lab, has been elected as a member of the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC) and Alternating Gradient Synchrotron (...
Daniel Mladek commencement 2026
July 28, 2026
Daniel Mladek, YC’26 Physics (Intensive) and Humanities double-major and a member of Sigma Pi Sigma, received a Robert C. Bates Yale Postgraduate Fellowship which will help...
July 28, 2026
On July 16, Asheesh Momi successfully defended the thesis, “The Physics of Cochlear Dynamics and Tuning” (Advisor: Ben Machta). Momi explained, “The cochlea, a spiral-shaped...
July 24, 2026
On July 13, David Nguyen successfully defended the thesis, “The Simons Observatory: Data Monitoring, Alarm System, and Half-wave Plate Study from First Light Data” (Advisor:...