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Annual Strings and Geometry conference at Penn
The annual Strings and Geometry conference, hosted by Penn, from March 6 - March 9, 2023. The conference is co-chaired by Mirjam Cvetic and Jonathan Heckman. It will center on topics in high energy theoretical physics and its intersection with geometry. The conference will take place in Widener Hall at the Penn Museum.
Robyn Sanderson named 2023 Sloan Research Fellow
Edgar Dobriban, Robyn E. Sanderson, and Ben Scholl are honored as early-career researchers and scholars for their accomplishments, creativity, and potential to become leaders in their fields.
Franklin Institute Award: Philip Kim
"Stacking van der Waals Atomic Layers: Quest for New Quantum Materials"
April 27, 2023
11:00am – 12:00pm
Glandt Forum
Singh Center for Nanotechnology
Also live via Zoom
Paul Heiney, Professor Emeritus of Physics, has published his new book, “Binary Stars, Liquid Crystals, and Neutrinos: The First 250 Years of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Pennsylvania”
Dear Colleagues,
I am happy to announce that my book, “Binary Stars, Liquid Crystals, and Neutrinos: The First 250 Years of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Pennsylvania” has been published and is now available at the link below (as well as amazon.com and barnesandnoble.com) in both paperback (expensive) and e-book (cheap) forms.
I want to thank everyone in the department and beyond who helped me so much with this project.
THE PHYSICS OF US
Physicists are studying how living matter works, and find that it breaks the standard rules and produces fascinating new phenomena.
Wormhole-like dynamics
Researchers from Caltech recently claimed to have, for the first time, observed wormhole-like teleportation on a quantum computer. Penn Today spoke with two faculty members about the implications of this work to gain a better understanding of what it truly means to model a wormhole.
Minimally invasive method tracks how the brain spends energy
Penn researchers have developed a new technique for monitoring the brain’s metabolic rate of oxygen consumption, a measure of the brain’s consumption of energy.
New discoveries in kagome metals
A collaborative study reveals insights into the properties of a recently discovered family of superconductors, with implications for future applications in quantum computing and other technologies.