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Congratulations to Keith Bechtol, Tulika Bose, and Gary Shiu for receiving faculty awards!
Prof. Bechtol was awarded the H.I. Romnes Faculty Fellowship. Prof. Bose was awarded the Kellet Mid-Career Award. Prof. Shiu was named a WARF Named Professor. WARF Named Professorships, Kellett Fellowships, and Romnes awards represent some …
August 8, 2026
Congratulations to Ben Woods for receiving a YIP young investigator award!
The Air Force Young Investigator Research Program (YIP) supports individual early-in-career scientists and engineers showing exceptional ability and promise for conducting basic research. The program’s objective is to foster creative basic research in science and …
August 7, 2026
Unraveling the Mystery of Energetic Particles: How Turbulence Shapes the Universe
The prevalence of non-thermal, highly energetic particles is one of the most striking features of the universe. Such particles are responsible for some of the most spectacular events in space physics and astrophysics. For instance, …
August 7, 2026
Bucky wishes Sylvia well!
July 17, 2026
Matt Otten receives an NSF CAREER award!
Congrats to Matthew Otten, Assistant Professor of Physics, for being selected for an NSF CAREER award. The 5-year award will support Otten and his group’s research on achieving practical quantum advantage for electronic structure on …
July 10, 2026
NSF-DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory begins the Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST)!
The NSF-DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory has begun the Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST); an ultra-wide, ultra-high-definition time-lapse record of our Universe that will revolutionize the way we explore the cosmos. University of …
June 30, 2026
Detailed molecular picture of tooth enamel reveals adaptions to diets, Gilbert and colleagues find
From chewing to chomping to grinding, teeth suffer from a lifetime of repeated mechanical stress. It makes sense, then, that enamel is one of the hardest natural materials. University of Wisconsin–Madison physics professor Pupa Gilbert …
June 3, 2026
Adam Distler, Physics and Astronomy alumni wins the prestigious Hertz Fellowship!
Adam Distler, a 2024 UW–Madison graduate, has been named one of the 2026 Hertz Fellows. As the Hertz Foundation describes it: “The Hertz Fellowship provides financial and lifelong professional support for the nation’s most promising …
May 28, 2026
Spring 2026 Graduation
May 8, 2026
In search of new particles like the Higgs Boson
Could there be more particles like the Higgs boson? For the first time, the CMS experiment has searched for the decay of the Higgs boson into two more Higgs-boson-like particles with unequal masses. Written by: …
April 29, 2026
Josh Weber earns L&S Academic Staff Teaching Excellence Award
Congrats to Josh Weber for earning a College of Letters & Science Academic Staff Teaching Excellence Award! Sometimes, the path to teaching excellence is swift and measured. Despite joining the instructional team in the Department …
April 29, 2026
Sam Kramer, Benjamin Beyer named L&S Teaching Mentors
This post is adapted from the L&S teaching mentor website L&S announced their 2026 Teaching Mentors, including physics PhD students Sam Kramer and Benjamin Beyer. Kramer earned the additional honor of being named a Lead Teaching …
April 9, 2026
Congrats, Wisconsin Space Grant Consortium award winners!
The Wisconsin Space Grant Consortium (WSGC) recently announced its 2026 Spring Awardees, including several UW–Madison physics students. WSGC award winners are Wisconsin students, educators, faculty, and research teams conducting NASA-aligned research, STEM education, and aerospace …
April 8, 2026
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