Upcoming Events
Seminars, HET and HEE Seminars
High Energy Theory Seminar: Staggered bosons, staggered clock models and supersymmetry on the lattice
David Berenstein (UCSB)
Seminars, HET and HEE Seminars
Experimental Particle Physics: Expanding Horizons: Novel Strategies in low mass BSM Physics Exploration with CMS
Abhijith Gandrakota (Fermilab)
Seminars, Astro Seminars
Astrophysics Seminar: The Present and Future of High-Energy Neutrino Astronomy
Naoko Kurahashi Neilson (Drexel University)
Condensed and Living Matter Seminars
Condensed and Living Matter Seminar: TBA
Johnpierre Paglione (University of Maryland)
Seminars, HET and HEE Seminars
High Energy Theory Seminar: "TBA"
Jan Kożuszek (Imperial College London)
Condensed and Living Matter Seminars
Condensed and Living Matter Seminar: “Fractal patterns in music”
Andrzej Herczyński (Boston College)
Seminars, Astro Seminars
Astrophysics Seminar: From Stars to Quasars: Microlensing as a Tool for Galactic and Extra-galactic Discovery
Somayeh Khakpash (Rutgers University)
Seminars, HET and HEE Seminars
High Energy Theory Seminar: "TBA"
Thomas Steingasser (MIT)
Department News
Space-Time: The Biggest Problem in Physics
As part of a series that seeks to unpack fundamental mysteries in theoretical physics, Quanta Magazine met with Vijay Balasubramanian
Read MoreAn idea rooted in ‘twistronics’ yields an electrifying, ‘dizzying’ outcome
Researchers led by Ritesh Agarwal of the School of Engineering and Applied Science and Gene Mele of the School of Arts & Sciences uncovered how twisting multiple layers of a material can genera
Read MoreThe new mini moon
On Sunday, Sept. 29, Earth welcomed 2024 PT5, a “mini-moon” temporarily captured by the planet’s orbit that’s set to depart on Monday, Nov. 25.
Read MoreEmeritus Professor Tom Lubensky awarded Pierre-Gilles de Gennes Prize of The International Liquid Crystal Society (ILCS)
Emeritus Professor Tom Lubensky, was recently awarded the Pierre-Gilles de Gennes Prize of The International Liquid Crystal Society (ILCS).
Read MoreCongratulations - Professor Dylan Rankin
Great news! Professor Dylan Rankin has won the US Department of Energy Early Career Award.
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It is incumbent on us all as a global community of scientists to actively participate in the diversification of science, technology, engineering and mathematics by directly and intentionally engaging those groups that are underrepresented in our individual fields.
The Penn Physics & Astronomy Department offers a variety of research opportunities that bring students of a range of academic levels to Penn.