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Alex Levchenko named Humboldt Fellow
UW–Madison physics professor Alex Levchenko has been named a Humboldt Fellow for Experienced Researchers. Sponsored by the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, the fellowship enabled highly-qualified scientists and scholars from abroad to spend time conducting research …
January 7, 2022
Machine Learning meets Physics
Machine learning and artificial intelligence are certainly not new to physics research — physicists have been using and improving these techniques for several decades. In the last few years, though, machine learning has been having …
December 17, 2021
Shimon Kolkowitz earns NSF CAREER award
Shimon Kolkowitz has already developed one of the most precise atomic clocks ever. Now, the UW–Madison physics professor has been awarded a Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to …
December 15, 2021
Bucket brigades and proton gates: Researchers shed new light on water’s role in photosynthesis
This story is adapted from one originally published by SLAC by Ali Sundermier Photosystem II is a protein in plants, algae and cyanobacteria that uses sunlight to break water down into its atomic components, unlocking …
November 22, 2021
Magellanic Stream arcing over Milky Way may be five times closer than previously thought
Our galaxy is not alone. Swirling around the Milky Way are several smaller, dwarf galaxies — the biggest of which are the Small and Large Magellanic Clouds, visible in the night sky of the Southern …
November 22, 2021
Undergraduate quantum science research fellowship launches
This story was originally published by the Chicago Quantum Exchange The Open Quantum Initiative (OQI), a working group of students, researchers, educators, and leaders across the Chicago Quantum Exchange (CQE), announced the launch of the OQI Undergraduate …
October 28, 2021
Study of high-energy particles leads PhD student Alex Wang to Department of Energy national lab
This story, by Meghan Chua, was originally published by the Graduate School In 2012, scientists at CERN’s Large Hadron Collider announced they had observed the Higgs boson particle, verifying many of the theories of physics …
October 25, 2021
UW Physics alum Kyle Cranmer chosen to lead American Family Insurance Data Science Institute
Cramer, who received his PhD in Physics in 2005 from UW–Madison, will be a faculty member in the Department of Physics in addition to Director of the American Family Data Science Institute This story …
October 21, 2021
Does the behavior of the Higgs boson match the expectations?
Note: This story has been modified slightly from the original, which was published by the CMS Collaboration. Their version has some nice interactive graphics to check out, too! The standard model of particle physics is …
October 18, 2021
Willy Haeberli remembered as physicist, teacher, and museum supporter
University of Wisconsin–Madison Professor Emeritus Willy Haeberli passed away October 4, 2021. He was 96. Born in Zurich, Switzerland on June 17, 1925, Haeberli received his PhD from the University of Basel (Switzerland) in 1952. …
October 15, 2021
Physics has lots of winners in the Cool Science Image contest!
This story is largely adapted from UW’s announcement of the 2021 Cool Science Image contest winners. Ten images and two videos created by University of Wisconsin–Madison students, faculty and staff — including two images from …
September 30, 2021
New department chair looks to build off past strengths in move toward future
The Department of Physics at the University of Wisconsin–Madison is pleased to announce that Mark Eriksson, the John Bardeen Professor of Physics, has been named our new department Chair. His three-year term began in August …
September 28, 2021
Chicago State University students gain quantum experience through HQAN summer internships
This story was adapted from one originally published by HQAN Over the past summer, the NSF Quantum Leap Challenge Institute for Hybrid Quantum Architectures and Networks (HQAN) offered a 12-week “Research Experiences for CSU Students” …
September 27, 2021
IceCube to appear in BBC and PBS documentaries
This story was originally published by IceCube. The IceCube Neutrino Observatory, a massive astroparticle physics experiment located at the South Pole, will be featured in two upcoming documentaries about neutrinos produced for the BBC and …
September 22, 2021
New 3D integrated semiconductor qubit saves space without sacrificing performance
Small but mighty, semiconducting qubits are a promising area of research on the road to a fully functional quantum computer. Less than one square micron, thousands of these qubits could fit into the space taken …
September 9, 2021
Balantekin named co-PI on NSF grant to solve cosmic mystery
This story has been modified from one originally published by New York Institute of Technology. A team of University of Wisconsin–Madison and New York Institute of Technology physicists has secured a grant from the National …
September 8, 2021
The Wonders of Physics ready to hit the road
The Wonders of Physics traveling show is back! After a five-year hiatus, the department is pleased to announce that we have hired a full-time outreach specialist and restarted the program. Haddie McLean, a former meteorologist …
August 19, 2021
Magnetic fields implicated in the mysterious midlife crisis of stars
This post was originally published by the Royal Astronomical Society. UW–Madison physics graduate student Bindesh Tripathi is the lead author of the scientific publication. Middle-aged stars can experience their own kind of midlife crisis, experiencing …
July 28, 2021
2021 Homi Bhabha Award given to Francis Halzen
This story was originally published by the IceCube collaboration. The International Union of Pure and Applied Physics (IUPAP) and the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR) in Mumbai, India, have awarded the 2021 Homi Bhabha Medal …
July 13, 2021
Francis Halzen named Vilas Research Professor
UW–Madison physics professor Francis Halzen has been named a Vilas Research Professor. Created “for the advancement of learning,” Vilas Research Professorships are granted to faculty with proven research ability and unusual qualifications and promise. The …
July 13, 2021- Physics News Archives