Iowa State physicist wins early career grant to study nuclear physics, quantum phenomena
The U.S. Department of Energy selected Srimoyee Sen for an early career award which will fund her research that could contribute to speedy quantum computing.
Tag: Department of Physics and Astronomy
Researchers build structured, multi-part nanocrystals with super light-emitting properties
Alex Travesset, professor of physics and astronomy and associate scientist at Ames Laboratory, played a key role in the discovery of these new materials.
The first demonstrations of braiding in photonic topological zero modes
Assistant Professor Thomas Iadecola contributes to groundbreaking research, published in Nature Physics, which demonstrates that “braiding” occurs in particles of light.
Costas Soukoulis elected to National Academy of Inventors
The National Academy of Inventors has named Costas Soukoulis of Iowa State University and the Ames Laboratory one of its fellows.
Physicists use terahertz flashes to uncover new state of matter hidden by superconductivity
Physicists use terahertz flashes to uncover new state of matter hidden by superconductivity.
Geirsson, Gasta and Krennrich reappointed as department chairs
Heimir Geirsson, Chad Gasta and Frank Krennrich have been reappointed as department chairs in philosophy and religious studies, world languages and cultures, and physics and astronomy.
Revealing the mysteries of superconductors
Ruslan Prozorov, professor of physics and astronomy, has contributed to successfully demonstrating that a new type of optical magnetometer can map a unique feature of superconductive materials.
A new technique measures the smallest cellular forces yet
Xuefeng Wang developed a new technique to measure very small cellular forces which could lead to a new medical diagnostic tool.
Getting under graphite’s skin
A recently discovered method of layering metals with the 2D material may lead to brand new properties.