The passing of Dr. Garry Bent

Gary Dean Bent, 82, a former assistant head of the Physics Department at the University of Connecticut for 23 years, passed away on Friday, March 3, 2023. He was born on October 9, 1940, in Battle Creek, Michigan. Growing up in Florida, he studied at the Georgia Institute of Technology where he earned Bachelor’s and […]

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Milky Way Lab at UHart Art Exhibit

The Milky Way Laboratory Contributes to Art Exhibit at the University of Hartford

Prof. Cara Battersby’s research group, the Milky Way Laboratory, was invited to collaborate with Genevieve de Leon, the 2022-23 Koopman Distinguished Chair in the Painting Department at the University of Hartford, for an exhibition focused on the intersection between the Maya calendrical cycles and scientific studies of the cosmos. From the Milky Way Laboratory, H […]

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Prof. Jonathan Trump interviewed by The Conversation about JWST Discoveries

The Conversation interviewed Prof. Jonathan Trump about his recent work with the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), with an article and podcast interview available at this link. The interview includes discussion of Prof. Trump’s recent journal paper that used spectroscopic observations from JWST to understand the chemical enrichment of galaxies in the early Universe.

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Prof. McCarron received a grant from Air Force Office of Scientific Research

Daniel McCarron, a physics professor, received a grant from the Air Force Office of Scientific Research for his work analyzing the quantum mechanical behavior of a simple hydrocarbon molecule: CH, or methylidyne. A highly reactive gas, methylidyne is abundant in the interstellar medium, and its simple composition promises to allow researchers to study the role […]

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Upcoming events

  1. Mar 24 Graduate Student Seminar12:15pm
  2. Mar 27 Particle, Astrophysics and Nuclear Physics Seminar2:00pm
  3. Mar 29 Condensed Matter Physics Seminar2:00pm
  4. Mar 31 Prof. Eleanor Close, Texas State (Physics Colloquium)3:30pm
  5. Apr 5 Condensed Matter Physics Seminar2:00pm
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Recent Events

  1. Zachary Harris, Department of Physics, University of Connecticut, Zachary Harris, Department of Physics, University of Connecticut, "Resurgence in QED: Probing the Schwinger effect in inhomogeneous fields", CANCELLED: Particle, Astrophysics and Nuclear Physics Seminar2:00pm 3/20
  2. Dr. Norah Hoffmann, Columbia University, Dr. Norah Hoffmann, Columbia University, "Light-Matter Interactions: From Classical to Quantum ", Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics Seminar2:00pm 3/9
  3. Dr. Han Fu, University of Chicago, Dr. Han Fu, University of Chicago, "Nonequilibrium dynamics in ultracold atomic systems ", Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics Seminar2:00pm 3/6
  4. Dr. John Sarrao Los Alamos National Laboratory, Opportunities in quantum science and advanced computing at National Laboratories, especially Los Alamos, Dr. John Sarrao, Los Alamos National Laboratory Dr. John Sarrao Los Alamos National Laboratory, Opportunities in quantum science and advanced computing at National Laboratories, especially Los Alamos, Dr. John Sarrao, Los Alamos National Laboratory3:30pm 3/3
  5. Dr. Yossef Zenati, Johns Hopkins University, Dr. Yossef Zenati, Johns Hopkins University, "Thermonuclear Transient: The origins of Calcium-rich supernovae", Astronomy Seminar2:00pm 3/1
  6. Dr. Aishwarya Kumar, Stanford University, Dr. Aishwarya Kumar, Stanford University, " Hybrid quantum science with neutral atoms in superconducting resonators", Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics Seminar2:00pm 3/1
  7. Dr. Alaina Green, Joint Quantum Institute, NIST and University of Maryland, Dr. Alaina Green, Joint Quantum Institute, NIST and University of Maryland, "Novel Applications and Noise-enabled Control for a Trapped-ion Quantum Computer", Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics Seminar2:00pm 2/27
  8. Prof. Elena Dormidontova, Department of Physics, University of Connecticut, Prof. Elena Dormidontova, Department of Physics, University of Connecticut, "Soft Matter Physics: Computer modeling and Theory ", Graduate Student Seminar12:15pm 2/24
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