Liang Wu, assistant professor of physics and astronomy, was announced as one of 150 researchers awarded grants totaling $50 million from the Department of Defense under the Defense University Research Instrumentation Program. The grant will allow the acquisition of a scanning magneto-optical microscope for topological materials for Dr. Wu’s lab, and further cutting-edge research studying light-matter interaction in topological materials. Dr. Wu’s research has wide implications, including significant advances in computing speed and technology.