Research, teaching and public engagement in Physics at UW–Madison
Prototyping of a new, ultrasensitive “eye” for dark matter is making rapid progress at the Department of Energy’s SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory: Researchers and engineers have installed a small-scale version of the future LUX-ZEPLIN (LZ) detector to test, develop and troubleshoot various aspects of its technology. Photo: Knut Skarpaas (left, SLAC) and Kimberly Palladino (SLAC/University …
This award recognizes distinguished scholarship as well as standout efforts in teaching and service. More award recipients
This award recognizes distinguished scholarship as well as standout efforts in teaching and service. More award recipients
In an effort to probe the first few moments of time after the Big Bang some 13.8 billion years ago, a consortium of researchers, including from the University of Wisconsin–Madison, is planning a new observatory in Chile’s Atacama Desert to measure the cosmic microwave background (CMB). The $40 million initiative, known as the Simons Observatory, …
Last week, The Journal of Undergraduate Science and Technology (JUST) — completely run by undergraduate volunteers — published its first issue. One of the students making this possible is Noah Johnson, Editor of Content. Johnson is a junior studying physics and mathematics. He also performs physical chemistry research in the Ediger lab, where he studies …
Five UW–Madison scientists have been honored as elected fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, two from the Physics Department. Gary Shiu was elected “for pioneering contributions to string phenomenology and cosmology, for leadership in connecting fundamental theory to experiment, and for promoting basic science in the US and Asia.” Mark Eriksson …
Physics graduate student Richard Sayanagi has been selected as an L&S Teaching Fellow for 2016, in recognition of the high quality of his performance as a teaching assistant. He will be entrusted with helping train his teaching assistant colleagues at the College of Letters and Science’s TA training program next September. Past physics fellows can …
Scientists operating the High Altitude Water Cherenkov Observatory (HAWC) presented a new survey of the sky using the highest energy gamma rays ever observed. “HAWC gives us a new way to see the high-energy sky,” said Jordan Goodman, USA-spokesperson of HAWC. more
Idris Boukahil has won the Barry Goldwater Scholarship. He was one of 252 to receive the scholarship out of 1,150 nominees. He plans to get a “Ph.D. in Theoretical Condensed Matter Physics. Lead a theory group modeling electronic properties of novel materials for organic electronics and teach at the university level”. 2016 Goldwater Scholars
The National Science Foundation announced on March 30, 2016 that it has renewed a cooperative agreement with the University of Wisconsin–Madison to operate IceCube. The five-year, $35 million award entails the continued operation and management of the observatory located at NSF’s Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station. In 2013, the IceCube Collaboration reported the first detection of …