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Physics
Ò×ʤ²©¹ÙÍø researchers shed light on better understanding building blocks of the universe
Researchers from the University of Ò×ʤ²©¹ÙÍø have published a groundbreaking study in Physics Letters B, a leading journal in nuclear physics. Led by postdoctoral researcher David Ruth and co-authored by Ò×ʤ²©¹ÙÍø professor Karl Slifer and others, the paper provides new insights into the hyperfine... Read More
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12/27/24Ò×ʤ²©¹ÙÍø's Connell Recognized for his U.S. Patent
In the 1980s while visiting the USS Pampanito in San Francisco as a graduate student, Jim Connell wondered if the concept of submarines’ opposed-... -
08/19/24Physicist Hollen Honored as Moore Foundation Experimental Physics Investigator
Physics professor Shawna Hollen has received a major honor from the Moore Foundation. -
07/16/24Neutron Star Insights Move from Theoretical to Data-Driven
Neutron stars — dead stars with a mass of up to two times our Sun squeezed into a ball the size of Ò×ʤ²©¹ÙÍø’s coastline — are among the densest... -
03/20/24Predicting Solar Weather With Machine Learning
New grants from NASA and the National Science Foundation further Ò×ʤ²©¹ÙÍø research into magnetospheric processes.
Recent Stories
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02/13/23 - Prescod-Weinstein Honored with Cottrell Scholar AwardÒ×ʤ²©¹ÙÍø's Chanda Prescod-Weinstein is among 25 recipients of the prestigious Cottrell Scholar Award from the Research Corporation for Science Advancement. Read More -
10/24/22 - Testing a Fundamental ForceÌý Ò×ʤ²©¹ÙÍø PhD candidate DAvid Ruth, lead author on a recent Nature Physics article. Photo by Sydney Staples. New research from a team of physicists led by Ò×ʤ²©¹ÙÍø significantly advances... Read More -
10/14/22 - Understanding the Nucleus, and EverythingKarl Slifer, professor of physics. PHoto by Sydney Stapes. Though the science is aimed at matter not seen by the naked eye, the research of Ò×ʤ²©¹ÙÍø’s Nuclear and Particle Physics... Read More -
10/12/22 - Excellence in Science CommunicationChanda Prescod-Weinstein, assistant professor of physics and astronomy and core faculty of women’s and gender studies, is a top award winner of the inaugural Eric and Wendy... Read More -
09/08/22 - Quantum LeapShawna Hollen, an associate professor in the department of physics and astronomy, was recently awarded a $350,000 grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to create and... Read More -
06/28/22 - Particle Physics ProgressÒ×ʤ²©¹ÙÍø physics professor Chanda Prescod-Weinstein will serve on the National Academies' Committee on Elementary Particle Physics. Read More -
03/01/22 - Magnetism in Three DimensionsNew research from associate professor of physics Jiadong Zang has mapped magnetic fields in three dimensions for the first time. Read More -
02/02/22 - From the Sea to the StarsResearchers Atsushi Matsuoka and Fabian Kislet will explore carbon cycling in the ocean and X-rays in space with two National Science Foundation grants. Read More -
12/15/21 - Origins of Heavy MetalsResearch published in part by Ò×ʤ²©¹ÙÍø’s Francois Foucart, associate professor ofÌýphysics,Ìýshed more light on where heavy elements such as gold, platinum and silver found on Earth may... Read More -
10/20/21 - TrailblazerSteven Arias ‘16, a doctoral candidate in the department of physics and astronomy, has become the first Ò×ʤ²©¹ÙÍø student to receive an award from the Department of Energy’s Office of... Read More