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The Bolshoi simulation is the most accurate cosmological simulation of the evolution of the large-scale dark matter structure of the Universe yet made.

Luminescent Solar Concentrators (LSCs) consist of a waveguide coupled with photovoltaic cells. UCSC's design, targeting greenhouses, utilizes fluorescent dyes that convert light unused by plants to wavelengths suitable for photosynthesis.

The Materials Synthesis Lab, includes molecular beam epitaxy, pulsed laser deposition, and sputtering thin film growth equipment. The Lederman group in the seeks to understand the fundamental properties of materials in reduced dimensions. Of particular interest are properties resulting from interfaces between dissimilar materials.

The Velasco Group: nanodevices, low temperature transport, and STM. At the nanoscale, quantum mechanical effects reign supreme and when disorder is subdued many-body physics emerges, leading to new and unexpected physical phenomena. Low temperature transport, scanning tunneling microscopy (STM), and the development of new nanofabrication techniques will be employed to perform these studies.

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Faculty Position - Assistant Professor in Materials Theory. You may find the job description here and you may apply here.

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May 2, 2019Newsletter
April 12, 2021Graduate Student Heather Mentzer awarded this year's Bruce Lane Memorial Scholarship
April 13, 2021Department Chair Bruce Schumm quoted in article discussing the muon experiment and "new physics".

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