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Two University astronomers, Kris Davidson and Roberta Humphreys have discovered that a massive binary star system, Eta Car is returning to its original state: that of a hot star easily visible in the sky of the Southern Hemisphere. Davidson and Humphreys have observed Eta Car since the Hubble Space Telescope first came online in 1990. This series of observations has given them solid evidence that Eta Car-- sometimes called the poster child for very massive stars, because it is the most massive star that is close enough to Earth to be easily observed—is experiencing dramatic changes. |
NewsMinnesota physicists receive grant to develop quantum computing
Professors Vlad Pribiag and Paul Crowell from the School of Physics and Astronomy are part of a group that will receive a $2.25 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy to develop materials and device knowledge for creating quantum computing. More » Skillman elected as APS Fellow
Professor Evan Skillman was elected a 2018 Fellow of the American Physical Society. He was cited for his contributions to "observational constraints on the primordial helium abundance and significant contributions to understanding the chemical evolution of galaxies." More » Shklovskii awarded 2019 Buckley Prize
Professor Boris Shklovskii of the School of Physics and Astronomy and William I. Fine Theoretical Physics Institute was jointly awarded the Oliver E. Buckley Prize in Condensed Matter Physics. The prize recognizes his "pioneering research in the physics Chubukov Awarded Bardeen Prize
FTPI Professor Andrey Chubukov was a winner of the 2018 John Bardeen Prize for his "seminal contributions to the theory of unconventional superconductivity, including applications to the iron-based superconductors." The prize was given at the International Conference on the Materials and Mechanisms of Superconductivity. More » Solar probe to provide closest-ever observations of a star
The Parker Solar Probe launched on August 12, 2018 will travel closer to the surface of the Sun than any previous spacecraft. Space physicist from the School contributed to the design and build of instruments on the probe. More » |
CalendarTuesday, December 11th
Wednesday, December 12th
09:05 am: Methods of Experimental Physics Poster Session
in Tate Hall Basement Atrium Join us for a poster session recognizing the work this semester's MXP II students have accomplished this Fall. 1:25 pm: Condensed Matter Seminar
in 110 PAN Percolative Phase Transition in the Dynamics of Quantum Entanglement — Brian Skinner, MIT Thursday, December 13th
Friday, December 14th
10:00 am: Thesis Defense
in Peik Hall 325 An Empirical Model of Physics Instructors’ Beliefs about the Purpose, Actions, and Context of Doing Homework — Miranda C. P. Straub, Curriculum and Instruction Department. This is public portion of Ms. Straub's Thesis Defense. Her advisors are Leon Hsu and Ken Heller. 12:20 pm: Condensed Matter Sack Lunch Seminar
in Tate 301-20 Interplay between Rashba Spin-Orbit Coupling, Magnetic Field, and Topological Superconductivity in Monolayer NbSe_2 — Daniel Shaffer 
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