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Physicists at the School of Physics and Astronomy are using modeling techniques to make things easier for chemists working with polymers. Taher Ghasimakbari is a graduate student working in theoretical condensed matter physics on diblock copolymers, a family of materials with wide range of applications from drug delivery to strengthening plastics. Spandex and polyurethane are examples of block copolymers in the same family of materials as diblock copolymers ever since. This class of polymers were invented in the 1950s and have been studied extensively. |
NewsGlesener receives NSF CAREER Award
Assistant Professor Lindsay Glesener received a 2018 National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER award. Recipients will receive up to $500,000 from NSF for their projects. Her project “Focused Hard X-ray Study of Energy Releases on the Sun and Stellar Objects” is intended to form an important link between the high-energy solar and astrophysics communities, and offers an opportunity to study flares on the Sun and other stars. More » Chubukov Awarded Bardeen Prize
Professor Andrey Chubukov was a winner of the 2018 John Bardeen Prize given by the organizers of the International Conference on the Materials and Mechanisms of Superconductivity for his "seminal contributions to the theory of unconventional superconductivity, including applications to the iron-based superconductors." More » Solar probe to provide closest-ever observations of a star
The Parker Solar Probe scheduled to be launched on August 11, 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 » Bagley wins STAR Prize
Graduate Student Micaela Bagley received the Euclid Special Talent And Recognition (STAR) Prize. The award is a recognition of a valuable contribution to the Euclid mission. Bagley's advisor is Associate Professor Claudia Scarlata. More » Physics and Astronomy major wins Astronaut Scholarship
Aliza Beverage, a junior studying the origin of stars with Professor Robert Gehrz, has been named a 2018 Astronaut Scholar. The scholarship provides $10,000 for a year of study for sophomores and juniors pursuing a research-oriented career. More » |
CalendarMonday, August 20th
10:00 am: Thesis Defense
in PAN 110 SuperCDMS Background Models for Low-Mass Dark Matter Searches — D'Ann Barker This is the public portion of Ms. Barker's Thesis Defense. Her adviser is Prisca Cushman. 5:00 pm: Gauge Field Amplification during Axion Inflation
in Physics 301-20 Tate Caner Unal This is the public portion of Mr. Unal's Thesis Defense. His adviser is Marco Peloso. Monday, September 3rd
08:00 am: Wednesday, September 5th
1:25 pm: Condensed Matter Seminar
in 110 PAN Inelastic neutron scattering investigations in the series Mn5-xFexSi3 — Nikolaos Biniskos, Jülich Centre for Neutron Science JCNS Postdoctoral candidate Thursday, September 6th
3:35 pm: Physics and Astronomy Colloquium
in B50 Tate Walter Kohn and the Creation of Density Functional Theory — Andrew Zangwill, Georgia Institute of Technology Refreshments in atrium after the Colloquium. Friday, September 7th
3:35 pm: History of Science, Technology, & Medicine Colloquium
in 275 Nicholson Four Facts Everyone Ought to Know About Science — Andrew Zangwill, Georgia Institute of Technology Wednesday, September 12th
Thursday, September 13th
3:35 pm: Physics and Astronomy Colloquium
in B50 Tate Raman Sundrum, University of Maryland College Park Refreshments in atrium after the Colloquium. Friday, September 14th
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