The PROMPT telescopes built by the Physics and Astronomy department of UNC – Chapel Hill at Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory (CTIO) in Chile, have secured a coveted spot on NASA’s Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD). The featured image, showcasing … Read more
Phi Beta Kappa, the nation’s oldest and most honored college honorary society, inducted 259 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill students as new members. Less than 1% of all college students qualify for acceptance. Past and present Phi Beta … Read more
The SPS National Council is proud to announce the 2023-24 SPS and Sigma Pi Sigma Council! Em Chittenden of the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill is now the Associate Zone Councilor. Chittenden will represent the Physics and Astronomy Department in … Read more
The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) is pleased to announce Joshua Reding, Ph.D., of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and other members of the 51st class of the Science & Technology Policy Fellowships (STPF) … Read more
University of North Carolina Physics and Astronomy Professor Christian Iliadis’s acclaimed textbook, “Nuclear Physics of Stars,” has been published in Chinese by Tsinghua University Press Limited. This follows the global success of the second English edition, which was published by … Read more
The American Astronomical Society’s Division on Dynamical Astronomy (DDA) is pleased to announce that the 2023 recipient of the Vera Rubin Early Career Award is Dr. Carl Rodriguez of the University of North Carolina, for his novel and sustained contributions to our understanding of dynamics of … Read more
Congratulations to our two Physics and Astronomy majors that have been inducted into Phi Beta Kappa: Abigail Hailey Dunnigan Andrew Hanan Mattson And a minor: Rachel Elizabeth Emrick 219 students were inducted into Phi Beta Kappa at UNC-Chapel Hill. Past … Read more
The RFA Executive Committee is pleased to announce the selection of four outstanding recipients of the 2023 RFA Leadership Award. Originally established to recognize those who provided leadership to the Retired Faculty Association, eligibility was expanded in 2013 to include … Read more
Knowing Neutrinos: A Carolina junior is part of the hunt for one of physics’ most sought-after discoveries: In advance of our Celebration of Undergraduate Research on April 26, we caught up with junior Sarah Vickers who, will be presenting her work as part … Read more
Successful student group, Trash Force, started by physics undergrads and advised by Dr. Jennifer Weinberg-Wolf has been cleaning up campus and gaining popularity! By Rachel Boyd Chapel Hill Trash Force may not the most glamorous club on UNC’s campus, but these … Read more
NSF just announced their Graduate Research Fellowship Program award winners and we are pleased to announce Madyson Barber and Guadalupe Duran have both received fellowship awards. This five year fellowship includes three years of financial support as well as a cost … Read more
Dr. Nirupama Sensharma joined the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill as a Postdoctoral Associate in May 2021.The Ph.D. thesis of Dr. Nirupama Sensharma, titled “Wobbling motion in nuclei: Transverse, Longitudinal, and … Read more
