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Strobbe gets grant to study machine learning
January 13, 2023
Nadja Strobbe, Assistant Professor in the School of Physics and Astronomy will receive $232,000.00 as part of a $4.3 million grant awarded by the Department of Energy to improve machine learning in

Robert O. Pepin, 1933-2023
January 11, 2023
Professor Emeritus Robert Pepin of the School of Physics and Astronomy passed away on January 6 at the age of 89.

University theorists help shed new light on superconductivity in two-dimensional materials
January 10, 2023
University of Minnesota Physics Ph.D. student Amartya Saha, working under the guidance of Prof. Turan Birol, from the Chemical Engineering and Materials Science department, and Prof. Rafael Fernandes

Unprecedented control: Wang Group demonstrates precise manipulation of electron waves in a novel graphene microcavity
December 15, 2022
Device to focus electrons the same way light can be focused in a laser

Kelly leads study of Red-supergiant supernova images
November 9, 2022
School of Physics and Astronomy Professor Patrick Kelly led a team that has measured the size of a star dating back more than 11 billion years ago using images that show the evolution of the star

Alaei named Apker Finalist
November 8, 2022
Sauviz Alaei, B.S. Physics, 22 was named a 2022 Leroy Apker Award Finalist by the American Physical Society. The LeRoy Apker Award recognizes outstanding achievements in physics by undergraduate