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Biswas and her students featured on the College Tour Series Amazon Prime Video

Physics students - Amelia Korveziroska, and Marcos Perez; and Dr. Biswas featured on the College Tour series on Amazon Prime Video while working in the applied nanomaterials research lab in Moulton Hall.

Ian Freeman named a 2022-2023 Barry Goldwater Scholar

The award is one of the most prestigious national scholarships in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM).
ISU Physics to house NSF funded multi-user electron microscope facility

We received a $403,900 grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to purchase a state-of-the-art field emission electron microscope (FESEM).

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Big vision for tiny particles: Dr. Mahua Biswas creates building blocks of future tech in nano lab

Dr. Mahua Biswas, Illinois State University assistant professor of Physics, is fabricating nanoscale patterned materials as building blocks for futuristic technology.