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Amherst, MA
Joined February 2013
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David Kawall of @UMassPhysics is among the researchers honored with this year’s Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics for measurements of the properties of the #muon made in a series of increasingly precise experiments. #BreakthroughPrize
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@umass is featuring #RisingResearcher Dante Lamenza Naylor '24, a student of @UMassPhysics, who examines natural #physics systems to explore potential enhancements to #renewable #energy technologies using soft materials.
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UMass Amherst physics senior Nathan Balk King started the Model United Nations: Indigenous (MUNI) to empower native high school students to participate in public policy and human rights advocacy.
Read more: umass.science/3g8GP8p
Yay Emily, Physics major extraordinaire and current President of the Society of Physics Students (SPS).
iCons Senior Spotlight: We shine a light on Emily Laus (Physics and @UMassCHC ) who is working towards improving wastewater treatment with oxygenic photogranules, organisms that use solar power to break down organic matter. #WomenInSTEM @UMassPhysics @CNS_UMass @UMassAmherst
UMass Physics with @tewariumass features prominently in this new video commemorating Eureka! at UMass's 10th anniversary.
Eureka! at UMass is a partnership between @CNS_UMass and @GirlsIncValley, launched in 2013 with the long-term goal of motivating girls to pursue post-secondary education and careers in STEM fields.
Learn more here: bit.ly/3Tysfo7
Nice photo from Astro club president and UMass Physics/Astro double major Liam Yanulis, and Jacob Roulier
Check out this pic of last week’s lunar #eclipse captured by CNS students Liam Yanulis & Jacob Roulier! This was the last total lunar eclipse until 2025. Thanks for taking one for the team & waking up at 5am to capture this view, Liam & Jacob! 🌙
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Summer may be winding down, but for @UMassPhysics students, the fun doesn’t have to end. The #Physics Dept. runs a 1-month intro program for incoming grad students that includes #research, workshops, & social events—like this hike up Mt. Holyoke! ⛰
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85% of the universe is made up of dark matter—but it’s never been seen. That might be about to change thanks to UMass physicist Scott Hertel, UMass Ph.D. Chris Nedlik, and the @lzdarkmatter team! Read more: umass.edu/news/article/mile-…
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I was so pleased to lead a session at Friday’s @MassURC, an annual event bringing together undergrads from the 29 public colleges & universities in MA. Very impressive research being conducted by not only UMass students, but many others around the commonwealth w/faculty support.
Hear Physics lecturer Brokk Toggerson speak about creating an inclusive classroom (from the new UMass Undergrad Programs page): umass.edu/gateway/academics/…
The UMass Physics Dept is looking to fill a one-year position. To apply:
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Neutrons in heavier nuclei tend to bulge out beyond the protons in the nucleus, forming a "skin" - the thickness of this skin is the subject of a new paper in Phys Rev Lett this week. Prof Krishna Kumar is co-spokesperson for the experiment, PREx-II at Jefferson Laboratory in VA.
Curious about why a neutron skin would bulge?@UMassAmherst Physics professor Krishna Kumar explains how researchers measured a neutron + the implications for further research on neutron stars. ow.ly/3CLY50EC39e @UMassScience #physics #physicslab
The 2021 CNS Outstanding Achievement awards include 3 from Physics: Prof Don Candela, Outstanding Teaching; Assoc Prof Verena Martinez Outschoorn, Outstanding Research (early career); and our business manager, Sara Cooper, Outstanding Staff. Congratulations, Sara, Verena and Don!
Check out the #Umass CNS 2021 Outstanding Achievement Awards which honor faculty, staff & student leaders: ow.ly/s8qQ50Ez21L
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Congratulations to #RisingResearcher Kate Mallory '21, @UMassAmherst Physics major with a concentration in astronomy, whose research of star formation will contribute to our understanding of the dawn of the universe. ow.ly/Joh550Efbnh
Research from Assistant Prof. Varghese Mathai and collaborators. #COVID #FluidDynamics #aerosols
How to (Literally) Drive the Coronavirus Away nytimes.com/2021/01/16/healt…
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Congratulations to @UMassAmherst iCons sophomore, Emily Laus, for taking part in the UN Global Sustainable Solutions Winter School.
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New research from UMass Amherst Physics Assistant Professor Varghese Mathai!
If you're in a car with someone outside your household during the COVID-19 pandemic, which window is best to open? Varghese Mathai of @CNS_UMass suggests opening the windows farthest from the driver and the backseat passenger may offer benefits. bit.ly/3mS1tHP
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APS leadership is outraged by and categorically condemns @ICE’s shameful move to cancel F-1 and M-1 visas for students studying off-campus due to the #COVID19 pandemic. go.aps.org/3gFB10O
Happening this week, with co-chair @UMassPhysics Professor Andrea Pocar and UMass grad students Sara Feyzbakhsh and Seth Thibodo on the organizing committee.
Prof Pavel Fileviez Perez hosts July 6-8 virtual workshop BLV circa 2020 in the @PhysicsCWRU as part of Snowmass2021 #Physics postdoc Alexis Plascencia + grad students Clara Murgui & Elliot Golias are on workshop organizing ctte w/colleagues @UMassPhysics artsci.case.edu/blv2020/
