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Axions could be the fossil of the universe researchers have been waiting for
June 7, 2021
A new study suggests finding the hypothetical particles known as axions could mean finding out for the first time what happened in the universe a second after the Big Bang.
Physics grad student awarded DOE support for research at national lab
May 3, 2021
Eli Nygren, a graduate student in physics at UCSC, is among 78 outstanding U.S. graduate students to receive support from the Department of Energy’s Office of Science Graduate Student Research Program.
Physical and Biological Sciences Division honors three prominent alumni
April 28, 2021
PBSci Distinguished Alumni Awards recognize contributions to society by graduate and undergraduate alums.
Department Chair Bruce Schumm quoted in article discussing the muon experiment and "new physics".
April 13, 2021
Department Chair Bruce Schumm quoted in article discussing the muon experiment and "new physics".
Graduate Student Heather Mentzer awarded this year's Bruce Lane Memorial Scholarship
April 12, 2021
Physics graduate student Heather Mentzer is this year's recipient of the Bruce Lane Memorial Scholarship. The UCSC Retirees Association supports the Bruce Lane Memorial Scholarship fund which champions military veterans as they meet their educational goals at UC Santa Cruz. Heather served three tours as a Marine in Afghanistan.
Physicist Steven Ritz receives Outstanding Faculty Award
January 11, 2021
Physics Professor Steven Ritz has received the 2019–20 Outstanding Faculty Award from the Division of Physical and Biological Sciences.
Steven Ritz stepping down after 10 years as director of particle physics institute
December 21, 2020
Jason Nielsen, professor of physics, will take over as director of the Santa Cruz Institute for Particle Physics (SCIPP) in the new year.
Direct visualization of quantum dots reveals shape of quantum wave function
November 23, 2020
UCSC researchers used a scanning tunneling microscope to visualize quantum dots in bilayer graphene, an important step toward quantum information technologies.
Two UCSC physicists elected Fellows of the American Physical Society
September 29, 2020
Physicists Onuttom Narayan and Stefano Profumo were honored by APS for their exceptional contributions to physics.
