Campus address: 3775 Observatory Walk
Built in 1987, Hannan Hall is a state-of-the-art teaching and research structure equipped with science laboratories, classrooms, and a library. It is the home of the Department of Physics, Department of Anthropology, and the Vitreous State Laboratory (VSL).
The physics department maintains close working research relationships with the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center in nearby Greenbelt, MD. This association offers Catholic University students opportunities for internships.
The Department of Anthropology offers major, minor, and master’s programs. Its flexible approach affords opportunities to concentrate in archaeology or socio-cultural anthropology, or coordinate an anthropology major with interdisciplinary programs.
The Vitreous State Laboratory (VSL) conducts high-profile research involving the immobilization of radioactive waste in a vitreous matrix for long-term geological disposal.