The Physics Department Spring 2018 Graduation was celebrated with a ceremony and lunch on Thursday, May 10, 2018. The ceremony, held in the Agnese Nelms Haury Lecture Hall of the ENR2 building on the UA campus, began with a welcome speech by Dr. Sumit Mazumdar, Physics Department Chair. Undergraduate degrees were awarded next, followed by the Masters of Science, Professional Science Masters in Medical Physics, and Doctor of Philosophy in Physics.
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Learn about "Dynamical Dark Matter", a non-traditional approach to dark-matter physics developed by Physics Professor Keith Dienes and former UA postdoc Brooks Thomas, currently at Lafayette College. Additional contributions from Physics Professor Shufang Su are also featured. View the full article on http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/next/physics/dynamical-dark-matter/
In the May 25, 2018 issue of the journal, Science, UA Physics Department scientists Warren Beck and Li Cheng, and former student Lara White, authored an article discussing their work on orbital forcing of Asian monsoon dynamics. They and their Chinese colleagues in Xi'an China developed a new paleoclimate proxy which they use to reconstruct Asian monsoon rainfall variations over the last 550,000 years.
Twenty-seven prospective graduate students visited the UA Physics Department this March 29th and 30th. Over these two days, they met faculty and current physics grad students, found out about research opportunities, and joined us for lab tours, including a tour of the University of Arizona’s world renowned Richard F. Caris Mirror Lab. The evening of March 29, the UA Physics Graduate Program hosted a reception and buffet dinner for the visitors at the ENR2 building rooftop patio.
Prof. Rozo was recently named one of 24 Cottrell Scholars by the Research Corporation for Science Advancement (RCSA). These awards are given to “outstanding teacher-scholars who are recognized by their scientific communities for the quality and innovation of their research programs and their academic leadership skills.” With his proposal, “Shining a Light on the Dark Energy”, Dr.
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Room 232, Second Floor
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University of Arizona
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PO Box 210081
Tucson, AZ 85721
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