News Archive
Kelly leads study of Red-supergiant supernova images
Posted 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 exploding and cooling. The research could help scientists learn more about the early Universe.
Alaei named Apker Finalist
Posted 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 students, and provides encouragement to students who have demonstrated great potential for future scientific accomplishment.
Pribiag group creates first few-mode multi-terminal Josephson junction
Posted October 27, 2022
Professor Vlad Pribiag from the School of Physics and Astronomy led a group effort that has experimentally realized a long-theorized few-mode multi-terminal Josephson junction.
Lopez Del Puerto wins Excellence in Physics Education Award
Posted October 24, 2022
Marie Lopez del Puerto, (Physics PhD, ‘08), currently Professor and Chair of the Department of Physics at the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, was a recent recipient of the American Physical Society Excellence in Physics Education Award. Lopez Del Puerto was cited for her work with the Partnership for Integrating Computation into Undergraduate Physics (PICUP), a group of faculty members from institutions across the United States whose state goal is to lower the barriers for faculty to integrate computation into their courses.
Pospelov named APS Fellow
Posted October 20, 2022
Maxim Pospelov, Professor of the School of Physics and Astronomy, has been named a Fellow of the American Physical Society.
2022 Larkin Awards announced
Posted October 10, 2022
The inaugural Fine Theoretical Physics Institute Larkin Awards have been announced.
Kelly receives $1 million grant to build superfast ‘TURBO’ telescopes
Posted October 6, 2022
A team led by School of Physics and Astronomy Assistant Professor, Patrick Kelly, is constructing two sets of telescopes that will open a new window into the collisions of neutron stars and black holes.
Messerly wins Postdoc Award
Posted September 14, 2022
Dr. Ben Messerly, postdoctoral researcher in the School of Physics and Astronomy, won a 2022 UMN Postdoc Award for Teaching and Mentoring.
McLeod receives Young Scientist Prize
Posted August 19, 2022
Assistant Professor Alex McLeod of the School of Physics and Astronomy has received the 2022 International Union of Pure and Applied Sciences Young Scientist Prize.
Ringleader: New faculty member is expert in planetary physics
Posted July 25, 2022
This fall, the School will welcome Ali Sulaiman to the space physics group.