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
Congratulations to John F. Wilkerson, distinguished Professor of Physics at UNC Chapel Hill, on joining APS Board of Directors. APS is pleased to announce the incoming Board of Directors members. These incoming Board members will be joining 2023 officers President … Read more
The American Physical Society 2023 Dissertation Award in Nuclear Physics – Aobo Li Citation: “For the invention of a novel machine learning algorithm that broke down significant technological barriers with monolithic liquid scintillator detectors and, in turn, delivered the world’s … Read more
Everything in the universe, from the largest galaxies down to individual atoms, is governed by four fundamental forces, which together describe how particles interact with each other and make up the world as we know it. These include the electromagnetic … Read more
In 1776, five students at the College of William & Mary founded Phi Beta Kappa as a society devoted to the pursuit of liberal education and intellectual fellowship. Phi Beta Kappa continues to honor those who achieve excellence in a … Read more
Our distinguished colleague Professor Robert Janssens has been awarded this year’s APS Division of Nuclear Physics Distinguished Service Award. The citation reads: “For his exemplary service to the DNP, particularly his extended leadership in the chair line and the nuclear … Read more
Carl, who will join our Department in January 2023, is one of 20 recipients of the 2022 Packard Fellowships for Science and Engineering. (see the announcement on the College website, reproduced below). The fellowship recognizes innovative early-career researchers and includes … Read more
The Three Minute Thesis (3MT) is a competition where students present their graduate thesis work in three minutes. The competition, done as part of University Research week, celebrates doctoral or master’s research and is meant to cultivate presentation and research … Read more
Zack is one of 44 awardees nationwide. The DOE SCGSR program supports collaborations between graduate students and DOE laboratory scientists. Zack will work at Lawrence Berkeley National Lab for a year, starting Jan 23. The following is from: https://college.unc.edu/2022/10/hall-doe/ … Read more
Each year, the Postdoctoral Awards for Research Excellence (PARE) are given in recognition of the research promise demonstrated by individual postdoctoral scholars. Meet this year’s recipients and learn about their areas of interest. The PARE awards are open to postdoctoral … Read more
Joshua is one of the six NC STEM Policy Fellows for 2022-2023, the third year of operation for the program (see the press release). He will be working in the NC Department of Commerce’s Office of Science, Technology & Innovation … Read more
“Our universe is one tiny grain of dust in a beautiful cosmos”… The Guardian interviews Prof. Laura Mersini Houghton. Read the feature here.
