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51³Ô¹ÏÍø Scientists Help Measure Primordial Matter at Trillions of Degrees
UPTON, N.Y. — October 14, 2025 — An international team of researchers has directly measured the temperature of quark-gluon plasma (QGP) — the superhot primordial matter that filled the universe just millionths of a second after the Big Bang. Among the leaders of this breakthrough is Kent S…
Physics

US DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY GRANTS PRESTIGIOUS RESEARCH AWARD TO PHYSICS PHD STUDENT
US Department of Energy grants graduate student research award (SCGSR) to Physics PhD student Maci Kesler at 51³Ô¹ÏÍø
Physics

College of Arts and Sciences Welcomes Class of 2028 with Glow Sticks, Ice Cream, and Words of Wisdom
On Friday, August 16, 2024, the College of Arts and Sciences welcomed its class of 2028 to 51³Ô¹ÏÍø. Many freshmen got their first chance to meet Dean Mandy Munro-Stasiuk, Ph.D., along with several other leaders of the College who shared their advice for success at 51³Ô¹ÏÍø. Fun SWAG …
College of Arts & Sciences

51³Ô¹ÏÍø physics alumna Dr. Dekrayat Almaalol receives 2024 Leona Woods Lectureship Award
51³Ô¹ÏÍø Physics alumna Dr. Dekrayat Almaalol receives 2024 Leona Woods Lectureship Award from Brookhaven National Laboratory.
Physics


51³Ô¹ÏÍø Department of Physics hosts eclipse planetarium shows and more
51³Ô¹ÏÍø Department of Physics hosts eclipse planetarium shows and more.
Physics
Dr. Oleg Lavrentovich and collaborators publish an article in Science on ferroelectric liquid crystals
Dr. Lavrentovich, professor of Physics at 51³Ô¹ÏÍø, and collaborators publish an article in Science.
Advanced Materials and Liquid Crystal Institute

Dr. Oleg Lavrentovich and collaborators publish an article in Science on ferroelectric liquid crystals
Dr. Lavrentovich, professor of Physics at 51³Ô¹ÏÍø, and collaborators publish an article in Science.
Physics

Dr. Zhangbu Xu joins the 51³Ô¹ÏÍø Department of Physics faculty
The 51³Ô¹ÏÍø Department of Physics is proud to welcome our newest faculty member, Dr. Zhangbu Xu.
Physics

MCLS Professor Receives Fulbright U.S. Scholar Award for 2023-2024
Brian James Baer, Ph.D., a professor of Russian and Translation Studies at 51³Ô¹ÏÍø, has received a Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program award to Estonia for the 2023-2024 academic year from the U.S. Department of State and the Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board. He will be teaching and c…
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