Peter Higgs, professor emeritus in the School of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Edinburgh, was presented with an Honorary Degree of Doctor of Science from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill during a ceremony at the … Read more
Students are finally getting the opportunity to utilize Phillips 335 following renovation of the space to create a new classroom. The former library / storage space has been given an overhaul in order to allow students to have a better … Read more
An article in the October 2014 issue of Physics World Magazine discusses the Majorana team’s work in the Sanford Underground Research Facility to combat cosmic radiation which interferes with their neutrino experiments. The project’s overall goal is to test whether … Read more
UNC physics professor Laura Mersini-Houghton was featured in the October 2014 issue of Discover magazine. In the article, she says that anomalies in the Planck full sky map may be evidence of multiverses. The Planck mapping project measures cosmic radiation … Read more
An automated optics system developed in part by UNC Professor Nick Law brings clarity to astronomical observation. The robotic adaptive optics system (Robo-AO) has already been used to observe 715 of the star systems detected by the Kepler Space Mission. … Read more
A novel telescope proposed by UNC astronomer Nick Law will take images of the whole sky every two minutes to look for exoplanets transiting in front of their host stars, and other transient events. The project has been fully funded … Read more
Astronomers have identified what is quite possibly the coldest, faintest white dwarf star ever discovered. Its carbon has cooled to a point that it has crystallized, creating what is essentially a “diamond” in space that is roughly the size of … Read more
A few days ago, we teased that we have an exciting result to share with you. Here it is! On June 3rd, Chariklo — the largest object between Saturn and Uranus — passed in front of a relatively bright star. … Read more
The UNC Physics and Astronomy Department is doing its part to transform large lecture halls into smaller, more personal learning environments. Along with many other departments in the UNC College of Arts and Sciences, P&A is providing students the opportunity … Read more
The Sanford Lab in Lead, South Dakota, will be featured in a category on the game show ‘Jeopardy!’ this Friday, 2/21/2014. The lab is the home of research related to the MAJORANA project. Click the link below for the full … Read more
The Graduate School has announced Laurel Burk, a postdoctoral research associate with UNC Physics and Astronomy, as the 2014 recipient of the Dean’s Distinguished Dissertation Award for Mathematics, Physical Sciences, and Engineering. The award recognizes exemplary scholarly work in doctoral … Read more
Chancellor Carol Folt announced the winners of the 2014 University Teaching Awards during halftime of the January 26 men’s basketball game. Professor Christian Iliadis was announced as the university’s nominee for the Board of Governors’ Award for Excellence in Teaching, … Read more
