Physics and Astronomy Professors Return from Devastated Japan

Two Pitt faculty members had a spring break they won’t soon forget.

Nancy Naples and Vittorio Paolone, associate professors in the Department of Physics and Astronomy, were in Japan working on a research project studying neutrino oscillation when last Friday’s 9.0-magnitude earthquake struck.

The department confirmed that Naples, who could not be reached for comment, was back safely in Pittsburgh.

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