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Ask Brian Andersson, assistant education specialist, in charge of the School of Physics and Astronomy lecture demonstration area, what his favorite demo is and he’ll tell you: “anything that explodes.” Which could describe a significant number of the over 1,000 demonstrations that Andersson has in his repertoire. |
NewsIn Memoriam, Professor Hans Courant
Professor Emeritus Hans Courant, the founder of the high energy physics group at the University of Minnesota, died in Minneapolis on August 21, 2019. He was 94 years old. More » Kakalios video goes viral
Professor James Kakalios of the School of Physics and Astronomy made a video "Physicist Breaks Down The Science Of 10 Iconic Marvel Scenes" that has had 1.6 million views in less than a week. Kakalios has written three popular physics books including the "Physics of Superheroes" making him a much sought-after expert commentator. More » Scarlata receives Taylor Research Award
Associate Professor Claudia Scarlata won the College of Science and Engineering George W. Taylor Distinguished Research Award. The award comes with $3,000 to be used in Scarlata's research in astrophysics. The Distinguished Research Award recognizes younger faculty members who have shown outstanding ability in research. More » Pribiag Named McKnight Land-Grant Professor
Vlad Pribiag was named a 2019 McKnight Land-Grant Professor. The program is designed to advance the careers of new assistant professors at a crucial point in their professional lives. Pribiag's research is in novel low-dimensional quantum materials and devices for information processing. This research investigates new materials, aimed at transcending the limitations of traditional semi-conductor computers. More » Gherghetta receives Simons Fellowship
Professor Tony Gherghetta received the 2019 Simons Fellowship. The Simons Fellows program extends academic leaves from one term to a full year, enabling recipients to focus solely on research for the long periods often necessary for significant advances. Gherghetta is a theoretical physicist specializing in physics beyond the standard model. More » |
CalendarFriday, September 20th
12:20 pm: Condensed Matter Sack Lunch Seminar
in Tate 301-20 Magnetization damping in half-metallic Heusler alloys — Bill Peria 12:30 pm: High Energy Theory Lunchtime Seminar
in Tate 201-20 Spontaneous symmetry breaking as a higher-form anomaly — Luca Delacretaz (U. Chicago) 2:30 pm: MN Institute for Astrophysics Colloquium
in Physics Tate 301-20 Hybrid Plasma Simulations of the Acceleration and Back-Reaction of Cosmic Rays on Astrophysical Shocks — Colby Haggerty, University of Chicago 3:35 pm: Reimagining the History of Climate Science — Deborah Coen, Department of History, Yale University Refreshments served at 3:15 p.m. 4:40 pm: Introduction to Research Seminar
in Tate 201-20 Many Extremely Magnified Individual Stars as Probes of Dark Matter and Stellar Populations to Redshift z~2 — Pat Kelly Monday, September 23rd
12:15 pm: Cosmology Lunchtime Seminar
in Tate 301-20 The Curious Denizens of the Faint End of the HI Mass Function — John Cannon, Macalester College Tuesday, September 24th
1:25 pm: Space Physics Seminar
in Tate 201-20 Outer belt electron loss driven by solar wind density structures — Aaron Breneman 3:30 pm: Special Quantum Materials Seminar
in PAN 120 How many magnetic-field induced phase transitions in α−RuCl3? — Liang Wu, University of Pennsylvania Wednesday, September 25th
1:25 pm: Condensed Matter Seminar
in 110 PAN Electrons, holes, and excitons in monolayer semiconductors: Insights from optical spectroscopy in (really) high magnetic fields — Scott Crooker, National High Magnetic Field Laboratory, Los Alamos National Lab 3:35 pm: Elementary Particle Physics Seminar
in PAN 110 Initial Results from Belle II — David Cinabro, Wayne State University 
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