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AMO Faculty Search
October 6, 2026
Matthew Yankowitz Portrait
Matt Yankowitz selected as a Moore Foundation Experimental Physics Investigator
October 1, 2026
Does knockout-depletion work as designed? Exp
UW scientists decode the logic behind cells’ mysterious protein stockpiles
April 23, 2026
Muon g-2 doubles down with latest measurement, explores uncharted territory in search of new physics
UW Physics Muon g-2 team members are recipients of the 2026 Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics
April 20, 2026
At quantum testbed lab, researchers across the UW probe spooky mysteries of quantum phenomena
April 13, 2026
Five UW scientists named Sloan Fellows
February 17, 2026
David Kaplan wins the Tomassoni Chisesi Prize in Physics
David Kaplan wins the Tomassoni Chisesi Prize in Physics 
December 30, 2025
Northwest scientists develop a dark matter detector to study one of the biggest mysteries of the universe
December 1, 2025
Clarivate Highly Cited Researchers 2025 list includes 56 UW faculty and researchers
Clarivate Highly Cited Researchers 2025 list includes 56 UW faculty and researchers
November 25, 2025
Martin Savage Photo
Martin Savage is awarded the Feshbach Prize in Theoretical Nuclear Physics
November 4, 2025
Jiun-Haw Chu headshot
Jiun-Haw Chu selected as a Moore Foundation Experimental Physics Investigator
October 9, 2025
‘Much-loved’ UW collaborator John Clarke wins the Nobel Prize in Physics
Much-loved UW collaborator John Clarke wins the Nobel Prize in Physics
October 8, 2025
Jiun-Haw Chu headshot
Chu Selected as Moore Foundation Experimental Physics Investigator
October 3, 2025
Happy 10th birthday to the laser interferometer gravitational-wave observatory now drop dead
September 10, 2025
A DAMIC-M detector module with silicon CCDs. The module is enclosed in a high-purity copper frame for installation in the detector prototype.DAMIC-M Collaboration
Deep beneath the French Alps, dark matter hunters narrow their search
September 5, 2025
Deep beneath the French Alps, dark matter hunters narrow their search
Deep beneath the French Alps, dark matter hunters narrow their search
September 4, 2025
UW researcher lands grant to bring chip-based beam-steering LIDAR to market with new startup
July 29, 2025
Jiaqi Cai Portrait
Dr. Jiaqi Cai (PhD ‘24) receives the UW Graduate Medal in the Natural Sciences
July 8, 2025
UW quad with cherry trees blooming
Meet Our 2025 Graduate Medalists
July 1, 2025
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UW computational neuroscientist and physicist among newly elected National Academy of Sciences members
June 30, 2025
Muon g-2 announces most precise measurement of the magnetic anomaly of the muon
June 2, 2025
Max Frissell in the UW Planetarium, with the starry "sky" visible behind him.
Tracking Comets, and Other Celestial Adventures
June 2, 2025
Congratulations to Professor David Hertzog on being elected to the National Academy of Sciences (UW News)
April 29, 2025
Dark Universe Science Center
Dark Universe Science Center Awarded Simons Targeted Institute Grant
April 8, 2025
Xiaodong Xu Portrait
Xiaodong Xu awarded the National Academy of Sciences Award for Scientific Discovery
February 10, 2025
NAS awards for Xu, Vinzant, and Oveis Gharan
February 6, 2025
New superconductive materials have just been discovered
January 12, 2025
ArtSci People & Research in the Media: Autumn Quarter Roundup
January 8, 2025
Exotic new superconductors delight and confound
December 5, 2024
The Quantum Quest
December 1, 2024
What exactly happens when the nucleus of an atom splits in two?
November 11, 2024
Can axions save the universe?
October 31, 2024
Gupta Lab
Faculty search in experimental atomic, molecular, and optical physics
September 24, 2024
Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation announces Andrew Laszo, Research Assistant Professor, as a 2024 Moore Inventor Fellow
September 17, 2024
New Quantum Hall Effect
Physicists Puzzle Over Emergence of Strange Electron Aggregates
May 31, 2024
Physicists puzzle over emergence of strange electron aggregates
May 29, 2024
David Kaplan News APS
Making Sense of Handedness on a Lattice
April 3, 2024
Weird new electron behaviour in stacked graphene thrills physicists
March 24, 2024
Ultra-flat optics for broadband thermal imaging
March 20, 2024
Scientists reveal superconductor with on/off switches
December 18, 2023
Still Fascinated by Physics
November 23, 2023
Cyclotron Radiation Emission Spectroscopy
Closing in on the elusive neutrino
October 17, 2023
Closing in on the elusive neutrino
October 16, 2023
UW research team uses sound waves to move ‘excitons’ further than ever before, leading toward faster and more energy efficient electronics and optical devices
September 30, 2023
IRIS-HEP Group Phto
IRIS-HEP renewed for further 5 years
September 26, 2023
Muon g-2
Muon g-2 doubles down with latest measurement, explores uncharted territory in search of new physics
August 10, 2023
Muon g-2 doubles down with latest measurement, explores uncharted territory in search of new physics
August 9, 2023
Acousto-optic beam-steering chip unleashes LiDAR in tiny footprint
July 27, 2023
Moire Graphite Press Image
Researchers put a new twist on graphite
July 27, 2023
Researchers put a new twist on graphite
July 18, 2023