Recent News
When scientists observe the cosmos, they see stars whizzing around their galaxies faster than the laws of physics should allow and clusters of galaxies attracting each other too strongly. They theorize that something must be producing more gravity than all the visible matter in existence could explain — but whatever the substance is, it’s invisible.
Election recognizes the new member’s “outstanding record of scientific and technical achievement and willingness to assist the Academy in providing the best available scientific information and technical understanding to inform complex policy decisions in Washington.”
Jiaqi Cai’s doctoral research has led to a landmark discovery in condensed matter physics: the experimental realization of the fractional quantum anomalous Hall effect (FQAH) -– a phenomenon long theorized but never before observed.
We are excited to share that Professor David Hertzog has been elected to the National Academy of Sciences.
The Dark Universe Science Center was the sole U.S. institute selected for a Simons Targeted Institute Grant this year.
Xiaodong Xu, professor of physics in the College of Arts & Sciences and of material sciences and engineering in the College of Engineering, was awarded the NAS Award for Scientific Discovery.
Congratulations to Eric Adelberger for winning the 2025 Einstein Prize from the American Physical Society.
Congratulations to David Baker (Professor in Biochemistry and Adjunct Professor of Physics) for winning the 2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry!
We are currently searching for a tenure track Assistant Professor in experimental atomic, molecular, and optical (AMO) physics. The successful candidate will expand our existing AMO research efforts with neutral atoms and trapped ions, and will be welcomed into a vibrant campus-wide quantum research community with a variety of synergistic opportunities for collaboration.