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Kelly part of group that discovers tiny galaxy with big star power using James Webb telescope
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Using first-of-their-kind observations from the James Webb Space Telescope, a University of Minnesota Twin Cities-led team looked more than 13 billion years into the past to discover a unique, minuscule galaxy that could help astronomers learn more about galaxies that were present shortly after the Big Bang.
Could Jupiter’s icy moons support life? Mission to Jupiter set to launch on April 13
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Assistant Professor Ali Sulaiman of the School of Physics and Astronomy is part of the magnetometer instrument team that will study the icy moons of Jupiter. The European Space Agency’s flagship mission, the Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE), will begin its eight-year voyage to the Solar System’s largest planet on April 13.
Puchner receives Biosensing grant
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Professor Elias Puchner of the School of Physics and Astronomy received a 2023 grant from the University of Minnesota's International Institute for Biosensing (IIB). Puchner’s research group will receive $193K over three years to perform research on “Enhanced Fluorescence Biosensensing by Non-Linear Signal Amplification.”
Fernandes named Distinguished McKnight University Professor
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Professor Rafael Fernandes of the School of Physics and Astronomy has been named a 2023 Distinguished McKnight University Professor. Fernandes is a condensed matter theorist and Director of Undergraduate Studies at the School. He was cited for his research in quantum materials.
Student-planned NuSTAR observation reveals hidden light shows on the Sun
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Students at the School played a key role in planning a NuSTAR solar observation which could help shed light on one of the Sun’s biggest mysteries. UMN physics grad students Marianne Peterson and Reed Masek, as well as recent physics Ph.D. recipient Jessie Duncan, under the guidance of Associate Professor Lindsay Glesener, of the School of Physics and Astronomy, all worked on a successful proposal to NASA to use the NuSTAR (Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array)--typically used to view bodies outside the solar system such as massive black holes and collapsed stars-- to observe the Sun. The group is also actively analyzing the data obtained from the observations.
Kelly Receives Borja Award
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Assistant Professor Patrick Kelly of the School of Physics and Astronomy has received the Guillermo E. Borja Award from the College of Science and Engineering.
Strobbe gets grant to study machine learning
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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 high energy physics.
Robert O. Pepin, 1933-2023
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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
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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, from the School of Physics and Astronomy, developed a theoretical model to elucidate the unusual superconducting properties displayed in a two dimensional semiconductor.
Unprecedented control: Wang Group demonstrates precise manipulation of electron waves in a novel graphene microcavity
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Device to focus electrons the same way light can be focused in a laser