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Bringing the Quantum to the Classical: A Hybrid Simulation of Supernova Neutrinos
By Daniel Heimsoth, Physics PhD student Simulating quantum systems on classical computers is currently a near-impossible task, as memory and computation time requirements scale exponentially with the size of the system. Quantum computers promise to …
April 18, 2024Vernon Barger elected AAAS Fellow
This story is modified from one published by University Communications Eight University of Wisconsin–Madison scholars — including physics professor Vernon Barger — have been elected fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, …
April 18, 2024Physics major Nathan Wagner awarded Goldwater Scholarship
This story is modified from one published by University Communications Physics and mathematics major Nathan Wagner is one of four UW–Madison students named as winners of 2024 Goldwater Scholarships, the premier undergraduate scholarship in mathematics, …
April 10, 2024Three physics students earn 2024 NSF GRFP awards, four students earn honorable mention
Congrats to Physics PhD student Joyce Lin and undergraduates Brooke Kotten and Lucy Steffes on being awarded the 2024 NSF GRFP! PhD students Owen Eskandari, Sam Kramer, Tali Oh, and Julia Sheffler were awarded Honorable …
April 5, 2024Wasikul Islam wins 2024 WISL award for communicating science
Wasikul Islam, a postdoc with Prof. Sau Lan Wu, is a winner of the 2024 Wisconsin Initiative for Science Literacy Award for Communicating Postdoctoral Research to the Public. For this award, postdocs write a short …
March 21, 2024UW–Madison physicists join Simons Observatory
In the 27 years that Peter Timbie has been a UW–Madison physics professor, he has largely been able to conduct cutting-edge research in the field of the cosmic microwave background, or CMB, with just himself …
March 13, 2024Haddie McLean earns Bassam Z. Shakhashiri Public Science Engagement Award
This post is adapted from one originally published by the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research Haddie McLean, who is inspiring the next generation of scientists with The Wonders of Physics, has received the …
March 12, 2024Baha Balantekin named “Outstanding Referee” of the Physical Reviews journals
This post is modified from one published by APS Congrats to Prof. Baha Balantekin on being named a 2024 Outstanding Referee of the Physical Reviews journals! The highly selective Outstanding Referee program annually recognizes about …
March 12, 2024Tiancheng Song awarded Lee Osheroff Richardson Science Prize
This post is slightly adapted from one originally published by Oxford Instruments Oxford Instruments announced Feb 15 that Tiancheng Song, who will join the UW–Madison physics department as an assistant professor in May, has been …
February 21, 2024Ke Fang named Sloan Fellow
This story is adapted from one published by University Communications Ke Fang, assistant professor of Physics and WIPAC investigator, is among 126 scientists across the United States and Canada selected as Sloan Research Fellows. The …
February 20, 2024The largest magnetic fields in galaxy clusters have been revealed for the first time
By Alex Lazarian, Yue Hu, and Ka Wai Ho Galaxy clusters, immense assemblies of galaxies, gas, and elusive dark matter, form the cornerstone of our Universe’s grandest structure — the cosmic web. These clusters are …
February 6, 2024First field season for IceCube Upgrade ongoing at the South Pole
Over the past two months, a team of IceCube drill engineers have completed an impressive amount of work during the first of three consecutive field seasons for the IceCube Upgrade. The project is funded by the …
February 2, 2024Earth-sized planet discovered in ‘our solar backyard’
A team of astronomers have discovered a planet closer and younger than any other Earth-sized world yet identified. It’s a remarkably hot world whose proximity to our own planet and to a star like our …
January 29, 2024UW physicists part of study offering unique insights into the expansion of the universe
This post is modified from one originally published by Fermilab In the culmination of a decade’s worth of effort, the Dark Energy Survey collaboration of scientists analyzed an unprecedented sample of nearly 1,500 supernovae classified …
January 9, 2024Navigating new tech: Kael Hanson earns Draper Technology Innovation Fund award
Celestial navigation — charting a course through a combination of identifying star positions in the sky and knowing the time — has existed for centuries and is considerably low-res compared to modern GPS systems. So …
January 4, 2024Physics PhD student Stephen McKay named ALMA ambassador
Congrats to physics graduate student Stephen McKay on being named an ALMA ambassador! ALMA, or the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array, is the largest radio telescope in the world. It can detect light radiated by clouds …
January 4, 2024Jimena González joins Bouchet Graduate Honor Society
This story was originally posted by the Graduate School Five outstanding scholars, including Physics PhD student Jimena González, are joining the UW–Madison chapter of the national Edward Alexander Bouchet Graduate Honor Society this academic year. …
December 11, 2023Welcome, Professor Vladimir Zhdankin!
Theoretical plasma astrophysicist Vladimir Zhdankin ‘11, PhD ’15, returns to UW–Madison as an assistant professor of physics on January 1, 2024. As a student, Zhdankin worked with Prof. Stas Boldyrev on solar wind turbulence and basic …
December 11, 2023- Physics News Archives