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Kristen McQuinn, Research Associate at the School of Physics and Astronomy, studies star bursts in dwarf galaxies. A starburst is a period of relatively active star-making in the normally quiet realm of dwarf galaxies. Starbursts are thought to be more common in the early universe, but Astrophysicists still do not understand the evolutionary connection between starbursts and their host galaxies. |
NewsGovernor recommends funding for Tate renovation
Gov. Mark Dayton has included $56.7 million for the renovation of the Tate Laboratory of Physics in his 2014 bonding proposal. The Governor's proposal, if approved by the Minnesota House and Senate, would provide two-thirds of a total $85 million construction budget. The project is already in its pre-design phase and plans include modern lecture halls and classrooms, instructional labs, study spaces, and conference rooms, along with dedicated space for the Fine Theoretical Physics Institute and the Minnesota Institute for Astrophysics. More » Time Capsule of the Big Bang
Using one of the world’s premier telescopes, University of Minnesota astrophysicists Evan Skillman and Kristen McQuinn have discovered a priceless relic of the Big Bang in the Milky Way’s back yard. More » Scholarships and Awards for Undergraduate Majors in Physics and AstrophysicsApplication deadline: March 14, 2014 Humphreys made honorary RAS fellow
Professor Roberta Humphreys was made an honorary fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society. This designation honors Astronomers outside of Great Britain who have made important contributions to the field of Astronomy. Humphreys joins a list of only 35 other American Astronomers who have been honorary RAS fellows. More » School celebrates opening of Physics and Nanotechnology Building
School faculty, students and staff celebrated the opening of the Physics and Nanotechnology building on November 13, with a reception in the new building. Installation of furniture, whiteboards, etc. and customer training on various building systems will continue through December. More » |
CalendarMonday, March 10th
12:20 pm: Special Condensed Matter Seminar
in 435 Physics "Ac Josephson Effect in Topological Josephson Junctions" — Dr. Julia Meyer, Grenoble 2:00 pm: Fine Theoretical Physics Institute Seminar
in 435 Physics "Transplanckian collisions of particles, strings and branes" — Gabriele Veneziano (College de France) Tuesday, March 11th
11:15 am: Nuclear Physics Seminar
in 435 Physics J/psi suppression and quarkonium spectral functions — Clint Young, University of Minnesota 12:20 pm: Condensed Matter Sack Lunch Seminar
in 435 Physics Resonance in Magnetostatically Coupled Transverse Domain Walls — Andrew Galkiewicz, University of Minnesota 3:00 pm: Special Condensed Matter Seminar
in 435 Physics Dynamics of a two-dimensional quantum spin liquid: signatures of emergent Majorana fermions and fluxes — Johannes Knolle, Max Planck Institute - Dresden Wednesday, March 12th
3:35 pm: Physics and Astronomy Colloquium
in 131 Physics Solving the Mystery of High Temperature Superconductivity — J.C. Seamus Davis, Cornell Refreshments served in Room 216 Physics after colloquium Thursday, March 13th
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