University of Wyoming
The University of Wyoming, Department of Physics and Astronomy prepared students for careers in space sciences, nanotechnology, quantitative finance, engineering, environmental sciences, optics, computer technology, energy policy, science law, and many other fields. Their research efforts broadly focused on condensed matter physics, materials science, and astronomy through interdisciplinary, collaborative, and hands-on research in multiple cutting-edge laboratories and access to observing opportunities at Apache Point Observatory, the Wyoming Infrared Observatory, and Red Buttes Observatory.
Collection contains a CD titled The Wyoming CD-ROM: A Image Database, created as part of the NASA’s Wyoming Space Grant Consortium, the archived university department website, and photographs of former department heads. Also included are a pair of eclipse glasses from 2024.
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There are no known other archival collections created by the University of Wyoming, Department of Physics and Astronomy at the date of processing.
This material was received from the University of Wyoming, Department of Physics and Astronomy from 2016-2024.
The collection was processed by Jamie J. Greene in November 2020 and updated in September 2024. The collection was updated by Brittany Heye in January 2026.
Item Description, Box Number, Folder Number, Collection Name, Collection Number, American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming.