In spite of the heavy rain, many alumni joined us for an alumni donor appreciation crawfish boil on the afternoon of
Physics Museum Expanded
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Students Sink Teeth into New Science Museum Exhibit
A new exhibit opening 1 May 2026 at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette Science Museum is putting student creat
The Department of Physics continues to expand the Physics museum in Broussard Hall. The museum was founded by Dr. John Meriwether to preserve the history of the department, and to document the progress of scientific instruments. Today the former NASA electron accelerating tube joined the collection. The tube also served as a part of the Louisiana Accelerator Center's Van De Graaff accelerator.
Photo: Dr. John Meriwether, Professor Emeritus of Physics and a Founder of the Physics Museum, stands next to the newly installed Van De Graaff device.