School of Physics and Astronomy
School News
The Red Hypergiant VY CMa – Betelgeuse on Steroids
Professor Roberta Humphreys of the School of Physics and Astronomy led a study with the Hubble Space Telescope to explain the origin of numerous high mass-loss ejections from a very massive star.
The School Welcomes Zhen Liu to the faculty
Assistant Professor Zhen Liu joined the school on December 28, 2020. He is originally from Zhenghou, an ancient city in central China. “I grew up near the old dirt city wall built 2200 years ago,”
Pribiag to help lead NSF-funded ‘Global Quantum Leap’
Effort aims to accelerate the discovery of next generation computing and communications systems
Remembering Cecil “Jake” Waddington, 1929-2020
Emeritus Professor Jake Waddington of the School of Physics and Astronomy passed away on October 1, 2020. He was 91 years old.
Excess x-rays from neutron stars could lead to discovery of new particle
Raymond Co, a postdoctoral researcher at the School of Physics and Astronomy is a co-author of a paper that found that mysterious x-rays detected from nearby neutron stars may be the first evidence of axions, hypothetical particles that many physicists believe make up dark matter.
Colliding stars reveal fundamental properties of matter and space-time
Michael Coughlin of the School of Physics and Astronomy is part of collaboration that made a breakthrough in measuring the expansion rate of the Universe.
Zooniverse launches Fat Checker project to investigate lipid droplets within cells
Lucy Fortson, Zooniverse co-founder, Professor and Associate Head of the of the School of Physics and Astronomy says the project will help scientists make headway in big data problems in biology.