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Ellen Zweibel named Hilldale Professor
Five members of the University of Wisconsin–Madison faculty, including astronomy and physics professor Ellen Zweibel, have received Hilldale Professorships. Hilldale Professorships are given to faculty members who excel in scholarly activity, have records of outstanding research …
April 25, 2024Tulika Bose honored with Vilas Distinguished Achievement Professorship
Sixteen professors, including physics professor Tulika Bose, were named to Vilas Distinguished Achievement Professorships, an award recognizing distinguished scholarship as well as standout efforts in teaching and service. The professorship provides five years of flexible …
April 25, 2024Jim Reardon wins WISCIENCE Lillian Tong Teaching Award
Each year, the University of Wisconsin–Madison recognizes outstanding academic staff members who have excelled in leadership, public service, research and teaching. These exceptional individuals bring the university’s mission to life and ensure that the Wisconsin …
April 23, 2024Bringing 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 …
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