• Facilities and Equipment

    Facilities and Equipment

    The Institute for Shock Physics' state-of-the-art research facilities provide the ideal environment for examining materials under extreme conditions.

  • Graduate Studies at ISP

    Graduate Studies at ISP

    ISP Graduate Students benefit from hands-on research opportunities in a multidisciplinary and exciting field .  Washington State University graduates who have completed their research in ISP have moved on to successful professional careers.

  • Dynamic Compression Research

    Dynamic Compression Research

    Dynamic compression experiments subject materials to unique conditions (very large compressions, high temperatures, and large deformations) on very short time scales resulting in a rich array of physical and chemical changes.

  • Dynamic Compression Sector at APS

    Dynamic Compression Sector at APS

    Washington State University (WSU) and the Advanced Photon Source (APS) have formed a partnership to develop the Dynamic Compression Sector (DCS) at the APS.  The DOE/NNSA is funding the development of this first-of-a-kind user facility, which offers an opportunity to pursue fundamental science that has not been possible at any synchrotron radiation facility in the past.

Understanding Materials at Extreme Conditions

The Institute for Shock Physics (ISP) is a multi-disciplinary research organization with an emphasis on understanding condensed matter response at extreme conditions.  The research activities, supported by the DOE/NNSA and other federal agencies, involve examining and understanding physical and chemical changes in solids and liquids under very rapid and large compressions. 

Washington State University is a leader in shock wave and high pressure research.  Using state-of-the-art experimental and computational capabilities, world-class faculty at the Institute for Shock Physics conduct interdiscplinary research spanning the fields of physics, chemistry, materials science, solid mechanics, planetary sciences, and applied mathematics.  Graduate students and faculty from various academic departments participate in the research activties.  Read More...

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Extreme Science:  An overview of the Institute's research via WSU's Innovators Lecture Series

Undergraduate Research

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