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Massive halo finally explains stream of gas swirling around the Milky Way
The Large and Small Magellanic Clouds are satellite galaxies of the Milky Way. They are surrounded by a high-velocity gaseous structure called the Magellanic Stream, which consists of gas stripped from both clouds. So far, …
September 9, 2020
WQI team named winners in international quantum research competition
A WQI faculty team was one of 18 winners in the Innovare Advancement Center’s “Million Dollar International Quantum U Tech Accelerator” competition, which awarded a total of $1.35 million last week. The winning teams, including UW–Madison …
September 8, 2020
Prof. Brian Rebel promoted to Senior Scientist at Fermilab
Yesterday, Fermilab promoted Prof. Brian Rebel to Senior Scientist. He has a joint appointment there, and his new title at Fermilab is the closest equivalent to full professor for which scientific staff are eligible. Congrats, …
September 3, 2020
Q-NEXT collaboration awarded National Quantum Initiative funding
The University of Wisconsin–Madison solidified its standing as a leader in the field of quantum information science when the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and the White House announced the Q-NEXT collaboration as a funded …
August 26, 2020
New study expands types of physics, engineering problems that can be solved by quantum computers
A well-known quantum algorithm that is useful in studying and solving problems in quantum physics can be applied to problems in classical physics, according to a new study in the journal Physical Review A from …
August 25, 2020
A somber remembrance marks the 50th anniversary of the Sterling Hall bombing
By Doug Erickson On an August afternoon 50 years ago, graduate student Bill Evans bumped into Robert Fassnacht, a postdoctoral researcher, in Sterling Hall at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. The two didn’t know each other …
August 24, 2020
NSF Physics Frontier Center for neutron star modeling to include UW–Madison
A group of universities, including the University of Wisconsin–Madison, has been named the newest Physics Frontier Center, the National Science Foundation announced Aug. 17. The center expands the reach and depth of existing capabilities in …
August 20, 2020
Welcome, Assistant Professor Jeff Parker!
Have you heard the joke about the lawyer who became a physics professor? Jeff Parker has, but rather than be the punchline, he was always in on the joke. After earning his Ph.D. in plasma …
August 19, 2020
First-year physics grad student uses her disrupted summer – and her science training – to research N95 safety
Shortly after incoming physics graduate student Winnie Wang attended a UW–Madison campus visit weekend in February, her plans took an abrupt change due to COVID-19. The University of Massachusetts, where she was studying, closed right …
August 14, 2020
Dark Energy Survey census of the smallest galaxies hones the search for dark matter
This story is adapted from one originally published by Fermilab Today, scientists in the Dark Energy Survey — including UW–Madison assistant professor of physics Keith Bechtol and his research group — released results that have …
August 4, 2020
Kevin Black named co-coordinator of LHC Physics Center at Fermilab
Professor Kevin Black has been named one of the next co-coordinators of the LHC (Large Hadron Collider) Physics Center at Fermilab (LPC at FNAL), LPC announced recently. His initial appointment starts on September 1st, 2020 …
August 3, 2020
UW–Madison named member of new $25 million Midwest quantum science institute
As joint members of a Midwest quantum science collaboration, the University of Wisconsin–Madison, the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign and the University of Chicago have been named partners in a National Science Foundation Quantum Leap …
July 21, 2020
Chicago Quantum Exchange, including UW–Madison, welcomes seven new partners in tech, computing and finance, to advance research and training
The Chicago Quantum Exchange, a growing intellectual hub for the research and development of quantum technology, has added to its community seven new corporate partners in computing, technology and finance that are working to bring about …
July 7, 2020
Particle collider experiment CMS — and UW physicists who contribute — celebrate 1000th publication
In June 2020, The Compact Muon Solenoid (CMS) collaboration announced the submission of its 1000th scientific publication since the experiment began a decade ago. With multiple University of Wisconsin–Madison physics faculty involved in CMS over …
June 30, 2020Three undergraduate students awarded Hilldale Fellowships
Congratulations to the three physics undergraduate research students who earned Hilldale fellowships for 2020-21! They are: Owen Rafferty, in Robert McDermott’s group Yanlin Wu, in Peter Timbie’s group Yan Qian, in Sau Lan Wu’s group …
June 15, 2020
Vandenbroucke group plays instrumental role in proving viability of innovative gamma-ray telescope
Scientists in the Cherenkov Telescope Array (CTA) consortium have detected gamma rays from the Crab Nebula using the prototype Schwarzschild-Couder Telescope (pSCT), proving the viability of the novel telescope design for use in gamma-ray astrophysics. The announcement …
June 1, 2020
Keith Bechtol, Rob Morgan win UW’s Cool Science Image contest
Congrats to Prof. Keith Bechtol and graduate student Rob Morgan for their winning entry in the UW–Madison Cool Science Images contest! Their winning entry — one of 12 selected out of 101 entries — earns …
May 26, 2020
Mark Eriksson earns WARF named professorship
Mark Eriksson has been named the John Bardeen Professor of Physics, through the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF) named professorship program. The WARF named professorship program provides recognition for distinguished research contributions of the UW–Madison …
May 12, 2020
Profs Eriksson, McDermott, Vandenbroucke awarded UW2020s
Twelve projects have been chosen for Round 6 of the UW2020: WARF Discovery Initiative, including three from faculty in the Department of Physics (Mark Eriksson, Robert McDermott, and Justin Vandenbroucke). These projects were among 92 …
May 7, 2020
2020 Scholarships and Awards
Congrats to the 2019-20 Department of Physics Scholarship & Award Winners! Please join us in recognizing their achievements at a virual ceremony to be held via Blackboard Collaborate on Thursday, May 7, at 5pm CDT. …
April 30, 2020- Physics News Archives