Physics
-
SCIPP researchers apply particle physics expertise to cancer therapy
UCSC physicists are working with medical researchers to develop a new imaging technology to guide proton therapy for cancer treatment.
-
Clarity and vision: scholars impress judges at Graduate Research Symposium
The 7th annual Graduate Research Symposium on Friday, May 6, gave graduate students a chance to show off their projects and highlight their far-ranging achievements.
-
Three UCSC professors elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Three UCSC faculty are among 212 leaders in the sciences, arts, humanities, business, public affairs, and nonprofit sector, who have been elected this year as fellows of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
-
Cosmology and particle physics are focus of public talk on Monday, April 25
Princeton University physicist Curtis Callan will give a free public lecture on cosmology and particle physics on Monday, April 25.
-
New book by Nancy Abrams and Joel Primack finds meaning in the cosmos
A new book by Nancy Abrams and Joel Primack explores the cultural and social implications of the modern scientific understanding of the universe.
-
Physicist Bill Atwood shares Rossi Prize for work on gamma-ray telescope
The 2011 Bruno Rossi Prize has been awarded to UCSC physicist Bill Atwood, Stanford physicist Peter Michelson, and the Fermi Gamma-Ray Space Telescope’s Large Area Telescope (LAT) team.
-
UCSC leads work on first major upgrade for LHC
U.S. physicists have begun work on a new particle detector that will be the first major upgrade for the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), the world’s most powerful particle accelerator.
-
Research on thin-film solar cells heats up at UCSC
Sue Carter, a professor of physics at UCSC, is pursuing a variety of strategies to develop cheaper and more efficient solar cells.
-
UCSC students earn awards at SACNAS national conference
Four UCSC students received awards for their research presentations at the 2010 SACNAS National Conference held in Anaheim in October.
-
Four faculty members inducted into American Academy of Arts & Sciences
Four UCSC faculty members were inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Sciences at a ceremony on October 9.
-
Engineering dean Art Ramirez awarded APS McGroddy Prize
The American Physical Society has awarded the 2011 James C. McGroddy Prize for New Materials to Art Ramirez, dean of the Baskin School of Engineering.
-
Physicist Joel Primack featured in National Geographic documentary
A new National Geographic television documentary, “Inside the Milky Way,” includes an interview with UCSC physicist Joel Primack.