News Archive
Three faculty positions open at the School
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The School of Physics and Astronomy invites applications for three tenure track or tenured faculty positions in Experimental Particle Physics, Theoretical Condensed Matter Physics, and Experimental Condensed Matter Physics.
Huebner receives Innovation Award
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Dr. Sarah Huebner of the School of Physics and Astronomy has received the Innovation Impact Case Award for her project “Citizen Science and Artificial Intelligence Combined to Conserve Earth’s Natural Resources.”
Catching lightning in a bottle: new faculty member studies the physics of transient events
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Ben Margalit is a new faculty member in the School and a theoretical astrophysicist who studies the fundamental physics of star explosions, collisions and other examples of intergalactic violence such as a black hole passing near a galaxy and “shredding it to spaghetti.”
Liu group helps expand the search for new particle
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A team led by Assistant Professor Zhen Liu of the School of Physics and Astronomy has discovered a new way to search for axions, hypothetical particles that could help solve some of nature’s most puzzling mysteries.
Pribiag group creates new superconducting diode that could improve performance of quantum computers and artificial intelligence
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Professor Vlad Pribiag of the School of Physics and Astronomy led a team that developed a more energy-efficient, tunable superconducting diode—a promising component for future electronic devices—that could help scale up quantum computers for industry and improve artificial intelligence systems.
Kelly leads first-of-its-kind measurement of the Universe’s expansion rate
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Assistant Professor Patrick Kelly of the School of Physics and Astronomy led a team which used a first-of-its-kind technique to measure the expansion rate of the Universe, providing insight that could help more accurately determine the Universe’s age and help physicists and astronomers better understand the cosmos.
2023 Graduate Awards and Fellowships
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There are 14 graduate award and fellowship recipients in the School for 2021.
2023 Undergraduate Scholarship Recipients
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There are 28 undergraduate recipients for 14 separate scholarships.
Shklovskii elected to the National Academy of Sciences
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Professor Boris I. Shklovskii of the School of Physics and Astronomy has been elected as a member of the prestigious National Academy of Sciences (NAS) for his excellence in original scientific research. Membership in the NAS is one of the highest honors given to a scientist or engineer. Shklovskii is one of only 120 researchers nationwide to be elected to the Academy in 2023.
Glesener receives College Research Award
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Professor Lindsay Glesener of the School of Physics and Astronomy has received the 2023 George W. Taylor Award for Distinguished Research from the College of Science and Engineering at the University of Minnesota. Established in 1982, the award recognizes younger faculty members who have shown outstanding ability in research.Glesener is the eighth member of the School's faculty to receive the honor.