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Physics and Astronomy

  • Students stand around a table filled with sand and a stream of water.
    Faculty across LAS work with Science Bound students

    Summer brings Science Bound students to campus for extra research and learning experiences in STEM fields.

    June 21, 2018

  • 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.

    May 29, 2018

  • Three guys sitting in front of lab equipment.
    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.

    May 24, 2018

  • The cover of a the journal of physical chemistry.
    Newly discovered copper and graphite combo could lead to more efficient lithium-ion batteries

    Research from scientists in Ames Laboratory and LAS College could have implications for improving the energy efficiency of lithium-ion batteries.

    May 24, 2018

  • An illustration of a satellite in front of a large yellow sphere and a smaller red sphere.
    While out hunting planets, NASA’s TESS survey will also help astronomers study stars

    Steve Kawaler, professor of physics and astronomy, is heading back to Cape Canaveral this month to witness the launch of another planet-hunting spacecraft. Kawaler and other astronomers will also use the data to study stars.

    April 4, 2018

  • Iowa State astronomer says star dust helps explain mysterious dimming star

    "This is very rare – it’s the only star we’ve found that shows these phenomena,” Massimo Marengo said.

    October 12, 2017

  • Iowa State physicists contribute to Higgs boson analysis, understanding

    Iowa State physicists and students work toward discoveries at the Large Hadron Collider.

    September 7, 2017

  • Researchers image quasiparticles that could lead to faster circuits, higher bandwidths

    “We are the first to show a picture of these quasiparticles and how they propagate, interfere and emit.”

    June 7, 2017

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