Professor Federico Capasso, Katzenstein Distinguished Lecturer
The University of Connecticut, Department of Physics, is proud to announce the 28th Annual Katzenstein Distinguished Lecturer on Friday, October 16, 2026, by Professor Federico Capasso. Federico Capasso is Robert L. Wallace Professor of Applied Physics and Vinton Hayes Senior Research Fellow in Electrical Engineering at Harvard University. He received the Doctor of Physics degree, […]
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Grad Student Kelcey Davis featured in UConn Today
UConn Physics PhD student Kelcey Davis was featured in a UConn Today article to highlight a new experiment she was awarded on the James Webb Space Telescope. Kelcey’s research focuses on distant galaxies and black holes, and her new space telescope observations will offer a rich new view of the detailed physics of the first […]
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Research of Professor Simone Colombo featured in UConn Today
When gases are cooled to temperatures approaching absolute zero, their atoms reach their lowest energy state, creating what is known as a quantum degenerate state. These gases are of interest for quantum sensors because they exhibit higher sensitivity to electric, magnetic, and gravitational fields compared to atoms at higher temperatures. Researchers are developing quantum sensors […]
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Professor Pablo Jarillo-Herrero, Katzenstein Distinguished Lecturer
The University of Connecticut, Department of Physics, is proud to announce the 27th Annual Katzenstein Distinguished Lecturer on Friday, January 30th , 2026 by Professor Pablo Jarillo-Herrero. Pablo Jarillo-Herrero is a Cecil and Ida Green Professor of Physics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a member of the US National Academy of Sciences. He […]
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In Memoriam: William C. Stwalley
We are saddened to share that William (Bill) Stwalley, professor emeritus and former head of the Department of Physics, passed away on Oct. 7, 2025, in Minneapolis, surrounded by his loving family. Bill joined the University of Connecticut in 1993 and led the department with distinction until 2011. He retired in 2016 as a Board […]
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