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Physicist Roy Clarke Saving Lives with Creative Solar Power Solutions

Roy Clarke’s humble beginnings and selfless nature set him on a path that has helped countless people abroad and inspired equally important work closer to home.

Assistant Professor of Physics Open Position

The Department of Physics at the University of Michigan invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track position in Physics to begin August 25, 2027, at the level of Assistant Professor. The search is open to all subfields of physics.

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