Graphene quantum dots show promise as novel magnetic field sensors
Physicists found that speeding electrons trapped in circular loops in graphene quantum dots are highly sensitive to external magnetic fields.
Physicist Jairo Velasco Jr. wins $1.25 million award from Moore Foundation
The Moore Foundation’s Experimental Physics Investigators Initiative supports outstanding U.S. experimental physicists pursuing transformative research
Student Spotlight: Elizabeth Yunerman
Undergraduate physics major Elizabeth Yunerman is the 2021 recipient of the Kenneth & Ann Thimann Scholarship. For student achievement week, we asked her about her time at UC Santa Cruz, her research, and her advise for incoming students.
Student Spotlight: Miles Miller
Undergraduate ocean sciences major Miles Miller is one of seven recipients of the 2020 Undergraduate Research in Science & Technology Award. For student achievement week, we asked him about his time at UC Santa Cruz, his research, and his advice for incoming students.
Pandemic Stories: Adapting physics labs in the time of COVID-19
Jason Nielsen, professor of physics, shares how our Department of Physics has adapted to instructing lab courses online while still providing a highly interactive student experience.
Physics undergraduate wins prestigious Goldwater Scholarship
Elizabeth Yunerman, a junior studying physics and astrophysics at UC Santa Cruz, has been named a 2020 Goldwater Scholar by the Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation.
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Physicist David Williams elected Fellow of American Physical Society
UCSC Newscenter — The APS citation for Williams recognizes him “for contributions to the study of gamma rays from extragalactic sources such as gamma-ray bursts and blazars, for using gamma-ray data to test cosmological models of the extragalactic background light, and for leadership in the development of past, present, and future ground-based gamma-ray telescopes.”
Physicist Joel Primack honored with Julius Edgar Lilienfeld Prize from American Physical Society
UCSC Newscenter — The 2020 Julius Edgar Lilienfeld Prize recognizes Primack for his outstanding contributions to physics and cosmology.