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UW–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, 2023Welcome, Professor Matthew Otten!
Atomic, molecular and optical and quantum theorist Matthew Otten will join the UW–Madison physics department as an assistant professor on January 3, 2024. He joins us most recently from HRL Laboratories. Prior to HRL, Otten …
December 11, 2023Welcome, Professor Rogerio Jorge!
Plasma theorist Rogerio Jorge will join the UW–Madison physics department as an assistant professor on January 1, 2024. He joins us from IST in Lisbon, Portugal, where he is a research professor. Jorge completed his …
December 11, 2023Federal physics advisory panel — including Profs. Bose and Cranmer — announces particle physics recommendations
Earlier this year, physics professors Tulika Bose and Kyle Cranmer were selected to serve on the Particle Physics Project Prioritization Panel, or P5, a group of High Energy Physics experts that advises the Department of …
December 8, 2023A new spin on an old superconductor means that it can be an ideal spintronic material, too
Back in the 1980s, researchers discovered that a bismuthate oxide material was a rare type of superconductor that could operate at higher temperatures. Now, a team of engineers and physicists at the University of Wisconsin-Madison …
December 5, 2023Ben Woods and team named finalists in 2023 WARF Innovation Awards
Each fall the WARF Innovation Awards recognize some of the best inventions at UW–Madison. WARF receives hundreds of new invention disclosures each year. Of these disclosures, the WARF Innovation Award finalists are considered exceptional in the following …
November 27, 2023Victor Brar earns NSF CAREER award
Congrats to associate professor Victor Brar on earning an NSF CAREER award! CAREER awards are NSF’s most prestigious awards in support of early-career faculty who have the potential to serve as academic role models in …
October 13, 2023- Physics News Archives