WMU physics faculty are involved in research at leading national and international laboratories. Their interests include high-intensity photon beams, advanced materials analysis and experimental nuclear physics with applications in astrophysics.Our theorists work on strongly correlated quantum systems, atomic structure and spectroscopy with applications in astrophysics, photonic crystals, and nuclear structure and reactions.We also have a group of faculty dedicated to the research and improvement of physics teaching and learning at the college and secondary levels.