Department of Physics
Robin Selinger Elected to APS Board of Directors
On Nov. 15, Physics Professor Robin Selinger, Ph.D., a member of the Advanced Materials and Liquid Crystal Institute in the College of Arts and Sciences at 51³Ô¹ÏÍø was elected to the American Physical Society (APS) Board of Directors. Her three-year term begins on Jan. 1, 2020. The Am…
Advanced Materials and Liquid Crystal Institute
51³Ô¹ÏÍø Astrophysicist Wins NSF Grant to Search for Exotic Matter in Neutron Stars
51³Ô¹ÏÍø’s only theoretical astrophysicist just landed a grant that will help her to better understand dense stars while encouraging young female scientists to reach for them. Dr. Veronica Dexheimer, an assistant professor of physics in 51³Ô¹ÏÍø’s College of Arts and Sciences, rece…
Division of Research & Economic Development
51³Ô¹ÏÍø Researcher Wins NIH Grant to Fight Cancer at a Molecular Level
Single molecule biophysics sounds complicated because it is. Then again, so is cancer.
So it makes sense that one of 51³Ô¹ÏÍø's molecular biophysicists would take on the most notorious challenge in medical science.
Division of Research & Economic Development
Magnetic Field Affects Liquid Crystals in Unexpected Ways
A group of researchers in 51³Ô¹ÏÍø's College of Arts and Sciences have published a breakthrough article on new properties of liquid crystals in the May 27 issue of Physical Review Letters. The article, which describes some recent surprising results involving nematic liquid crystals…
Kent Campus
51³Ô¹ÏÍø Hosts Groundbreaking for New Integrated Sciences Building
The groundbreaking for 51³Ô¹ÏÍø’s new Integrated Sciences Building was held Oct. 2 from 2-5 p.m. The event was free and open to the public. Following the groundbreaking, 51³Ô¹ÏÍø’s College of Arts and Sciences hosted a showcase of science and technology demonstrations, along with…
Kent Campus
51³Ô¹ÏÍø Physics Doctoral Student to Attend Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting
What does it take to become great in your field? Certainly motivation, dedication and creativity are important, but what about inspiration? For young scientists, that inspiration can come from a variety of places, including interactions with colleagues and especially the top scientists in their fiel…
Kent Campus
National Science Foundation Awards Nearly $2.5 Million to 51³Ô¹ÏÍø Researchers
51³Ô¹ÏÍø faculty members have been awarded nearly $2.5 million in funding from the National Science Foundation for research over the next three years in biology, physics and the science of liquid crystals. The awards will fund basic research on: How plants respond to environmen…
Kent Campus