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 ºìÐÓÊÓƵ 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
ºìÐÓÊÓƵ State Astrophysicist Wins NSF Grant to Search for Exotic Matter in Neutron Stars
ºìÐÓÊÓƵ’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 ºìÐÓÊÓƵ State’s College of Arts and Sciences, rece…
Division of Research & Economic Development
ºìÐÓÊÓƵ State 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 ºìÐÓÊÓƵ'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 ºìÐÓÊÓƵ'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…
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ºìÐÓÊÓƵ State Hosts Groundbreaking for New Integrated Sciences Building
The groundbreaking for ºìÐÓÊÓƵ’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, ºìÐÓÊÓƵ State’s College of Arts and Sciences hosted a showcase of science and technology demonstrations, along with…
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ºìÐÓÊÓƵ State 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…
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National Science Foundation Awards Nearly $2.5 Million to ºìÐÓÊÓƵ State Researchers
ºìÐÓÊÓƵ 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…
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