The Cosmological Lithium Problem The standard model of the Big Bang rests on three observational pillars. The first is the cosmic microwave background radiation. The second is the cosmic expansion as measured by the light from distant supernovae. The third … Continued

The most recent publication by Associate Prof. Joaquin Drut, in collaboration with Aurel Bulgac and Adam Richie-Halford from the University of Washington, appeared today in Physical Review Letters. In this work, Drut and colleagues investigate strongly correlated Fermi systems with pairing … Continued

Cool stars are smaller, dimmer, and redder than the Sun and many frequently emit superflares, events 10-1000X the energies of the largest solar flares. Cool stars are the most common type of star, hosting most of the universe’s Earth-size planets. … Continued

The latest work of graduate student Yaqi Hou and associate professor Joaquin Drut just appeared in Physical Review Letters, highlighted as Editor’s suggestion. Hou and Drut pushed to new heights a non-perturbative computational technique (also originally developed and applied by Drut’s … Continued

In this time of the COVID-19 pandemic, January 2020 can seem as distant as a faraway galaxy. For UNC-Chapel Hill doctoral student Derrick Carr, whose research focuses on galaxies, the month is a vivid memory: Carr traveled to the 235th meeting of … Continued

This semester, the P&A department chose a graduate student to serve as a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Scholar responsible for planning events and organizing resources related to improving the department’s recruitment of diverse students at the undergraduate and graduate level, … Continued

From June 4, 2020 Many of us have reacted in horror to the senseless killings of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, and Breonna Taylor, and other recent acts of violence against Black Americans that have consumed the country. As a departmental community … Continued

A team of researchers from various universities across the country, that included the chair of our department Dr. Christian Iliadis, has combined theory with both observations and laboratory studies and determined that a class of stellar explosions, called classical novae, … Continued

The Novel Corona Virus, or Covid-19, has affected everyone’s lives across the country and globe over the last few months. UNC is doing its part to help combat the virus through many avenues of research at our Medical School. Our … Continued

We are proud to announce that Samantha Pagan, a former student, Margie Bruff, a current undergraduate student, and Nick Bryden, a graduate student, have received NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program Awards. The NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program recognizes and supports … Continued

Our very own Laura Mersini-Houghton is being featured on PBS’s “Closer To The Truth” series as they focus on Women In Science. You can access her episodes and interviews via https://www.closertotruth.com/contributor/laura-mersini-houghton/profile In honor of Women’s History Month in the US … Continued

This semester, the P&A department will be choosing a graduate student to serve as a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Scholar responsible for planning events and organizing resources related to improving the department’s recruitment of diverse students at the undergraduate and … Continued