At its center, our Milky Way galaxy has an ancient black hole that over 10 billion years has gobbled millions of suns. Most large galaxies have one, but those holes are too far away to study in detail so their … Read more
CHAPEL HILL — A Nature Physics article published today features a recent discovery made by an international research team that includes UNC Department of Physics and Astronomy scientists. The team has established a new upper limit of 0.8 eV/c2 for … Read more
A recent paper on stars used to calibrate the just-launched James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has a strong connection to UNC Chapel Hill. The first three authors have a UNC connection, and the telescope is named after James Webb, who … Read more
The Physics & Astronomy Department announces a series of career workshops for students! The workshops will be appropriate for both undergraduate and graduate students at all stages of their studies (i.e. not just for those who need a job in … Read more
Gökçe Başar, one of our assistant professors in Physics and Astronomy, has received the Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to support his research on strongly interacting matter in extreme environments. The CAREER Award … Read more
Big bang nucleosynthesis (BBN) is the standard model theory for the production of light nuclides during the early stages of the universe, taking place about 20 minutes after the big bang. The synthesis of deuterium is an essential reaction after … Read more
Giovani Leone, The President of the local chapter of the Society of Physics Students (SPS) has been named a recipient of the 2021 SPS Leadership Scholarship from the SPS National Office. The purpose of the Society of Physics Students scholarship … Read more
Our local chapter of the Society of Physics Students (SPS) has won an Outstanding Chapter Award from the SPS National Office. This is the fourth consecutive time the chapter has been recognized for its excellence as a top-tier student-led physical … Read more
Chris Clemens, Jaroslav Folda Distinguished Professor of Physics and Astronomy, will be the next executive vice chancellor and provost, effective Feb. 1, 2022. In his announcement, Chancellor Guskiewicz said: “Chris’ deep understanding of the links between rigorous interdisciplinary research, excellent … Read more
The CoSMS Institute announces a special Colloquium: The Future of High Performance Quantum Computing by Dr. David Dean, Director of the Quantum Science Center (https://qscience.org/) at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. This virtual colloquium is scheduled for 3:00 PM EST, Tuesday … Read more
Every year, our Department celebrates our excellent staff with three awards. This year, the awardees are: Jhon Cimmino – Donna Braxton Staff Excellence Award (top comments) Shane Brogan – Team Player Award (top comments) Cassandra Houston – Personal Achievement Award … Read more
It’s no secret that active learning helps students learn and retain more information than they would from traditional, lecture-only instruction. A new paper by Colin Wallace, a Teaching Associate Professor in our Department, and his colleagues at the University of … Read more
