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Biological physicists at the University of Minnesota are breaking apart the components of a cell, taking out the molecular machinery responsible for protein synthesis from DNA to reconstruct specific cellular functions such as cytoskeleton-based cell division. The goal of this research is ultimately to create a synthetic cell in a test tube that can divide and evolve on its own. |
NewsIn Memoriam, Professor Cork Johnson
Professor Emeritus Walter "Cork" Johnson passed away in Minneapolis on September 24th at the age of 91. Cork was an expert on precision mass spectroscopy. A native of Minneapolis and a student of Al Nier, he received his BA, MA and PhD in Physics from the University. After a brief stint at General Electric, Cork joined the faculty of the School in 1958 and retired in 1993. More » Fortson receives Nicholson Medal for Outreach
Professor Lucy Fortson has been awarded the 2019 Nicholson Medal for Outreach by the American Physical Society "for extraordinary work in bringing the excitement and discovery of scientific research to the public through her leadership of the Zooniverse project." More » In 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 » |
CalendarFriday, October 18th
12:20 pm: Condensed Matter Sack Lunch Seminar
in Tate 301-20 "Possible origin of nematic superconductivity in twisted bilayer graphene". — Dmitry Chichinadze 12:30 pm: High Energy Theory Lunchtime Seminar
in Tate 201-20 Quantum gravity in a finite box — Edgar Shaghoulian (Cornell U.) 2:30 pm: MN Institute for Astrophysics Colloquium
in Physics Tate 301-20 No Colloquium. Physics Colloquium speaker Thurs: Charles M. Marcus, Niels Bohr Institute 4:40 pm: Introduction to Research Seminar
in Tate 301-20 Understanding particle acceleration is space plasmas using radio waves and lab plasma experiments — Cynthia Cattell Monday, October 21st
12:15 pm: Cosmology Lunchtime Seminar
in Tate 301-20 Multi-Wavelength Observatories: New probes of GWs from the Center of Galaxies — Razi Emami Melbody, Harvard CfA 1:25 pm: Quantum Materials Seminar
in PAN 110 Decarbonizing Heat and Transport – a role for hydrogen from natural gas? — William J. Nuttall (The Open University, UK) Tuesday, October 22nd
11:15 am: Nuclear Physics Seminar
in Tate 301-20 Relaxation Time for Strange Quark Spin in Rotating Quark-Gluon Plasma — Joe Kapusta, University of Minnesota 3:30 pm: Detecting plant biodiversity across scales using hyperspectral sensors — Jeannine Cavender Bares Wednesday, October 23rd
1:25 pm: Condensed Matter Seminar
in 110 PAN Exact Eigenstates in Non-Integrable Systems: A violation of ETH — Andrei Bernevig, Princeton University 
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