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Grad Student Earns Outstanding Poster in Low-Energy Nuclear Science

Grad Student Earns Outstanding Poster in Low-Energy Nuclear Science

Dr. Carl Brune,  Professor of Physics and Astronomy, and graduate students Youngshin Byun, Sushil Dhakal, Cody Parker, and Anthony Ramirez attended the 2013 Stewardship Science Academic Programs (SSAP) Annual Review Symposium June 27-28 in Albuquerque, NM. All of the students presented posters at the meeting. These posters were judged by […]

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October 8, 2013 at 8:54 amResearch

Ulloa and Sandler Present at Physics Workshops in Brazil

Ulloa and Sandler Present at Physics Workshops in Brazil

Dr. Sergio Ulloa, Professor of Physics and Astronomy, and Dr. Nancy Sandler, Associate Professor of Physics and Astronomy, traveled to Brazil during the 2013-14 academic year to participate in several conferences.: They will give several lectures at conferences in Brazil in September 2013. They co-organized several of the events, including a […]

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September 30, 2013 at 11:18 pmResearch

Nature Article on Light-bending Helices Reaches 100 Citations

Nature Article on Light-bending Helices Reaches 100 Citations

  Congrats to Dr. Alexander Govorov and Ph.D. student Zhiyuan Fan on their paper in Nature accumulating 100 citations in the 18 months since its publication. The two were co-authors on a March 2012 paper on “DNA-based self-assembly of chiral plasmonic nanostructures with tailored optical response,” which appeared in the journal […]

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September 23, 2013 at 7:48 pmResearch

Kordesch Presents on Growing Nanoparticle Films for Semiconductors, Optical Coatings

Dr. Martin Kordesch

Dr. Martin Kordesch, Professor of Physics, will present a paper on “Sputter Deposition of Amorphous Thin Films and Nanoparticles” at the XII Brazilian Materials Research Society Sept. 29 to Oct. 3 in Campos do Jordao, Brazil. “Magnetron sputtering is a useful way to deposit alloys and solid-solid mixtures that would […]

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September 21, 2013 at 4:23 pmResearch

Tiny Tech: Nanoscientists and Engineers Explore Science of the Small to Develop Tomorrow’s Technologies

By Andrea Gibson Illustrations by Christina Ullman A better picture from your Blu-ray or DVD player. More accurate sensors that can detect hazardous chemicals and materials. A wider range of light emitting diodes (LEDs). More memory for your computer–in less space. Tiny “labs on a chip” that can test out […]

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September 17, 2013 at 1:18 pmResearch

Neiman: Spontaneous Oscillations and Sensory Information Coding by Peripheral Receptors

Alexander Neiman

Dr. Alexander Neiman, Associate Professor of Physics and Astronomy, presented at a conference on “Emergent and Adaptive Behaviors in Soft Matter and Living Systems” Sept. 16 at Ximen University in Xiamen, China. His talk was on “Spontaneous Oscillations and Sensory Information Coding by Peripheral Receptors.” “Self-sustained oscillations have been observed in […]

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September 16, 2013 at 6:50 pmResearch

Roche Presents First Results in Quest Beyond ‘Standard Model of Particle Physics’

Roche Presents First Results in Quest Beyond ‘Standard Model of Particle Physics’

Dr. Julie Roche, Assistant Professor of Physics and Astronomy, was invited to give a talk at the 2013 SACNAS National Conference & Special 40th Anniversary Celebration on Oct. 3 in San Antonio, TX. She will discuss “First Determination of the Weak Charge of the Proton.” One of the largest annual […]

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September 11, 2013 at 11:48 amResearch